Dearest Members of Our Western Community,
The events of this past week have weighed heavy on so many of us within our campus community and the shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh today struck uncomfortably close to home for me.
Whether a student, staff, faculty, or administrator, you are not navigating these events, nor past or future ones, alone. We are all members of this Western community. We are colleagues, friends, and family to one another. We provide much needed support and encouragement, show compassion, and stand in solidarity. Most importantly though, we do these things together. In the coming days, weeks, and months my hope is that we continue to remind ourselves of this and practice it on the daily.
I am so thankful to and for you all.
Sincerely,
McNeel