I support the statement fully too, good endeavor to enforce the progress we all can make together.
- Shweta
Well done ESE Students!
Ernest R. Blatchley III, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, F. ASCE
Professor, Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Division of Environmental & Ecological Engineering
Purdue University
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Email: blatch@purdue.edu
Ph: 1-765-494-0316
From: Ese-faculty-list [mailto:ese-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu]
On Behalf Of Lee, Linda S
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2016 6:53 PM
To: ese-student-list@ecn.purdue.edu; 'Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu'
Subject: ESE-faculty-list Please read and let me know if you do not support the statement within
Below is a statement prepared by several ESE students last week. The PGSG can send it out on Wednesday in their regular announcement email. I would like to make sure everyone is OK with this coming from ESE as a whole. I will assume you support it unless you tell me otherwise. Thank you.
“We, the Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, wish to express our complete condemnation of groups that promote racism and hate on our campus. It is our belief that Purdue University benefits from a racially and culturally diverse student body, and nowhere is this truer than in ESE. Diversity enriches our educational, cultural, and social experiences, making us better scholars and better people. Recognizing the importance of our differences cultivates shared values that define the ESE community. As a program, we extend our full support to all members of our community and affirm that you are valued and respected here, at Purdue.”
Linda S. Lee
B480 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Office: (765) 494-8612; Cell (765) 414-3086; lslee@purdue.edu
Purdue University Dept. of Agronomy, Professor of Environmental Chemistry & Associate Head
Interdisciplinary Ecological Science & Engineering (ESE) Graduate Program, Program Head, www.purdue.edu/ese
Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering, Faculty Affiliate