The Responsibilities of the University and Threat Assessment

[February]

Searching for new identity - Rock Star! Wanna buy a guitar?

:yourock:

Sorry Rock Star, i am not really into music much but i have some DJ mix in my car that i enjoy everyday and it starts with the Time of my Life by Black Eyed Peas!

 

[Curious Me]

Starting to sound like they ran to lock those doors, but he wasn't officially not a student. Or it just sounds that way now. :shush:

 

[CARIIS]

Thanks for sharing your theory/speculation :seeya:

Here is my speculations alert too lol :
It is more on stress/ hate / depression /delusional after feeling that the Spring Semester is not going to be good. He could have gotten an argument with one key professor or school admin who possibly told him that he will not make it next semester.... he tried but his motivations went down , he knew from May 22 that he had a failing grades that will appear on May 23 so he purchased his gun on May 22....I think June 7 was just his re-take and he heard this professor again who possible had some devil smile and comments on his oral exam and he bought another gun afterwards..

I just (I got so much heat here re MI until Fenton angle broke! whihc is ok debate is great!) but this kid has been so sick, for so long IMO)

YOu know who has ALL the answers MOM, not the court not the docs Mom! She has lived with her sick child since birth!

Stress is like putting bleach on a cut, BUT the cut is already there in this instance

 

[orora]

Without infereing anything MOM does hold the answers. I still question if this were a long time pre-existing MI and whether that was adequately conveyed and passed on to the uni and Fenton? Did they know what they were dealing with and the potential repercussions?

 

[SmoothOperator]

Ok I really, really, really hope that I am just misunderstanding, confused, and/or not reading/comprehending correctly.. Am I understanding correctly that the University HAS ALREADY(as in it is already a task well under way)hired Colorado's former Atty General to do an "internal investigation" ala Penn State/Freeh Report???!?!!..

There is an internal investigation taking place as we speak at the University of Colorado Anschultz on all issues concerning and surrounding the shooter, the staff, their BETA team, procedures and processes and were all followed properly as far as both ethically and legally????... Is this correct???

And am I understanding that Dr. Fenton has not yet even been interviewed by neither Aurora LE, nor the FBi, and to date nary a one of her notes, documents, or any other paperwork pertaining to the shooter has been subpoenaed????... NONE OF THESE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RELEVANT PROCEDURES HAVE YET BEEN DONE???

Yet the former Attorney General for the state of Colorado has already been retained, briefed, and is already on site in Aurora, CO at the University undertaking the task of "internal investigation" of the University of Colorado Anschultz, paid for by the University of Colorado???.. A former Atty General is presently with full, unfettered access to ALL CRUCIAL EVIDENCE RELATING TO THE MASS MURDERER THAT WAS THEIR STUDENT, PATIENT, etc???.. The crucial evidence that will at some point be used in a United States Court of Criminal Law when the state vs. Holmes goes to trial on 142 felony, criminal charges???.. The very evidence and witnesses that IMO should be first and foremost properly taken into custody(the evidence) and fully debriefed and thoroughly interviewed(the witnesses from the Univ) by LE/FBI Investigators..

All of that crucial evidence and witness accounts and testimony is presently NOT BEING interviewed, subpoenaed, and *held in states evidence by an LE official????... But much much different it is in the hands of an Attorney who is being paid directly by the University themselves to investigate all of this evidence/witnesses that IMO should be NOWHERE EXCEPT in the direct hands of LE officials.. The University is paying an outside now private atty(former CO Atty General) to "uncover" any illegal, unethical blunders, mistakes, and errs that quite possibly led to 12 citizens slaughtered and 58 shot and severely wounded(not to mention the hundreds, better yet thousands that the ripple effect will have majorly impacted their lives in a very real, very negative way).. This private atty who is hired by the University.. The very same University who "possibly" made egregious errors that were both illegal and unethical..?????

Just what in the hell is going on there??? Who in the hell is in charge and calling the shots there???.. Is it the LE/FBI calling the shots as it should be???. ..or is it this one and the same University of Colorado that is fully in charge and calling all the shots there when we are talking matters that are very much meant to be discovered and presented in a court of criminal law???..

