Statement from Albion College President Peter Mitchell

On behalf of the entire Albion College community, I offer our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the students, families, staff and faculty of Virginia Tech as they attempt to cope with the stunning tragedy that has resulted in the shooting deaths of a large number of individuals and injuries to many others. Words are completely inadequate in responding to trauma and loss on such a scale.

Albion College Chaplain Daniel McQuown will be conducting prayer services for persons of all faiths on April 17, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. in Boyd Chapel (adjacent to Goodrich Chapel) and at 4 p.m. in the International House Auditorium on campus.  These services are open to anyone from the campus or community.

Students or others on campus affected by this tragic event are encouraged to make contact with Counseling Services or the Office of the Chaplain, as needed, for emotional or spiritual support.

All members of the campus community should also be aware that the College has a Crisis Management Plan with a specific procedure for the Office of Campus Safety in the event that such a situation was occurring on campus.  In addition, the City of Albion Department of Public Safety has an Emergency Response Team (ERT), and the ERT does conduct training on campus from time to time in order to be better prepared to respond to such incidents should they occur here.    Any questions about these procedures or general concerns about safety on campus may be addressed to Mr. Kenneth Snyder, Director of Campus Safety & Judicial Affairs at x0213 or csdirector@albion.edu .

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