Emergency blog from The University of Washington Bothell

Scene is clear

The driver of the stolen vehicle found on campus is believed to have left the area. The scene is clear.

The Snohomish County Sheriff's office remains the primary investigating law enforcement in this stolen vehicle case.

Posted April 13, 2022 12:08 pm

Authorities searching on campus

UW Bothell/Cascadia College Alert

Authorities are searching for the driver of a stolen vehicle partially blocking Campus Way NE. Report any suspicious activity to 911.

Posted April 13, 2022 8:47 am

Suspended operations Dec. 27

suspended operations

Due to snow and ice on campus and in the region, UW Bothell will suspend operations on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. This means all on-campus operations are suspended. Non-essential personnel should plan to work remotely as previously scheduled for the week of Dec. 27-30.

All services will continue to be offered online.

The winter weather and freezing temperatures will continue for the next few days. When you do return to campus, please use caution when walking or driving around campus as there may be snow and ice present on walkways, stairways, streets and sidewalks.

Please continue to check uwb.edu/emergency for updates.

Posted December 26, 2021 6:26 pm

Winter weather advisory

winter weather

The UW Bothell Weather Group is monitoring the snowy conditions on and around our campus and throughout the region. Given minimal activities on our campus during the winter break, campus operations remain normal at this time. Please continue to check this emergency blog and our home page at uwb.edu for the latest information.

Note: all buildings on the UW Bothell campus will be locked from Dec. 27-30 and staff are being asked to work remotely. Faculty and staff can access buildings with the Husky Card; building temperatures will be reduced.

Please use caution when walking or driving on and around our campus. More information will be provided if there is any change in campus operations.

NOTE: If you don’t already receive UW Alert and UW Advisory messages for important updates about emergencies or weather-related notices by text and/or email, click here to subscribe or update your settings.

Posted December 26, 2021 3:32 pm

AWS outage

UPDATE Dec. 8. ALL CLEAR. The AWS outage is resolved and services have been restored.

Amazon Web Services is experiencing a major outage which is affecting many services on campus, including Canvas and Panopto. The outage also affects our emergency communications. Omnilert (the platform that runs UW Alert) has warned that service interruptions are possible. What this means: In the event of an emergency, we will attempt to use UW Alert. We also post emergency information on our other platforms, including the UW Bothell website and the Alertus desktop notification tool. We are monitoring the situation and will issue updates on uwb.edu/emergency as needed.

Posted December 7, 2021 12:08 pm

Today is the Great Washington Shakeout

shakeout

Today is the Great Washington Shakeout earthquake drill. In the event of an earthquake, remember to DROP, COVER AND HOLD ON.

As part of the statewide drill, UW Bothell is conducting a test of all emergency communications tools. In the event of a real emergency, updates will be posted on uwb.edu/emergency.

Posted October 21, 2021 8:47 am

Alert test today

UW Bothell is conducting a test of its emergency communications tools today at noon. Students, faculty and staff will automatically receive emails. Everyone must opt-in to receive text messages on their mobile device. To sign up for text messages via UW Alert, go to https://www.washington.edu/safety/alert/.

Posted September 27, 2021 11:32 am

robbery-assault at CC2 bus stop

UPDATE 3:14 p.m. ALL CLEAR: Bothell Police and Campus Safety have completed their search of campus.

A robbery with assault took place at 1:39 p.m. at the north CC2 bus stop. The suspect is a male wearing blue jeans, a blue bandana and a flannel shirt. Bothell Police responded and searched the area. UW Bothell Campus Safety continues to search the campus for the suspect. If you see a person matching that description, call 911.

Posted September 23, 2021 3:07 pm

Update on the death of John Huynh

An update on the killing of John Huynh from UW Bothell Chancellor Wolf Yeigh and Cascadia College President Eric Muray. Huynh was killed Sunday, April 25, at an apartment complex at 112th Ave NE and Beardslee Boulevard in Bothell.

We confirmed yesterday afternoon that the suspect in Huynh’s killing, Ian Williams — whom the City of Bothell Police Department arrested that day — is a UW Bothell student and was previously a Cascadia College student. He remains in custody.

We and the entire campus community are shocked and saddened at this horrific event. Our thoughts go out to Huynh’s family and friends as they grieve his death.

The City of Bothell Police continue to investigate “all possible motives” and have identified 10 witnesses and “anticipate others could be identified in the coming days.” We will provide any assistance that we can to further the investigation, and we encourage anyone with information to contact the City of Bothell Police Department.

We cannot speculate on a motive, yet the fact that Huynh was an Asian American man undoubtedly brings renewed pain for members of a community that has already been subjected to increased acts of violence and discrimination in our region and nationwide. These recent acts build on historic racism against Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and create a climate of fear that this killing only worsens.

Members of the UW Bothell community are encouraged as needed to seek counseling or other help through our Counseling Center. UW Bothell faculty and staff can also request assistance from UW CareLink.

Our thoughts are also with all of you in this difficult moment, and we know that you join us in lifting up John Huynh’s memory and his loved ones in your hearts.

Posted April 28, 2021 11:42 am