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Terri Patraw: Addressing The Board Of Regents June 12, 2008
My name is Terri Patraw. I am the former Nevada Soccer Coach who built a Championship Soccer Program while earning exceptional annual evaluations. I was fired by the athletic director 4 days after she offered me a multi-year extension and a $10,000 raise. I am here to speak to you today as a concerned citizen:
On October 18, 2007 I emailed all of you to ask you to look into allegations of violations in the Nevada Athletic Department. I did not receive a response.
On March 13, 2008 I emailed you all again to ask for your assistance regarding harassment at my home from the UNRPD on orders from President Glick. Once again, I did not hear from any of you.
So today I come before you in a very public forum in an effort to gain your attention to a very serious issue:
We are all fully aware of the Brianna Dennison sexual assault and murder. According to UNRPD records the number of sexual assaults surrounding the UNR campus has increased in the last 5 years. Public issues and statistics such as these will not help UNR achieve its goal of increasing its student enrollment or its national reputation.
UNRPD are hired to protect the students at UNR from crimes such as sexual assault. However, in this sealed envelope I present over 64 pieces of evidence of email circulation of pornography in the UNR police department. The evidence clearly shows that NAME REDACTED 1 and NAME REDACTED 2 (the top two in command) are spending valuable time and university resources demeaning and objectifying women rather than protecting them. This pornography is being circulated on the UNR Vice President of Administration and Finance server during work hours on tax payer dollars.
Is there any wonder why I will not open my door when the UNRPD show up at all hours of the night at my home, shining flashlights into my bedroom window? That is a true story. I ask you, Chancellor Rogers and the Board of Regents, to make a statement to the community and the young women on the UNR campus, through your actions, upon review of this very disturbing and very graphic information.
The circulation of pornography on state time, using state-owned equipment for personal interests is in clear violation of the Nevada State Ethics Laws. Police are employed to uphold the law; not violate the law. This is a sample and is certainly not a complete set of the evidence. Examples of this pornography were presented to UNR attorneys in December of 2007. The entire set of exhibits was delivered to the UNR attorneys on May 22, 2008. Yet, another set was delivered last week. The inactivity by the UNR attorneys makes them accessories to this illegal activity.
As overseers of NSHE you have a responsibility to investigate this. I urge the Board of Regents to require a full investigation of all email transactions on the UNR server between NAME REDACTED 1, NAME REDACTED 2, and NAME REDACTED 3 for additional and more current evidence. I ask that you hire an independent, outside information technology expert to investigate the UNR server to secure this additional proof.
Charles Hilsabeck, Frank Roberts, and Mary Dugan have all been presented with this evidence. The failure to report is a violation of the Public Trust. The credibility of information offered to the Board of Regents from your system attorneys must now be given serious deliberation. I urge you to look into this matter and, by your actions, let the tax payers know what ethical standards NSHE stands for. I recruited some exceptional young women to this University. As a matter of fact, I out-recruited Columbia University and Dartmouth for some of these outstanding students. Neglecting your responsibility to protect these young lives could expose the NSHE to serious liability.
I hope you share my vision for an ethical and safe University campus.
On October 18, 2007 I emailed all of you to ask you to look into allegations of violations in the Nevada Athletic Department. I did not receive a response.
On March 13, 2008 I emailed you all again to ask for your assistance regarding harassment at my home from the UNRPD on orders from President Glick. Once again, I did not hear from any of you.
So today I come before you in a very public forum in an effort to gain your attention to a very serious issue:
We are all fully aware of the Brianna Dennison sexual assault and murder. According to UNRPD records the number of sexual assaults surrounding the UNR campus has increased in the last 5 years. Public issues and statistics such as these will not help UNR achieve its goal of increasing its student enrollment or its national reputation.
UNRPD are hired to protect the students at UNR from crimes such as sexual assault. However, in this sealed envelope I present over 64 pieces of evidence of email circulation of pornography in the UNR police department. The evidence clearly shows that NAME REDACTED 1 and NAME REDACTED 2 (the top two in command) are spending valuable time and university resources demeaning and objectifying women rather than protecting them. This pornography is being circulated on the UNR Vice President of Administration and Finance server during work hours on tax payer dollars.