I am very, very confused and I am very, very hopeful that someone/anyone will quickly jump in here and tell me that I am very much overreacting and that it is not at all how I have described above and that I am way off base, misinformed, and have completely misunderstood this altogether.. I'm praying that the case is that I'm waaaay wrong and it's nothing of the sort that at this moment I'm freaking out believing it to be.,

Could someone/anyone be so kind as to dummy it on down for me as to what exactly is going on presently??!??

TIA

 

[jjenny]

Without infereing anything MOM does hold the answers. I still question if this were a long time pre-existing MI and whether that was adequately conveyed and passed on to the uni and Fenton? Did they know what they were dealing with and the potential repercussions?

I haven't heard anything suggesting anyone noticed anything unusual about him prior to graduate school to indicate that he had a long time pre-existing MI. He did very well as an undergraduate student and got into the graduate school. The graduate school, I am sure, interviewed him prior to admission. This is a very competitive program. If he showed up looking like a potted plan, I don't think they would have admitted him. Except being quiet, nobody said they noticed anything unusual as far as I know, and being quiet is not a specific sign of MI.

 

[Nemont]

I found this conference room schedule…

www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges...logy/calendar/Pages/Large ConferenceRoom.aspx

Perhaps the reason they cancelled his keycard on the 12th is because of the monthly Neuroscience Directors meeting @ 8:30 or the Center Directors meeting from 1:00 - 2:00 pm (which is not a weekly/monthly event).

 

[DeadCat]

It's baaack! Maybe someone else already noticed and I missed it, but the UC Neuroscience website isn't password protected anymore.

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...grams/Neuroscience/Program/Pages/default.aspx

 

[DeadCat]

Neuroscience Grad Program Admissions FAQ:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...grams/Neuroscience/Admissions/Pages/FAQs.aspx

3 DAY interview is required...

The Interview Weekends are Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 10 - 13 and Feb. 24-27, 2011

What is the application deadline each year?
For early consideration: December 1, 2010
Final deadline: January 1, 2011

4 Letters of Rec...

What does my completed application need?
•Completed application form (Online Application)
•Include application fee information
•Upload Statement of Purpose, CV, academic and non-academic experience
•Requested test scores to be sent directly from Education Testing Service to the University of Colorado (Institutional Code 4877) A subject code is not required.
•Submit TWO official copies of your transcripts from each college or university attended. Official copies must be sent directly from the college or university attended. They are not ones delivered to the student.
•FOUR letters of recommendation

I submitted my application, now what?
The Admissions Committee will review your application file and decide whether to offer you an interview at our interview weekends in February. If you do not receive an invitation or a letter of decline, your application is put on a waitlist. The Committee has until April 15 to notify you of their decision. Ten to 12 applicants are invited for an interview weekend that starts Thursday night and runs through Sunday morning.

I received an invitation for an interview. What do I need to do next?
The Neuroscience Program Administrator will contact you about your travel and make arrangements convenient for you. All travel arrangements are handled by the Neuroscience Program. The Neuroscience Program covers expenses for transportation, lodging, and meal expenses during your travel and visit. The Neuroscience Program will reimburse you for your out-of-pocket travel expenses. Guidelines for reimbursement will be included in your interview packets.

What happens during the interview weekend?
The events typically include an informal welcome with several current students on Thursday evening, Friday interviews, and informal Friday and Saturday activities. Friday begins with a continental breakfast with current students and faculty. After an overview of the program, 5-8 interviews are scheduled, along with a lunch with current students, and a tour of campus and scientific facilities. Friday evening, there is a buffet dinner with all visiting prospective students, faculty and current students. On Saturday, current students coordinate interesting activities in and around Denver. Saturday evening, several current Neuroscience students host you at dinner, and, afterward, the Graduate Student Council hosts an all-prospective and current student gathering in downtown Denver (LoDo).

What can I expect during the interviews?
The interviews are one-on-one talks with the professors, Admissions Committee faculty, and student Admissions representatives. They last 30 minutes long. You may bring any additional information you would like to share. Current students will escort you to and from your interviews.

