Betty Doster oral history interview 2, 2020 April 21

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Betty Doster, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Constituent Relations, discusses the events of April 30th 2019 and her role in coordinating elected and public officials. Ms. Doster was attending a legislative session in Raleigh when she received news of the shootings on campus. After speaking with Charlotte's City Manager and Mayor Vi Lyles, Ms. Doster drove back to Charlotte where she began coordinating various public officials' visits to campus. After an internal briefing that evening, the Chancellor and Ms. Doster went to the Town Center Plaza shopping mall parking lot across University City Boulevard from campus to address families. Over the next twenty-four hours, Ms. Doster managed communications between UNC Charlotte and elected officials, and managed those who wanted to attend the vigil on May 1st. She notes the outpouring of respect, goodwill and affection for the University shown by public officials, many of who planned to participate in the April 30th 2020 Remembrance Day events. Ms. Doster concludes by praising Chancellor Dubois' leadership and noting that Mayor Lyles presented Chancellor Dubois the Harvey Gantt Award for his fifteen years of service with the University, but also for his leadership in Charlotte's darkest time.

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Title: Betty Doster oral history interview 2, 2020 April 21
Interviewee: Doster, Betty
Interviewer: Moore, Casey Bumgarner
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2020-04-21
Physical Description: 1 video file (25:36) : digital, MP4
Object Type: moving image
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Betty Doster was a 59-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place remotely in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1960. She was educated at UNC Chapel Hill and was employed in public relations at Coca-Cola, Springs Industries, and Bank of America before coming to work at UNC Charlotte in 2010.
Abstract: Betty Doster, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Constituent Relations, discusses the events of April 30th 2019 and her role in coordinating elected and public officials. Ms. Doster was attending a legislative session in Raleigh when she received news of the shootings on campus. After speaking with Charlotte's City Manager and Mayor Vi Lyles, Ms. Doster drove back to Charlotte where she began coordinating various public officials' visits to campus. After an internal briefing that evening, the Chancellor and Ms. Doster went to the Town Center Plaza shopping mall parking lot across University City Boulevard from campus to address families. Over the next twenty-four hours, Ms. Doster managed communications between UNC Charlotte and elected officials, and managed those who wanted to attend the vigil on May 1st. She notes the outpouring of respect, goodwill and affection for the University shown by public officials, many of who planned to participate in the April 30th 2020 Remembrance Day events. Ms. Doster concludes by praising Chancellor Dubois' leadership and noting that Mayor Lyles presented Chancellor Dubois the Harvey Gantt Award for his fifteen years of service with the University, but also for his leadership in Charlotte's darkest time.
Digital Object Notes: MP4 access copy created on ingest from MP4 interview originally recorded on zoom.us version 4.6.11.
Interviewee Occupations: College administrators
Subjects--Names: Doster, Betty
Subjects--Organizations: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Subjects--Topics: Emergency management--Public opinion
Emergency management
College students
School shootings
Universities and colleges--Administration
Universities and colleges--Security measures
Communication in crisis management
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Oral histories
Interviews
Coverage--Dates: 2010-2020
Digital Collection Title: UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
Digital Collection Series Title: Niner Nation Remembers Oral History Project
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Internet Media Type: video/mp4
Related Materials: UNC Charlotte April 30 tragedy memorial collection, MS0584, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1535
Identifier: NR-DO0028
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3188

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