<p>Thank you very much everyone for the congratulatory notes! I genuinely appreciate them.</p>
<p>1moremom, in November 2011, I was the victim of disorderly conduct by a publicly intoxicated student. (He entered my dorm room in the middle of the night.) It was an event that I tried to suppress, but over time, with the clarity of hindsight, I was able to realize how deeply it affected me. I was scapegoating the Sandusky scandal (still an unhelpful distraction) because I didn’t feel comfortable expressing to others the root cause of my struggles.</p>
<p>I am extraordinarily grateful to the Penn State Faculty Senate for offering an outlet of redress for students dealing with physical and emotional challenges. Two years later, I am proud to return to this campus with more wisdom, maturity, and experience regarding college under my belt. I better understand not only what things are important but why they are important. While I have certainly been through a rough patch, I have also undeniably learned a great deal and am bound not to repeat any missteps from the past.</p>