Will I be able to talk with other graduate students about their experience in the University of Colorado Neuroscience Program?
Yes, our graduate students play an important and integral part in coordinating our interview weekends. Your Friday escort can answer your questions about the Neuroscience Program and give you the "inside scoop" about their experience here. Candidates will have the opportunity to attend dinners, social events, and see highlights of Denver, all arranged by our current students.

 

[DeadCat]

IMO, i would like to know how he performed on the last 2 semesters prior to this Spring Semester. ]

Summer semester Optional:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...Neuroscience/Curriculum/Pages/First_Year.aspx

 

[DeadCat]

Neuroscience Student Handbook
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...urriculum/Documents/NRSC_Handbook_2012_v2.pdf

 

[Nemont]

Neuroscience Student Handbook
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...urriculum/Documents/NRSC_Handbook_2012_v2.pdf

That one was revised July 2012 and is quite different from this one Rev. 2008


www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges...science/Curriculum/Documents/nsp_handbook.pdf

 

[DeadCat]

Neuroscience Student Handbook
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...urriculum/Documents/NRSC_Handbook_2012_v2.pdf

Note, it's revised July 2012...

2.0 Student Support. Students accepted in the Ph.D. program are provided full tuition, health insurance, and a stipend of $26,000 per year for living expenses (for the 2012-2013 academic year). Continued support is contingent upon satisfactory academic and research performance by the student. When a student enters a thesis lab, the thesis mentor assumes complete responsibility for the student’s stipend, tuition, fees, and associated research costs. Out of state tuition is paid only in the first year. All students must establish Colorado residency during and by the end of their first year in the program.

3.0 Graduate Training Committee (GTC). Every first year student is assigned a member of the GTC as a mentor. Students are required to meet with their GTC mentors every month to update them on their progress. GTC members provide feedback to first year students on choices of rotation and thesis labs. The students also need to rehearse their rotation talks with their GTC advisors.

4.1.2.7 Effort. While first year students have a substantial course load, the program expects that sufficient time will be devoted to the rotation project. For professionals in training, it is not appropriate to require a minimum number of hours for rotation work. Strong self-motivation is an essential characteristic for an independent scientist, and we expect our students to demonstrate this quality throughout their training. In this regard, students should expect to be in the lab beyond the normal working hours, i.e., at evening, on weekends, and possibly over vacation days during the term. This commitment of time is especially important when long, complex experiments are being done. A major part of the mentor’s rotational assessment (as well as his/her willingness to accept a student) will be based on the degree and quality of lab effort. Students should always discuss time off and/or vacation days with their lab mentor in advance, both in their lab rotations and once they enter a thesis lab.

 

[DeadCat]

Sorry for all the posts...but Handbook (REVISED 2012 July) again:

5. Academic Standards for Neuroscience Graduate Students.
Applicants to the Graduate Program in Neuroscience are highly screened and rigorously evaluated for their potential to become creative and independent scientists. This means that each student in the Program was admitted with the Faculty’s full confidence in their ability to complete training requirements for the Ph.D. Thus, the Program does not operate to weed out students during training. Rather, we regard any dismissal or withdrawal as a serious detriment to the success of our program, and a situation that we will do our best to avoid. However, it infrequently happens that a student will fail to satisfy the Program standards and expectation for academic performance. Given the importance and intensely competitive nature of biomedical research, as well as our commitment to the future of our students, such instances invoke serious concern from the Program. Students should be assured that in an initial instance of failure the Program will do its best to help the student to remediate failure. However, multiple deficiencies indicate a poor prognosis for future success and demand close examination of a student’s tenure in the Program. The GTC is charged with maintaining the academic standards and with evaluating the ability of students to continue with the training in cases of failure. The Academic Standards of the Program are described below, as well as the procedures used by the GTC to deal with performance deficiencies.

 

[February]

It's baaack! Maybe someone else already noticed and I missed it, but the UC Neuroscience website isn't password protected anymore.

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...grams/Neuroscience/Program/Pages/default.aspx

LOL public again after they possibly edited it?

Site webmaster will be one of the witnesses IMO...

 

[jjenny]

That one was revised July 2012 and is quite different from this one Rev. 2008


www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges...science/Curriculum/Documents/nsp_handbook.pdf

What's the differences?

