Gregg, Lauren, 1981-

Moore, Casey Bumgarner

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

2020-02-13

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sound recording-nonmusical

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Lauren Gregg was a 39-year-old woman at the time of the interview, which took place in the Foundation Building at UNC Charlotte. She was born in Lexington, North Carolina in 1981. She was educated at N.C. State University and received a Bachelor’s in Communications in 2003. Prior to coming to UNC Charlotte, she worked in Public Relations for the NC Department of Commerce, as Assistant Press Secretary for the Office of the North Carolina Governor, and served in roles with Special Projects and Events and Public Relations at NC State University.

Lauren Gregg worked as the Senior Director of University Events and Programs at UNC Charlotte and shares her experience during and after the campus shooting of April 30th, 2019. Ms. Gregg was at her son's soccer practice upon receiving news that a shooting had occurred on campus. She was included in the Chancellor's policy group meeting at 7am the next day, as the University's commencement ceremony was only ten days away. She speaks to the changes in ceremony programming, such as pushing the ceremony's start time and increasing security measures, and applauds Chancellor Dubois' decisions surrounding the ceremony and the subsequent faculty/staff social. Ms. Gregg remarks on the way in which the community embraced the University in the aftermath of April 30th and applauds the Niner Nation Remembrance Commission for their work. She concludes with a discussion of her involvement with the one year anniversary events scheduled for 2020, and how the University has chosen to remember the tragedy.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H5 digital recorder with XY modular mic.

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Gregg, Lauren, 1981-
Dubois, Philip L.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

School shootings
College students
Universities and colleges--Administration
Universities and colleges--Security measures
Memorials
Collective memory
Communication in crisis management
Commencement ceremonies
Public safety

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

2010-2020

UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews

Niner Nation Remembers Oral History Project

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UNC Charlotte April 30 Tragedy Memorial Collection, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3093