<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear Cardinal Community, </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We are seeking your
assistance. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, our
Interim Director of Undergraduate Admissions, a current SUNY Plattsburgh BIPOC
employee, received an anonymous email that included allegations of racist
comments and other disparaging remarks about him in his new role on campus.
These comments were alleged to have come from another current SUNY Plattsburgh
employee.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The
purpose of this message is to inform you of what has occurred, share with you
the steps we have taken, and ask for your help as we continue to actively
pursue this incident.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Over
the past two weeks, University Police, Human Resources and Information Technology
Services have investigated the matter to uncover information, but because the
email was sent anonymously and cannot be traced, the investigation has yielded
no results.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">At
this time, we are seeking any information that will help us better understand
the facts of this case, which has been reported to DIRECT as a bias incident. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:150%">We
ask that you contact Michelle Trombley in Human Resources at 518-564-5062 or <span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="mailto:ormboye001@plattsburgh.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">ormboye001@plattsburgh.edu</span></a></span> if you have
any details that may inform this ongoing investigation. Please note that
the university enforces its </span><span style="line-height:150%;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/administration-finance/management-services/campus-handbook/section-viii-health-safety/work-place-violence-prevention-policy-and-procedure.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">non-retaliation
policy</span></a></span><span style="line-height:150%"> in
response to any reported acts of retaliation against reporters or witnesses.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We understand that situations like this are very upsetting to our entire campus, and are particularly harmful
to our BIPOC community. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Office for Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion will offer space on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 12-1
pm in the Alumni Conference Room for those seeking support. Additionally,
students may contact the Counseling Center, at 518-564-2187 and/or
<span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="mailto:healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu</a></span>.
Students may also wish to use our new Student Assistance Program telehealth
service to speak to trained counselors who are available 24/7 at no additional
cost. Please see the “How to Access Services” Information attached to this
email.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:150%">Employees in need of
additional support are encouraged to reach out to the <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/administration-finance/human-resources/benefits/employee-assistance-program.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Employee
Assistance Program</a> in 401A Beaumont Hall at <span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="mailto:%20eap@plattsburgh.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">eap@plattsburgh.edu</span></a></span></span><span style="line-height:150%;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span><span style="line-height:150%">and/or Vice President for Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion Allison Heard, at </span><span style="line-height:150%;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="mailto:ahear003@plattsburgh.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">ahear003@plattsburgh.edu</span></a></span><span style="line-height:150%"> or 518-564-5410.</span><span style="line-height:150%"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:150%">As</span><span style="line-height:150%"> a campus, we will always respond to
all acts of discrimination and hate speech. Events like Black Solidarity Day are
only successful because we choose to work and learn together to rid ourselves
of bias, racism, and other microaggressions and forms of discrimination. Let us
build upon the success of those efforts, and come together as a community every
day, to make this a campus that truly embraces and embodies diversity, equity
and inclusion.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">It
is our shared responsibility to do all we can to support one another, create an
equitable and inclusive campus culture, and serve as a positive role model for
our students.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank
you.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Alexander Enyedi</b><br>President</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Allison Heard</b><br></font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion</span></p><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><br></div>