Is there any wonder why I will not open my door when the UNRPD show up at all hours of the night at my home, shining flashlights into my bedroom window? That is a true story. I ask you, Chancellor Rogers and the Board of Regents, to make a statement to the community and the young women on the UNR campus, through your actions, upon review of this very disturbing and very graphic information.
The circulation of pornography on state time, using state-owned equipment for personal interests is in clear violation of the Nevada State Ethics Laws. Police are employed to uphold the law; not violate the law. This is a sample and is certainly not a complete set of the evidence. Examples of this pornography were presented to UNR attorneys in December of 2007. The entire set of exhibits was delivered to the UNR attorneys on May 22, 2008. Yet, another set was delivered last week. The inactivity by the UNR attorneys makes them accessories to this illegal activity.
As overseers of NSHE you have a responsibility to investigate this. I urge the Board of Regents to require a full investigation of all email transactions on the UNR server between NAME REDACTED 1, NAME REDACTED 2, and NAME REDACTED 3 for additional and more current evidence. I ask that you hire an independent, outside information technology expert to investigate the UNR server to secure this additional proof.
Charles Hilsabeck, Frank Roberts, and Mary Dugan have all been presented with this evidence. The failure to report is a violation of the Public Trust. The credibility of information offered to the Board of Regents from your system attorneys must now be given serious deliberation. I urge you to look into this matter and, by your actions, let the tax payers know what ethical standards NSHE stands for. I recruited some exceptional young women to this University. As a matter of fact, I out-recruited Columbia University and Dartmouth for some of these outstanding students. Neglecting your responsibility to protect these young lives could expose the NSHE to serious liability.
I hope you share my vision for an ethical and safe University campus.
Terri Patraw: Part II Of Speech
Chancellor Rogers and the Board of Regents, I respectfully ask for a release of my ban from campus. President Glick is in violation of the law by this Abuse of Power and Oppression Under the Color of Office. By banning me and issuing a false and defamatory statement from his office that I was involved in an incident on campus, President Glick has exposed NSHE to further liability. All 5'2 of me is hardly a threat to the campus community. I had asked President Glick for permission to attend my friends wedding on campus last week. In an embarrassing display of intellectual leadership he was not gracious enough to even respond.
I built a Championship Soccer Program for the University of Nevada. I will be back coaching them again soon; either because the Chancellor and Board of Regents stepped in and did right by one of their best, most ethical performers or be it through a very public and expensive judicial process.
I offer you that ESPN would be very interested in a story involving Nevada, Gambling, Sex, Coaches, Pornography, Retaliation, and cover-ups of NCAA violations by an Athletic Director. Steven Spielberg could not create this much drama. This could be one of the most embarrassing chapters in UNR history or it can be one filled with positive outcomes.
I thank you for your attention to the matters brought forth.
tpatraw@gmail.com
Other links: Terri Patraw Blog #1 Terri Patraw Blog #2 Terri Patraw Blog #3 Terri Patraw Letter
Terri Patraw Updates Important Facts Terri Patraw Lessons Terri Patraw Family
I built a Championship Soccer Program for the University of Nevada. I will be back coaching them again soon; either because the Chancellor and Board of Regents stepped in and did right by one of their best, most ethical performers or be it through a very public and expensive judicial process.
I offer you that ESPN would be very interested in a story involving Nevada, Gambling, Sex, Coaches, Pornography, Retaliation, and cover-ups of NCAA violations by an Athletic Director. Steven Spielberg could not create this much drama. This could be one of the most embarrassing chapters in UNR history or it can be one filled with positive outcomes.
I thank you for your attention to the matters brought forth.
tpatraw@gmail.com
Other links: Terri Patraw Blog #1 Terri Patraw Blog #2 Terri Patraw Blog #3 Terri Patraw Letter
Terri Patraw Updates Important Facts Terri Patraw Lessons Terri Patraw Family