<p>UC Santa Cruz:</p>
<p>April 17, 2007</p>
<p>To: Campus Community
Fr: Acting Chancellor Blumenthal
Re: Tragedy at Virginia Tech University</p>
<p>In the wake of yesterday's tragedy at Virginia Tech University, UC
President Robert Dynes has issued the following statement, expressing the
extreme disbelief and profound sorrow that all members of our University of
California community share. The president's statement can be read at:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2007/apr16.html">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2007/apr16.html</a><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2007/apr16.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2007/apr16.html</a></p>
<p>I would also like to take this moment to personally reassure you that
providing for the safety of our students, staff, and faculty is the
campus's highest priority. Toward that end, in the days, weeks, and months
that follow this tragedy, we will review our prevention and response
mechanisms to ensure that they are as complete as is humanly possible.</p>
<p>I would also like to encourage any students on campus who are experiencing
stress as a result of this incident to make use of services available from
our Counseling & Psychological group at the Student Health Center. Contact
information is available at:
<a href="http://www2.ucsc.edu/counsel/">http://www2.ucsc.edu/counsel/</a><a href="http://www2.ucsc.edu/counsel/%5B/url%5D">http://www2.ucsc.edu/counsel/</a></p>
<p>This kind of critical support is available to faculty and staff through our
Employee Assistance Program. Information is available at:
<a href="http://shr.ucsc.edu/topics/benefits/eap/%5B/url%5D">http://shr.ucsc.edu/topics/benefits/eap/</a></p>
<p>Please join with me in extending our deepest condolences to the families of
the victims and to the students, staff, and faculty of the Virginia Tech
campus.</p>