<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Dear Campus Community,</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Today, on Memorial Day, we join communities across the country in honoring and remembering the service members who gave their lives in defense of our nation and the freedoms we hold dear.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">As Chancellor King and the SUNY Board of Trustees shared in their message today, we also recognize the families, loved ones, veterans, and active-duty military members who carry forward the legacy of sacrifice and service that this day represents.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">At SUNY Plattsburgh, we are proud to have students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members whose lives and experiences reflect that commitment to service. Their contributions strengthen our campus and remind us of the responsibility we all share to lead with compassion, integrity, and respect for others.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">On this Memorial Day, we pause to reflect with gratitude on those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and we honor their memory.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Sincerely,</p><p>Dr. Alexander Enyedi<br>President</p></div><div><br>*****************************</div><div><div class="gmail-nH" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-V8djrc gmail-byY" style="display:flex;padding:20px 0px 0px 72px"><div><div class="gmail-ha" style="background-image:inherit;background-position:inherit;background-size:inherit;background-repeat:inherit;background-origin:inherit;background-clip:inherit;background-color:transparent;border-right:inherit;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:inherit;font-size:1.375rem;line-height:28px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><h2 class="gmail-hP" tabindex="-1" id="gmail-avWBGd-44" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1.375rem;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:"liga" 0;display:inline;outline:none;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(31,31,31)">Statement from Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees on Memorial Day</h2><span class="gmail-J-J5-Ji edeTZ" style="display:inline-flex;min-height:28px;vertical-align:bottom"><span class="gmail-HPTfYd-ays-Zr-ql-ant" style=""><button class="gmail-pYTkkf-JX-I gmail-pYTkkf-JX-I-ql-drxrmf-JX-J4-KL gmail-FqWqLc gmail-ncplXc" id="elptr_14" aria-label="Not important" aria-describedby="c10" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;display:inline-flex;line-height:inherit;outline:none;color:rgb(60,64,67);opacity:0.7"><span class="gmail-pYTkkf-JX-ank-Rtc0Jf" aria-hidden="true" style="display:inline-block;line-height:0"></span></button><span id="gmail-avWBGd-45"></span></span><div class="gmail-ahR" style="font-size:0.75rem;display:inline-flex;height:18px;line-height:18px;margin-right:6px;white-space:nowrap"><span id="elptr_24" class="gmail-wYeeg"><div aria-describedby="c17" id="elptr_23"><div class="gmail-hN" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Search for all messages with label Inbox" id="gmail-avWBGd-73" style="border-radius:4px 0px 0px 4px;display:inline-block;padding:0px 0.166667em 0px 4px;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:rgb(225,227,225);color:rgb(68,71,70)">Inbox</div></div></span><span id="elptr_26" class="gmail-wYeeg"><div aria-describedby="c18" id="elptr_25"><div class="gmail-hO" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Remove label Inbox from this conversation" id="gmail-avWBGd-74" style="border-radius:0px 4px 4px 0px;display:inline-block;font-size:15px;overflow:hidden;padding:0px 4px 0px 0.166667em;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:rgb(225,227,225);color:rgb(68,71,70)"></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-nH" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-aHU gmail-hx" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);min-width:502px;padding:0px"><div></div><div role="list"><div class="gmail-h7 gmail-ie" role="listitem" aria-expanded="true" tabindex="-1" style="padding-bottom:0px;max-width:100000px;clear:both;outline:none"><div class="gmail-Bk" style="margin-bottom:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(239,239,239) currentcolor currentcolor;border-radius:0px;float:left;width:1356px"><div class="gmail-G3 gmail-G2" style="border-width:medium 0px 0px;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor rgba(100,121,143,0.12);padding-top:0px;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0px;margin-bottom:0px;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le="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Statement from Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees on Memorial Day</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“On Memorial Day, we take time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation, our values, and our fellow Americans. Over the past 250 years, since the birth of the United States of America, we have relied on heroes willing to lay down their lives to protect our liberty and the freedoms that our nation has aspired to ensure everyone is able to enjoy. On this day of remembrance, we honor the fallen, and we also must pay tribute to the families who lost loved ones.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“Across SUNY, our students, faculty, and staff proudly include active-duty military and veterans who continue the legacy of these service members, as well as their families, and we recognize the pursuit of knowledge would not be possible without their sacrifices. We owe these heroes a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. Today and every day, we commit to honoring their legacy by upholding the values of remembrance, sacrifice, and service.”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">###</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px"><br></div></div></div></div></div>