“No one thinks that we’re coming back to a normal week — in fact, this semester is not going to be normal,” Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko said at a news conference Sunday.
and five wounded, with academic adjustments in place and an increased police presence on campus, university officials announced at a news conference Sunday.
Michigan State University students kneel at a memorial on campus in East Lansing, Michigan, on Feb. 15.No courses will be held this semester in either of the buildings where the shootings occurred — Berkey Hall, an academic building on the northern edge of the 50,000-student campus, and the MSU Union student center, less than a half mile west — according to Jeitschko.
Students who do not want to return to the university should contact the Office of Student Support and Accountability, Jeitschko said. Four of the injured students are in critical condition and one is in stable condition, Woodruff said Sunday. The wounded students have not been publicly identified.Funds raised following the shooting have also been used to pay for counseling and campus safety enhancements, Woodruff added.
Counselors and therapy dogs from across the state and country have also been available to facilitate students’ and faculty members’ long-term healing, according to Assistant Provost and Executive Director of Health and Wellbeing Alexis Travis.“We also know that being in community is very important — being able to meet with your friends and meet with colleagues to talk about things is very important,” said Vennie Gore, senior vice president for student life and engagement.
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