Are you familiar with TAT?

Have you witnessed a violent activity on campus? Do you or a friend feel like they are being harassed? Have you overheard someone making threatening remarks? If so you were probably unsure of what action to take.

The safety of the Millersville campus starts with students themselves, but to help there is an organization on campus designed to give students the proper resources and knowledge to ensure the safety and security of their peers.

The Millersville University Threat Assessment Team, or TAT@MU was instated in January of 2008 and stems from the incidents that occurred at Virginia Tech in April of 2007. It is also modeled after the threat assessment team at West Chester University. Its function is to investigate any reports of threatening or violent behavior that may pose a risk to campus safety.

TAT@MU consists of University personnel with expertise in human resources, employee assistance, law enforcement, threat assessment, tactical applications, University operations, medical knowledge, social equity, and student affairs.

“If you witness or overhear something that disturbs you, report it and let the experienced University Threat Assessment Team sort through the possible implications of observed behaviors or statements that appear on the surface to be a matter of concern to ordinary observers,” said Executive Deputy to the President, James McCollum.

It is the responsibility of faculty, staff, and students to report any individual or occurrence that could cause harm to anyone on the Millersville campus. The TAT hotline number is 717-872-3717, or in case of emergency, call 911 or 717-872-3911.

“Don’t live in regret, Report a threat and Call Up That TAT!”