Here's Dean Moore's response to the university-wide change. Text copied below and original email included in screenshot.
"Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,
As you should have seen in this afternoon’s message from President Carter, Ohio State is navigating significant changes in response to new state and federal policies regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These developments are complex and continually evolving, and we understand they are likely raising questions and concerns within our college community.
The College of Veterinary Medicine is following the university's lead and will continue to update our college community as we learn more. Our college’s goal is to ensure that we remain a place where all people feel welcome, safe, respected, valued, and a community where everyone can be successful and thrive. It is also important to note that we will do this while adhering to the new university guidelines and regulations announced today, and in compliance with applicable state and federal policies and laws.
The values we uphold, such as
You Matter,
You Are Not Alone and
You Belong, represent our unwavering dedication to each incredible member of our College of Veterinary Medicine community and family. Your positive impact on our mission areas of education, research, service, and outreach is truly valued.
All along, our efforts and initiatives have been focused on fostering an environment that provides fair and open access to education and employment for all people regardless of anyone’s background, attributes, or other factors. Anyone that has been here in the past or is currently here has earned your position within our college. Don’t ever question that you earned and deserved your place at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
I want to emphasize and reiterate President Carter’s comment about the commitment to Ohio State’s history of having always been a place where every member of our community matters, where each of us is seen and heard, and where we all have opportunities to succeed. This will not change moving forward.
Protecting all students, faculty, and staff in our college so that they can all be successful will remain our North Star. We will continue to celebrate the richness of backgrounds and ideas that have made us strong, and which have shaped our rich140-year history and traditions. We will uphold the time-honored value of academic freedom that has long defined excellence across America’s universities.
During these times of change and uncertainty, we encourage you to take advantage of the various resources available through the college and university. Information about the college’s offerings can be found
here. Details about the Employee Assistance Program are available
here.
Please be reassured that we are committed to the success, satisfaction, and sustainability of every member of our College of Veterinary Medicine family. We appreciate your continued dedication to the college and to one another in helping everyone navigate these challenging and uncertain times while maintaining hope for a better tomorrow for everyone.
If you have questions, please reach out to your supervisor, advisor, mentor, and/or other members of our college leadership team. Although I don’t and won’t always have all the answers, I want our community to know that I have an open-door policy, so please reach out to my assistant, Kristy Terry (terry.402), if you would like to meet and discuss how any of this will impact you and what the college can do to assist and support you and/or others.
Once again, THANK YOU for all you do and contribute to our college community.
Sincerely,
Rustin
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