[Important Information for Students] Welcome to Fall on Campus

[Office of the President]

Dear Cardinals,

I want to welcome you to SUNY Plattsburgh for the fall semester. Whether
you are living on or near campus or are farther away as we start the
academic year, please know we are here to serve you and help you achieve
your goals.

I had the wonderful opportunity this morning to host a welcome back to
campus for faculty and staff. It was a special time to begin our collective
focus for the upcoming semester, recognize and celebrate recent campus and
SUNY award recipients, and hear from other campus leaders.

*You can watch the program online here*
<https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/president-leadership/welcome.html>. I
encourage you to carve out a little time to view it when you're able.

We could not be serving you today without the nonstop effort that has taken
place this summer, all of which was motivated with you and the health and
safety of this campus community in mind. As president over the past 18
months, I have observed and learned that this college has resiliency, it
has hope, it has tenacity and it has kindness. There is a powerful can-do
spirit that pervades this campus.

As a community, we have helped one another through. We have supported one
another as the ultimate act of demonstrating community. This support is
still necessary, which is why we will remain focused on this throughout the
semester and year ahead. It is our interdependence that leads to so much
success among our students, faculty and staff.

For example, our designation by the Association of American Colleges and
Universities as a Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation campus center has
moved from paper to action. We intend for our campus to be an active place
for conversation that can dismantle historical racial narratives and
broaden our recruitment and retention of a racially diverse student body,
faculty and staff. This will encompass curriculum and the full campus and
wider communities. We have the support of SUNY system administration in
this as we become the first college to advance on this designation.

As we begin classes Monday, please remember the indoor masking requirement
applies to all campus buildings regardless of vaccination status. All
students will also participate in pool testing the first week of classes.
These steps are taken as we continue our focus on the health and safety of
each of us.

Whether you are just beginning or are continuing your life as a Cardinal,
you can be proud. It is a community I have come to treasure and know you
will as well.

My best for a great semester.

Dr. Alexander Enyedi
President
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