An 18-year-old Drake University student has been charged with making false reports to law enforcement in connection with racist notes found on campus last month, Des Moines police said.

Kissie Ram received a misdemeanor summons Monday but was not booked into jail, police said. If found guilty, she could face a fine and be jailed for up to one year.

The charge relates to a report filed for a racist note found on campus Nov. 28, police said. In all, five racist notes were found on campus in November.

No charges will be filed in connection with the other notes, according to Sgt. Paul Parizek, Des Moines police spokesman.

Drake officials said last week they were confident that four of the notes, now considered hoaxes, can be tied to the same student, identified Monday as Ram.

The first note was received in early November by freshman Keith Walker, who wrote about his experience in a social media post, and is not connected to the other four notes. Walker has not cooperated with the police investigation, Parizek said.

Drake officials last week said a student later identified as Ram admitted to writing one of the five notes found on campus. She also reported receiving at least one of the notes, officials said.

Ram's social media profile indicates she is studying finance at Drake. A university spokesman said Ram remains enrolled at the Des Moines institution.

Ram will be subject to the disciplinary process outlined in Drake’s Code of Student Conduct, which could result in expulsion, university spokesman Jarad Bernstein said. He said no other comments would be issued.

On Nov. 14, about 3,000 students and others held a rally at Drake to celebrate diversity and call for unity among students. At the rally, a student speaker said she felt her life was in danger at Drake.

Jose Garcia-Fuerte, Drake student body president, said after word of the notes was shared on campus, dozens of students expressed fear for their safety.

Those "fears should not be dismissed," he said. "People still feared for their lives even though it was a hoax."

Two days after the rally, students painted the college's Painted Street black. Traditionally, student groups cover the street with colorful paintings in celebration of the Drake Relays.

► Previously from Metro Voice columnist Daniel P. Finney:Racist letters hoax at Drake harms us all, but only increases the need for kindness