This week, The Critic asked the Northern Vermont University – Lyndon community to submit thank you notes to those that have made the 2019-2020 academic year special. This was a new tradition started by the student newspaper in light of the many hardships NVU-Lyndon and the community have faced during the academic year. Student members of The Critic recognized the need for positive reflection on the year and created a social event where the school community could publicly thank someone, a group of someones, or an organization for making 2019-2020 great.
The Critic received 20 submissions of gratefulness and community support. Below you will find each of those personalized notes of thanks.
To: Everyone who saved LSC from closing
From: An alum from the Class of 1997
“Thank you for keeping Lyndon State open!”
To: Raymond
From: Caleb Chase
“God I love Raymond so much.”
To: Raymond
From: Caleb Chase
“Seriously man’s a god”
To: Raymond
From: Caleb Chase
“Have you ever seen the man? He’s a beast. Nicest dude on campus for real, big ups to the man.”
To: Public Safety
From: anonymous
“Thanks for keeping the campus safe!”
To: Professors
From: anonymous
“Thank you for your dedication to the students of NVU. We are all grateful for you!”
To: Alex Huff
From: Cheyenne Reilly
“You have made my year so amazing. Thank you for making Lyndon feel like a home. I cannot wait to spend the next 2 years with you.”
To: Everyone at NVU-Lyndon
From: A Proud Alumni
“Thank you all for hanging in there and doing the best you can. I’ve seen how rough this semester has been on many of you via social media and want to thank you all for all the effort you put in!”
To: Lyndon RA’s
From: Erin Rossetti
“Thank you for all of your hard work in supporting our residential students. Your time, energy, and creativity in creating meaningful communities is greatly appreciated and noticed! I miss having you on campus – I wish well during finals week and hope you have a good summer!! :)”
To: Lyndon Peer Leaders
From: Erin Rossetti
“Thank you for the time you have spent working with our first year students! Your efforts in providing support, resources, advice, and a listening ear over the past year has made great impacts on many of our new students. Your work in First Year Experience is so important and I appreciate all you have done to support our goals over the past year- I miss you all, wish you well during finals week, and hope you are a good summer!”
To: Kaylah Graham
From: Erin Rossetti
“Kaylah- congratulations on all that you have accomplished this year. I appreciate your hard work as a Head Resident, Peer Leader, and student. You have provided a immeasurable amount of support and service to our community through your work in Student Life and I thank you so much for that!”
To: Cait Wilkins
From: Erin Rossetti
“Cait- thank you for joining our team and making a great connection with our residents and student leaders! Your hard work, great ideas, and positive support of our community is much appreciated! Thanks for all you do for Lyndon!”
To: Mike Secreti
From: Erin Rossetti
“Mike- thank you for all that you have done in supporting our many wonderful clubs, organizations, and student leaders. Your hard work has created a welcoming and supportive environment for our very valuable extracurricular opportunities on campus and I am very thankful for all that you have done and will continue to do for our students and Lyndon Community!”
To: Ryan Sweatt
From: Erin Rossetti
“Ryan- thank you for re-joining our team as a Head Resident for our first year students. Your hard work in multiple areas of our community is greatly appreciated!”
To: First Year Experience Staff
From: Alex Huff
“Thank you all for such an amazing year! You all helped make the training and work behind-the-scenes so much fun, whether it was attempting to learn a dance, having an “us” day at Crystal Lake, or celebrating Coins for Koalas. Thank you all for forcing me out of my comfort zone in the best ways possible and for being my shoulders when I needed a friend. I love you all, and I can’t wait to see you next year!”
To: Meaghan Meachem
From: Alex Huff
“Meaghan, you have been my rock all this year and I could never thank you enough. Whether I was sending late night messages or sneaking into your office or class, you were always there to have my back. I’ve learned so much from you this year and I honestly could not see myself where I am right now if it wasn’t for you pushing me to where I need to go. Thank you so much and I can’t wait to learn under you for another three years! <3”
To: Peter Kvietkauskas, Bobby Saba, Connor Pasquale
From: Lillie Farrell
“Thanks for making life less boring in the suite this year boys :)”
To: Our NVU-Lyndon Community
From: Sabra Anne Snyder, 2021
“Thank you to all of the hard working faculty, staff, and administrators who fought for our University. Thank you to all of the Returning Students, and New Students. Thank you to all of the invested families and community members. Thank you to all of my peers and friends for supporting one another. Thank you all for showing the nation what it means to be Vermont Strong!”
To: Mike Secreti
From: Bob Condon (parent of student)
“Mike, thank you so much for the opportunity to host and dj the two events run this year, Halloween and Valentines Day dance parties. You care so much about your job on CAB and the students. You make a difference and positively impact the University with your creativity, effort, and ability to build teams to run fun events. Great job!! I hope to work with you again next year. “
To: NVU LYNDON Students!!
From: The Lunch Lady💛💚 Donna!
“Thank You for giving this Lady so much Love and Happiness ❤️ throughout my 16 yr stint at the DHall! You all are the LOVES of my life! Just know you made a difference in my life, you made me laugh every single day!!”
And, from The Critic staff, thank you all for participating!
Feature Photo by Becca Fauteux