A CBS2 Chicago van on Foster St. Friday. That network and other local media have covered Kellogg students’ “inappropriate” behavior. Photo by Chloe Benoist / NBN.

About six to eight Kellogg School of Management students were involved in “inappropriate” behavior at a party held last month at the Field Museum for 700 new students, said Alan Cubbage, vice president for university relations.

An e-mail sent to Kellogg students Oct. 16, forwarded to North by Northwestern, described behaviors that included students throwing objects at exhibits, passing out and vomiting on the floor, among others. The Field Museum shut down the party early because of the behavior, the e-mail said. Cubbage would not confirm specifically what happened, just that the general incident occurred.

“It’s not what we expect of Kellogg and Northwestern students,” Cubbage said late Friday afternoon. “There’s a sense of disappointment here.”

The incident has attracted local and national attention as well. The Chicago Tribune reported the story Friday morning and a Business Week blog posted the e-mail sent to the Kellogg class of 2009 and 2010 listervs.

Officials at Kellogg have apologized to the Field Museum for the disruptive behavior, Cubbage said, and have contacted the students in question as well.