 

[DeadCat]

That one was revised July 2012 and is quite different from this one Rev. 2008


www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges...science/Curriculum/Documents/nsp_handbook.pdf

Contrast: 2008 Handbook

4.1.4 Preliminary Exam at the End of the First Year: Material covered in first year courses will be tested in an open book examination. The exam consists of two parts, each tested on a different day. Part I tests material relating to IDPT 7801, 7802 and 7803 (structure, cell and molecular biology), and Part II tests material relating to NRSC 7600, 7610 and 7615 (neurobiology). Each of the two exams will be graded on a scale from 0 to 10 and an overall grade will be calculated through a weighted average of Parts I and II. The average will be weighted by the number of credits in the classes whose material is included in each of the two exams. The student must obtain an overall grade of 70 or better to pass the preliminary exam.

2012 Handbook

4.1.4 Preliminary Exam at the End of the First Year: The preliminary exam will be an oral one. An examining committee will be drawn from the course lecturers of NRSC 7600, 7610 and 7615 (see section on first year courses). Each of these courses will have one representative on a student’s exam committee. The exam will last about 45 - 60 min. While the basis of the questions will be integration of material across the courses, the examiners will expand the scope based on perceived strengths and weaknesses of the student. If a student demonstrates appropriate knowledge and integration of the material, no other action is required. However, if deficiencies are noted during the exam, the student will develop a plan to address these weaknesses in consultation with the GTC Chair. In some cases, reexamination might be required. In all cases, problems noted during the exam should be addressed by the end of the fall semester of the second year.

 

[Nemont]

What's the differences?

In addition to the above, it also has all the students and faculty listed at the bottom. ie. they revised it July 2012 so that you can't find who his classmates are. I couldn't find anything after Dr. Fenton. ie. 2009. Also, I think she was a Director - so I think she should have been at the Directors meeting on the 12th...

 

[February]

Angie Ribera, director of the graduate program in neuroscience and one of several university administrators who spoke with The Post on Friday on the condition that they would not discuss Holmes specifically, said the program in recent years has received about 60 completed applications annually.

The program accepts six students each year, and in some cases they receive funding from the National Institutes of Health. Holmes was accepted into the program and received the funding.

"They need to be the top students that have been admitted," said Diego Restrepo, co-director of the university's Center for NeuroScience, who oversees the NIH training grant.

By all accounts, the handful of students who do gain passage into the program each year find themselves in an engaging but demanding environment. The program's first-year curriculum consists of a set of core class work, as well as three lab rotations intended to help them discover a long-term focus for their research.

"We expect our students to be passionate and to persevere. . . . We expect 150 percent of their intellectual and emotional commitment into that research project," said Barry Shur, dean of the university's graduate school. "It's intense, but there should be passion driving that intensity."

University officials estimated Friday that 10 percent of students drop out of the doctoral program, usually in their first year.

"There are some students that it's just not a right fit," Shur said. "And to force them to stay would be counterproductive."

It remains unclear why Holmes had decided to leave the program in June. But university officials said it would not have been because he failed the hour-long oral exam that all first-year students must take, as some have suggested.

"We don't really grade this exam pass-fail," Ribera said. "Either we tell the student 'No problem,' or we say, 'We notice that there were deficiencies in this area.' Then the chair of the graduate training committee talks to the student and together they come up with a plan to address that deficiency."

Despite the rigorous requirements and high expectations that the first-year neuroscience students face — challenges common to similar programs throughout the country — the officials insisted that the neuroscience doctoral candidates are a tight-knit, collegial group.

"They support each other," Ribera said. "They are remarkably close and supportive."

http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash...trist-before/cbe629769f38fde555ff50c55141b857

 

[February]

Holmes Failed Preliminary Exam Before Withdrawing
A man accused in a mass shooting at a Colorado theater that killed 12 people and injured 58 more failed a preliminary exam before pulling out of the neurosciences program at Colorado University.
7News' Keli Rabon was told that Holmes would not have been kicked out of the program, because students have an opportunity to improve their performance in the oral exam.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31292454/detail.html


so which one is true.... he failed or not? was this graded or not?
is this a key oral exam that will decide if he needs to continue the program or not?