A junior in the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry was taken to the hospital in critical condition on Oct. 25, according to an e-mail sent Tuesday to ESF students by the college.

Kate Bapst, the student, is in critical but stable condition, according to the e-mail sent by Cynthia Sedgwick, ESF dean of student life and experiential learning. A copy of the e-mail was obtained by The Daily Orange. Sedgwick sent the e-mail to the students and faculty on Wednesday, the day after Bapst was taken to the hospital. 

ESF did not release the details on why Bapst was hospitalized.

‘As we learn more, we will keep you informed of her progress,’ Sedgwick said in the e-mail.

The ESF-Syracuse University Baptist Campus Ministry hosted a prayer session in Nifkin Lounge on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., according to another e-mail sent to students by Sedgwick on Wednesday and obtained by The Daily Orange.

Bapst’s family has set up a page at CarePages.com, where her sister, Liz, is blogging updates about Bapst’s condition. Concerned friends or acquaintances can set up an account to view the updates. 

— Compiled by Rebecca Kheel, asst. news editor, rhkheel@syr.edu

Published on October 31, 2010 at 12:00 pm