All, I wholeheartedly support this statement written by the students - and kudos to them for writing it! Hopefully both the faculty and the graduate students on this list can share this with their respective departments and encourage their own departments to write similar statements. I also want to make sure you're all aware of Senate Resolution 16-01 which affirms the University's non-discrimination policy and the rights of all people to be treated with dignity and respect. https://www.purdue.edu/senate/meetings/Senate%20Document%2016-01%20Resolutio... There is a lot more work to be done. And there are a lot of groups working on these efforts at Purdue but it will take all of us working in our classrooms, our research labs, and our departments to truly make a difference. Linda From: Ese-faculty-list [mailto:ese-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Klein Ileleji Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2016 7:47 PM To: Armstrong, Shalamar D <sarmstro@purdue.edu> Cc: ese-student-list@ecn.purdue.edu; 'Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu' <Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: Re: ESE-faculty-list Please read and let me know if you do not support the statement within I support this but also wonder if there is an opportunity here to begin to be proactive in our communities to discuss issues about diversity and inclusiveness, especially addressing the fears of all including those who might be leaning to perpetuating divisions among various groups. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Klein E. Ileleji, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Extension Engineer Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department Purdue University 225 S. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093 Tel: 765-494-1198 Fax: 765-496-1115 ABE webpage:Http:///www.purdue.edu/abe<http://www.purdue.edu/abe> Research:https://engineering.purdue.edu/~biomass/index.html Extension-Renewable Energy: http://extension.purdue.edu/renewable-energy/ Extension-GrainQuality: http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/grainlab/index.php?page=home.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. On Dec 5, 2016, at 12:59 AM, Armstrong, Shalamar D wrote: Linda, I agree and support the statement of ESE in this time where unity among all on our campus is being challenged like no other time before. Thanks, Shalamar From: Ese-faculty-list [mailto:ese-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf OfLee, Linda S Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2016 6:53 PM To: ese-student-list@ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:ese-student-list@ecn.purdue.edu>; 'Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu>' <Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu<mailto: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<mailto: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<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering, Faculty Affiliate _______________________________________________ Ese-faculty-list mailing list Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/ese-faculty-list