UAPD and HPER Staff to Conduct Threat Drill on Sunday

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HPER Building

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas Police Department in conjunction with the Health, Physical Education and Recreation staff will conduct a drill on Sunday, Feb. 9, to test both departments' staff response to an active threat emergency.

The drill will be conducted at the HPER Building on Stadium Drive starting at 8 a.m. and will last until approximately noon

The campus community is asked to not be alarmed during the drill as there will be multiple emergency vehicles in and around campus at that time.

Any further questions can be directed to Capt. Matt Mills at 479-879-5717 or mrmills@uark.edu.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among fewer than 3 percent of colleges and universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.