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Dear LAS Community,

As we ring in 2022 and begin our spring term, I am filled with pride.

I am proud that the education our students receive prepares them well for a complex future. I am proud that the 400+ December graduates from LAS will leverage the grit and perseverance they learned during the pandemic for the good of humanity and the world at large.

I am proud of our 50+ staff who are dedicated to supporting the LAS teaching and research missions and who care for our students with love and kindness.

I am proud to be a part of LAS—a community steeped in the tradition of the liberal arts and sciences. A liberal-arts foundation is the ideal complement to a changing world as it teaches us to adapt and work toward a better tomorrow. Let’s leverage that capacity to adapt to our new environment.

We are, as Stan McChrystal puts it, a “Team of Teams,” determined to work together to improve our organization. I am proud and optimistic for our future as we begin another semester. I invite you to join me in working towards that future.

Good luck to all those within our LAS community. I look forward to your many successes!

Go Mountain Lions!

L. Lynn Vidler, Ph.D. (they/them/theirs)
Professor and Dean, College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
University of Colorado Colorado Springs