The Faculty of Arts wishes to express its solidarity with the staff and faculty community who are undoubtedly devastated by the news. Our thoughts are especially with the students whose academic progression has been completely disrupted. The Faculty also wishes to express its solidarity with the entire Sudbury and Mid-Northern Ontario communities, which are also affected by this situation.
The Faculty of Arts recognizes the importance of programs, including fine arts, humanities and social sciences, to the vitality of minority language communities and to Canada as a whole. Sudbury's francophone cultural and educational institutions have been influential in Middle Northern Ontario and across Canada.
We stand in solidarity with the members of the Laurentian University community during this difficult time.