Condolences

Reed and Riley will be forever remembered in our hearts! We are the Mighty Niner Nation! We are big, proud and much stronger thanks to Drew, Sean, Emily, Rami and Professor Johnson! On this historical day, let us continue to stand strong together as one!

Thank you everybody for their support.

You will always going to be in mind, as we vowed never to forget this day.Charlotte strong

Reed and Riley will live on in our hearts forever! We as a community will continue to heal and grow stronger.

Two years later, as our fellow Niner Nation continues to push through every day enduring the hardships of our current situation, we must never forget the heartbreaking tragedy that took the lives of two and injured four others. I have nothing but my own heartbreak and guilt from this tragic event that continues to haunt […]

Many of you were on campus that fateful day. I had just signed my contract to become your next Dean of the College of Health and Human Services and I was actually teaching an undergraduate class on a different campus, at my previous institution, that same night. After class, I heard the news and my […]

The summer edition of the magazine of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a professional, and still compassionate, tribute to the strength and love that exists within this fine institution. The tributes brought me to tears as I read the stories of courage. Thank you, Chancellor Dubois, for your continued leadership. …..GO NINERS!!!!….. […]

I am currently a freshman at Charlotte and I have loved every second of being at this amazing school. Although I wasn’t a student at UNCC last year, I was so in love with Charlotte and the people. When news broke of this tragedy I was heartbroken. Too many cases of gun violence splatter the […]

John 15 reminds us “Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.” That is what Reed and Riley did last year at UNCC. Their deaths are not in vain. We are praying for peace and comfort for their families and have such gratitude for their sacrifice. […]

We’re very thankful that our eldest son is safe after UNC Charlotte’s school shooting and feel great sorrow for those have suffered from the horror. My youngest son is a musician in Vancouver and is with a band that has a prolific songwriter who goes by the name SongMonkeyTroy. After UNC Charlotte’s incident, I asked […]