ACCC Board Passes Resolution in Remembrance of

Virginia Tech Tragedies

ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

R E S O L U T I O N   #87

WHEREAS, the recent tragedy that beset Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on April 16, 2007, has deeply troubled and saddened members of the higher education community and society as a whole, and

WHEREAS, members of the Atlantic Cape Community College family are indeed a part of the alumni, family, friends and colleagues of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and

WHEREAS, the losses suffered in Blacksburg, Virginia, are profoundly felt here in Southern New Jersey, and across this great nation and around the world.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, upon the wishes of the entire Atlantic Cape Community College family, that the Board extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragedy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board and all of those gathered, maintain a moment of silence in honor of the lives lost and in the hope that a new day of peace and understanding may emerge from this tragedy and allow healing to begin.

                                                                                     CERTIFIED TRUE COPY

DATE PROPOSED

              April 24, 2007                                 BettyAnn Inloes Hines

 

                                                                        Board Secretary

DATE ADOPTED

              April 24, 2007                                 ACCC Board of Trustees

 

 

ACCC Receives Thank You from Virgina Tech President

6/19/07

We sincerely thank you for the kind messages of care and concern you sent to us. These have lifted our spirits and greatly aided us in the dark days surrounding this tragic event.

Your thoughtfulness reminds us as well of the beauty and goodness in the world and helps give us strength to go forward.

We hope you will continue to keep the Virginia Tech family in your thoughts and prayers as we begin to recover from this tragedy.

As much as we deeply appreciate each and every message, we regret that we cannot respond individually to the thousands upon thousands of cards, letters, and other expressions of sympathy and support. But, please be assured that we are humbled and thankful for this outpourng of care and the reassurance that it provides.

Again, we are most grateful for your thoughtfulness and send you our wishes for peace.

Sincerely,

Charles W. Steger, President

Virginia Tech