On Sorrow

It is truly saddening to see so many of our valued colleagues and coworkers leave NLU. The suddenness of the staff departures is truly hard, and there are so many people I will deeply miss, as will all of us.

While some faculty are retiring and beginning a new stage in their lives, others were not ready or prepared for the news they received.

Words cannot express the sense of loss we all feel, both personally and for NLU. I hope faculty can pull together and support one another at this time, both those of us still here and those who are moving on.

Mourning is a process that each of us experiences differently, and each of us needs to make our peace in different ways. One way is to attend the NLU Retirement Recognition Event on June 2, at 3:00 in Wheeling. Other colleges may be having their own events, such as NCE on Wednesday, June 8.