Humphrey, Jesh, 1979-

Moore, Casey Bumgarner

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2020-04-23

1 video file (35:16) : digital, MP4

moving image

spoken word

eng

Jesh Humphrey was a 41-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place remotely in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Mountain View, California in 1979. He was educated at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and UNC Chapel Hill, and was employed as an Associate Attorney with Helms Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC from 2004-2006 before joining the staff of UNC Charlotte’s Office of Legal Affairs. At the time of the interview he served as the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and General Council at UNC Charlotte.

James "Jesh" Humphrey, Vice Chancellor of Institutional Integrity and General Counsel at UNC Charlotte, discusses the events of April 30th 2019 and his role in aiding the University's emergency management response and later communication and fundraising efforts. Mr. Humphrey was driving back from Chapel Hill upon receiving news of the tragedy unfolding on UNC Charlotte's campus. He discusses his role as a member of the Crisis Communications Team and helping to construct the Niner Alert messages. He remembers Chancellor Dubois' leadership in the days after the shooting and speaks to his own personal duties for campus communications and press releases. Mr. Humphrey discusses legal issues surrounding fundraising and distribution of the Niner Nation Remembrance Fund. He closes by reflecting on the city and local community's embrace of UNC Charlotte and his thoughts and feelings about attending the May 1st candlelight vigil at Halton Arena.

MP4 access copy created on ingest from MP4 interview originally recorded on zoom.us version 4.6.11.

College administrators
Lawyers

Humphrey, Jesh, 1979-

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Emergency management--Public opinion
Emergency management
College students
School shootings
Universities and colleges--Administration
Compassion
Campus violence
Universities and colleges--Security measures
Memorials
Collective memory
Communication in crisis management
Freedom of Information Act (United States)

North Carolina--Charlotte

Oral histories
Interviews

2010-2020

UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews

Niner Nation Remembers Oral History Project

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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

NR-HU0030

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3185