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"I remembered too that there were other people in the community that showed up in different ways. So like, I remember in particular different yoga studios and meditation facilities, too, were offering free classes, free sessions to support the community immediately after it happened. You know students, faulty staff, anybody. They were open to anybody for free. So you know again, seeing the community show their support not just visibly showing their support but then offering all these services to people who were affected in any way, was just really beautiful."
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"There was a big campaign that was very successful to bring us all together as Niners: We are All Niners, Niner Strong, Charlotte Strong. There was a lot more, what I would say, school spirit being shown, both on campus and in the Charlotte community, as well. There was a lot of school spirit being shown, more so than before. I think that's been a change."
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"The shooting resulted in such an outpouring of support from the Charlotte community. So many of the people that we heard from were just people in the community who were just reaching out. So many people reached out to us through the Chancellor's Office account. You know, just sending prayers and sending support, expressing pride, which is a weird thing, but on how well it was handled. So very complimentary and...proud of the way first responders handled it. So we felt in some ways that this was the first time that the community made UNC Charlotte the community's university. And so, I think that there was a connectedness that's sprung forth from this tragedy."
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"I knew how much the campus meant to me--but seeing how much it meant to everyone else, and the way the university responded, and the way the community came together, the collectiveness of the community, and the way that the city really put their arms around us, and I've just--I've never been more proud to be a Niner, and I've never been more proud to be a Charlottean."
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"For the student body as a whole, too, moving forward, it was unbelievable for the amount of support that we had to come together from students, from alumni, faculty [and] the community as well. And seeing that amount of support was just absolutely amazing, I will say. From the city embracing us as an institution to other areas reaching out to us and showing support."
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"Not that anybody is accepting that this is commonplace today in America. I don't feel that. What I think is that people are very resilient in America, and Americans have been through a lot, continue to go through a lot. And among many Americans in their core is resilience. It's kind of a mechanism built into lots of people, and they march on."
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"I look at it like, now I have such a deep connection to the university that I didn't have before. Before I just looked at myself like I'm just a commuter, I'm not actually entwined with the campus at all. Now that's far from the truth. I feel like I am a 49er. I feel like I bleed the colors green, gold, black, white...I believe that it's kinda drawn us together, closer. The students, it's a lot more camaraderie between us. It's a lot more pride."
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Postcards from Division of Student Life at University of Iowa
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Photo of a signed board from the 2019 Masters golf tournament held in Charlotte in May 2019
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A mounted resolution from the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors honoring Victims of the UNC Charlotte shooting and those who responded and delivered aid and the UNC Charlotte communithy
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Letters of condolence sent to Chancellor Dubois from universities across the United States
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A resolution honoring the heroes and victims of the UNC Charlotte mass shooting and committing to a plan of action to address gun violence in our community
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A Senatorial statement honoring the students affected by the shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, signed by North Carolina State Senators
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Six post cards sent to UNCC from Jay M. Robinson high school students
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Sampling of posters signed by staff and students at UNCG
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Foamcore poster with condolence message signed by members of the Dowd YMCA (includes many messages from alumni)
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Postcard sent to Joan Lorden from Mary Vickers-Koch
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Card on construction paper, written by student at Piedmont IB Middle School
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Small, card stock poster containing signatures of individuals that made a contribution to a GoFundMe donated to the Niner Nation Unites Fund
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Remarks given to UNC Board of Governors by Joe Price, UNC Charlotte Trustee
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Skyline and Uptown fountain lit green in support for UNC Charlotte
