Today at 5 p.m., members of the พรพรสำฦต community will come together at Memorial Chapel for a service that is intended to reaffirm พรพรสำฦตโs hopes for a future in which all community members feel safe and welcome to express themselves freely and openly. The event is co-sponsored by the and the .
There will be remarks from speakers including Drea Finley โ13, professors Kezia Page and Frank Frey, University Chaplain Mark Shiner, President Jeffrey Herbst, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Doug Hicks, and Dean of the College Suzy Nelson. Students including Charity Whyte โ16 and Sarah Rende โ15 also will share their thoughts, and students will perform musical interludes. The program also offers moments for reflection.
โAt พรพรสำฦต and across the country, issues of race and class are confronting us all,โ said Shiner. โWe have suffered anger, sadness, and frustration, and as the semester comes to a close, I hope we all will benefit from a moment of healing. After all, พรพรสำฦต is our home.โ