{"id":2474,"date":"2025-10-02T12:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:26:44","slug":"remembering-dr-jane-goodall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/2025\/10\/02\/remembering-dr-jane-goodall\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear WestConn Community,<\/p>\n

As many of you already know, the world is mourning the loss of Dr. Jane Goodall, a scientist, conservationist, and humanitarian whose life\u2019s work transformed our understanding of nature and inspired generations to act with care and courage.<\/p>\n

Dr. Goodall holds a cherished place in the history of Western Connecticut State University. She received an honorary doctorate from WCSU, and her legacy lives on through the Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies<\/a> and through our Roots & Shoots chapter<\/a>, where students carry forward her call to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment.<\/p>\n

I am honored that WestConn has long been associated with Dr. Goodall, and that the university benefited from so many of her visits. I understand that as well as being brilliant, she was generous and humble, and loved talking with students about how they could follow in her footsteps\u2014in large and small ways\u2014to preserve nature.<\/p>\n

Her visits to campus and her ongoing support of the Center left a profound impact on our community. We recognize the sorrow felt especially by those at WestConn who worked closely with her and her initiatives, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to them during this difficult time. I also want to thank our faculty colleagues who have carried this legacy forward through their scholarship, mentorship, and teaching, and who will continue to ensure her influence remains deeply woven into our university.<\/p>\n

Together with the Jane Goodall Center, we are planning an opportunity for our campus and the broader community to come together in her memory and honor her extraordinary legacy. Details will be shared soon.<\/p>\n

As sad as we are to learn of her passing, WestConn will remain a place that honors and celebrates her incredible legacy. I invite you to learn more about her connections to WestConn and to follow ongoing updates at www.wcsu.edu\/goodall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In reflection,<\/p>\n

\"Bernal<\/p>\n

Jesse M. Bernal, Ph.D.
\nPresident
\nWestern Connecticut State University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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