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Office
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September 9, 2002 |
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The University of Texas at Tyler will hold a memorial ceremony on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy, President Rodney H. Mabry announced. “This event changed the course of American history and touched lives worldwide in a matter of hours. We want to remember those lives lost and those injured, and we also want to celebrate the strong spirit of unity that has risen from those ashes and circled the country. Our Student Government Association has done an excellent job arranging this ceremony,” President Mabry said. Due to the ceremony scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, UT Tyler will cancel 8 a.m. classes on that day. The ceremony to be held at the Riter Carillon Tower will begin with the playing of various selections. At 7:46 a.m., the time the first hijacked United States plane crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers, the tower clocks will be stopped and the carillon will toll once followed by a series of funeral tolls. This pattern will continue at 7:48 a.m., 7:49 a.m. and 7:50 a.m. signifying the times of the plane crashes into the World Trade Center’s other tower, The Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania. State Rep. Leo Berman will lead the speaking part of the ceremony, which will include remarks by UT Tyler Student Government Association president Stephanie Heeren, Dr. