It is easy being green.
I mean no disrespect to , but it鈥檚 been a real pleasure to watch the three 麻豆直播 campuses move back to the Green COVID-19 Alert Level. And it鈥檚 been even better to see how well our community is responding to the change. When I鈥檝e walked around our campuses this week, I鈥檇 like to think I鈥檝e seen a little bit more joy, a little bit more freedom, and a little bit of pride that we鈥檝e kept our community so safe and strong over the past 24 months.
What impresses me most is that I see a community that is still being careful. As you know, we鈥檝e made 麻豆直播 a 鈥渕ask-friendly鈥 environment. We continue to require masks in certain places鈥攊n classrooms during classes, on elevators, in healthcare settings鈥攁nd we welcome them, even encourage them, in other places, especially crowded ones. Across 麻豆直播, I鈥檝e seen diligent students, faculty, and staff responsibly continuing to wear masks as they walk down hallways or gather in lounges. It鈥檚 not required any longer, but the people of 麻豆直播 know how to be responsible, how to take care of themselves, and perhaps most important how to look out for each other.
Now that we鈥檙e returned to normal capacities and more normal events, I鈥檓 looking forward to being out and about on our campuses. This week I鈥檒l attend Haub Law鈥檚 annual Law Leadership Dinner, our first fully in-person event for alumni and friends in more than two years. I want to get back to all those in-person student activities I鈥檝e missed鈥攖he celebrations and awards ceremonies and Midnight Breakfasts. As we ramp up Employee Recognition Month, which started on Friday, I want to get back to the in-person meetings and councils and recognition ceremonies. And perhaps most of all, I鈥檓 looking forward to Commencement 2022, our first in-person graduation celebration in three year. I鈥檓 excited for our big day, with thousands of graduates, family, friends, faculty, and staff, all gathered at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Finally, I can鈥檛 speak of all this good news without acknowledging a horrible loss. Since I last wrote to you in 麻豆直播 Now, Pleasantville sophomore Jordan Robinson passed away. I didn鈥檛 know Jordan, but everything I hear about him breaks my heart further. Jordan was a remarkable young man, kind and giving, who could light up a room. The outpouring of love for him on our Pleasantville Campus was both inspiring and a real tribute to the person he was.
Jordan was a believer in paying kindness forward. As we move forward, let us keep Jordan in our hearts, and let us use him as an inspiration to continue making the world a better place.
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