Dean Dana Speaks About Holiday Decorations on George Hale, Ric Tyler Radio Show
Robert Dana, the University of Maine’s vice president for student life and dean of students, was a guest on the George Hale, Ric Tyler Radio Show on WVOM, The Voice of Maine. Dana spoke in response to a WABI (Channel 5) report about Christmas decorations that were taken down on campus. The original report was about an email that was sent by a supervisor to employees in response to complaints about decorations in the Memorial Union. Dana said the email was not based on an official university policy. “We welcome every single faith tradition and we welcome displays of those faith traditions and the university is a place where indeed there is a great deal of diversity and that’s what we want, that’s what we expect,” Dana said. WABI also reported Christmas trees were taken down in the union. The trees were part of the Alpha Tau Omega annual competition-based philanthropy event that collects donations for Crossroads Ministries. The trees were judged and scheduled to be taken down before the email was sent. “The university is not the Grinch,” Dana said. “We’re not saying ‘no’ to anybody.” WVII (Channel 7) also reported the story.