INITIAL ALERTEmail
This communication is prepared as part of the timely warning requirement of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act of 1990. This federal law requires a general communication to the campus community of all crimes reported to campus or local police departments that may pose a threat to the campus community. Such reports shall be provided to students and employees in a manner that is timely and that may aid in the prevention of similar occurrences.
Police are asking for help in finding 20-year-old Matthew Mindler, a first-year student from Hellertown, PA, who has been missing since Tuesday evening August 24, 2021. Matt was reported missing to University Police late last evening after he did not return to his room or return phone calls from his family. Matt was last seen walking from his residence hall, West Villages toward the Centennial Dr. parking lot area at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday night. He was wearing a white Millersville University hooded sweatshirt with black stripes on the arm, a black backpack, jeans and white sneakers.
Matt attended classes Monday and Tuesday but did not attend yesterday or this morning.
University Police are in contact with Matt's mother and are working with campus staff for assistance in locating Matt.
Opens with full Clery Act preamble — the most complete Clery-compliant missing-student alert in public records
Precise last-seen timestamp (8:11 p.m.) and direction of travel (West Villages → Centennial Dr. parking lot)
Specific clothing description: 'white Millersville University hooded sweatshirt with black stripes on the arm, a black backpack, jeans and white sneakers'
Notes class attendance pattern — 'attended classes Monday and Tuesday but did not attend yesterday or this morning'
Uses first name 'Matt' — humanizing the student rather than formal 'the missing person'
No mention of mental health concerns despite the circumstances — likely a privacy/legal decision