February 9, 2021
To our WSU community:
We are shocked and horrified by the antisemitic graffiti and damage
to the Holocaust memorial at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane on Monday.
While this desecration did not take place on our Spokane campus, we
join our Jewish friends and neighbors as well as the greater community
in denouncing these acts in the strongest terms possible. That this hate
crime occurred just two weeks after International Holocaust Remembrance Day
intensifies the depth of our anger.
As a Cougar Community, we do not tolerate hate or hate crimes. Acts
and expressions of antisemitism undermine the educational process and
directly contradict our core values. We want to show our support for our
Jewish community, as they should not be afraid to be who they are. We join
so many others in our community in standing against this type of hate and
divisiveness. We remain hopeful that those responsible for this are held
fully accountable for their intolerable acts.
A number of University-provided counseling services are available to
those who may need them, including the Employee Assistance Program
(employees statewide) and campus-specific services available to students:
Pullman, Everett, Spokane, Tri‑Cities, and Vancouver.
Sincerely,
Kirk Schulz
President
Elizabeth Chilton
Provost and Executive Vice President
Asif Chaudhry
Vice President for International Programs
Pat Chun
Director of Athletics
Dave Cillay
Vice President for Academic Outreach and Innovation and Chancellor, Global Campus
Mike Connell
Acting Vice President of WSU Advancement and CEO of the WSU Foundation
Daryll DeWald
Vice President of Health Sciences and Chancellor, WSU Health Sciences Spokane
Theresa Elliot‑Cheslek
Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer
Mary Jo Gonzales
Vice President of Student Affairs
Sandra Haynes
Chancellor, WSU Tri‑Cities
Christine Hoyt
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Chris Keane
Vice President for Research
Colleen Kerr
Vice President for External Affairs and Government Relations
Mel Netzhammer
Chancellor, WSU Vancouver
Stacy Pearson
Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Sasi Pillay
Vice President for Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer
Paul Pitre
Chancellor, WSU Everett
Phil Weiler
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
