Dear President Roseman,

On the behalf of myself and other likeminded individuals I would like to take some time to recognize your contribution to this institution and thank you for all your hard work.

Sometimes false assumptions can be made about a person’s actions and I feel as though this happens a lot on our campus.  Because of this, a certain palpable and critical attitude regarding your actions has arisen, but I want you to know many people have recognized your covert efforts to bettering Dickinson’s community as a whole.

In my experience, I have learned that what differentiates those individuals who attain high positions and build great communities is a willingness and enthusiasm to help others enact their goals by teaching, listening and developing a community.  I must admit that I have in numerous occasions severely excoriated you and your administration’s performance without fully comprehending the bureaucracy that is embodied behind it.  Like many faculty members, staff and fellow students, I also acknowledge the endeavor and the subsidium you have invested, once again, at Dickinson College.

I am sure that criticisms will not be overlooked during this transitional period, and I would like to assure you that these misconceptions about your abrupt resignation are being challenged.  I have had the opportunity to interact with you facie ad faciem in a concerted setting and as a campus activist, like many others, I had aspired to a radical change but am seemingly unaware of the arduous processes involving such change.

Without further digressing I conclude with this: thank you for your dedication to helping Dickinsonians and I would like to show sensitivity and empathy towards your current disposition. Though we haven’t gotten the chance to talk more in person, I personally hold you in very high regards and wish you good fortune in the many endeavors and accomplishments I’m sure you will come across as you further your career.