The Wilderness And Remote Medicine Blog

A Statement from the Founders of CWS

November 11, 2011 at 9:19 AM Leave a comment

As many of you may already know, The Wilderness And Remote Medicine Blog is the blog of The Center for Wilderness Safety (CWS), a non-profit organization dedicated to wilderness and remote medicine education and training.

Since the organization was started by two Penn State alumni who are both Eagle Scouts and are still involved in the realm of wilderness and outdoor education at Penn State, we felt it appropriate to issue a brief statement regarding the recent events at the University.

We have received many inquiries and correspondance from CWS alumni, and we thank you for your support – however we feel that it is the victims and their families who deserve your support more than us. We are but a minute part of a much larger Penn State family of alumnus, and although PSU will certainly have some hard to overcome challenges over the next few years, we are certain that one day, it will be restored to its former glory.

We too, are deeply saddened by the events that have taken place recently regarding a number of prominent PSU figures regarding allegations regarding child sexual abuse and subsequent perjury allegations against those higher-up. We do not have any power over what has happened at the University, and must learn to accept the actions of the Board of Trustees, as it holds the best interest of Penn State at heart.

As we hold the ideals of hope, compassion, integrity, and honesty close to our hearts, we pray that the children and their families are safe and will recover from this incident through closure and reassurance that something like this will never happen again.

Despite the recent events surrounding Penn State University, we recognize that Penn State is far more than simply “sports”. It’s an institution of learning, and has given the opportunity to succeed to literally hundreds of thousands of its alums. We will continue to support the University in its endeavors to strive as one of the cornerstone foundations of educational excellence, and we will always be thankful for all that we learned and accomplished while at our Alma Mater.

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Clifton Castleman, Executive Director, Co-Founder
Philip W. Gardner II, Program & Curriculum Director, C0-Founder

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