Umpqua Community College reopens campus after Monday security threat

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Umpqua Community College in Roseburg closed its campus Monday morning after emails sent to several staff members seemed to pose a security threat.

The email, sent around 4 a.m., led UCC to contact police and cancel all classes to “ensure safe learning and working environments” for those on campus.

“We understand that this closure may cause inconvenience to the academic and personal lives of our community, and we appreciate your cooperation and understanding,” UCC President Dr. Rachel Pokrandt said in a statement on Monday.

Campus officials eventually announced the threat was no longer considered credible after investigators found the email had come from outside the country. However, detectives have not specified what the email said in order to “protect the integrity of the investigation.”

Pokrandt announced that classes would reopen Tuesday morning.

“Thank you for everyone’s patience today. We realize this can be a disruption to classwork and impacts personal lives,” Pokrandt said. “Everyone’s safety is our top priority, and we are committed to taking all necessary precautions.”

UCC was the site of a mass shooting in 2015 in which a 26-year-old armed with two handguns killed nine people and wounded eight others before he got in a short gunfight with police and eventually took his own life.