A Thank You Letter

Dear University Staff,

The News-Letter would like to extend our sincerest of gratitudes to you all. We cannot express how appreciative we are of your efforts to keep us safe and warm through the dangers of the snow storm. Many of you even spent several nights away from your families, sleeping on cots just to remain near campus. We would just like to make sure you know that your effort did not go unnoticed.

Thank you to the dining staff for keeping the on-campus eating facilities open, allowing students to enjoy warm meals without needing to trek through the treacherous storm. Knowing that food was available nearby was extraordinarily reassuring to both students and parents alike. A source for food is incredibly important in times of emergency, and your work and tireless effort provided students with just that.

Thank you to the groundskeeping staff for ensuring the campus pathways were safe to journey across. It is no small task to shovel hundreds of pounds of snow and remove countless patches of ice, but you all managed to make it happen, even in the harshest of conditions. Safety is a top priority, and your work made campus a much safer place to be.

Thank you HVAC technicians and maintenance staff for keeping the buildings warm, comfortable and functioning. A snow storm is an awful time to lose heat, and you worked tirelessly to ensure everyone would remain warm. Importantly, you remained on call, ready to fend off any issues that were sure to arise during the storm.

Thank you security for staying on call to ensure student safety. Many of you even stood outside in the blistering cold, ready to protect students should the situation have arisen. More than anything, we’d like to thank you for giving students the peace of mind to know that there would always be someone not far away looking after them.

And thank you to the all the rest of the staff on campus that allowed students to enjoy their two extra days of winter break. We know a letter is not much, but we just wanted to show you all how much we truly appreciate your efforts. You went above and beyond your job descriptions and we noticed. Honestly, we are incredibly lucky to have a staff as dedicated and hardworking as you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you very much for everything.

— The Editorial Board of The News-Letter