I whole-heartedly support this statement and am very proud of our students to stand up for what is right. 

Best,

Indrajeet

____________________________________________________
Indrajeet Chaubey, Professor and Head
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
University Faculty Scholar
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 765-4943258
http://www.eaps.purdue.edu

 



From: Ese-faculty-list <ese-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu> on behalf of "Lee, Linda S" <lslee@purdue.edu>
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 6:52 PM
To: "ese-student-list@ecn.purdue.edu" <ese-student-list@ecn.purdue.edu>, "'Ese-faculty-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