Message from the President of Mississippi State University to the faculty, staff, and students.
TO: Faculty, Staff, and Students
FROM: Malcolm Portera, President
SUBJECT: Our response to today's attacks
Today's terrorist attacks aimed at the United States have
understandably generated outrage and grief. Our immediate
duty as citizens and as a university is to ensure that we
are calm, deliberate, and reasoned in our response.
It seems likely that a primary objective of the attacks
is to create chaos, discord, and fear within our society,
but I am confident that we will not fall into that trap,
as a nation or as a university.
As our national authorities bring the immense resources
of the United States and the resilience and character of our
people to bear on the current crisis, we are taking appropriate
precautions to ensure the safety and security of our campus
and our students.
We intend to maintain a normal schedule of all activities
and I urge every student, faculty member, and staff member to
help us in maintaining an atmosphere of calm resolve. I am
confident that our response, nationally and locally, will be
quick, effective, and appropriate.
Thank you for your cooperation and your courage as we
confront these deplorable incidents.
--Malcolm Portera
September 11, 2001