Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the students, faculty and staff at Northern Illinois University. As colleagues, peers and friends within the higher education community, we are all affected by the tragic shooting that occurred on the DeKalb campus yesterday afternoon.

Many of us have friends and family in or near NIU, so your experience is very real to us. We are holding all of you in our thoughts today.

Judith Ramaley
President
Winona State University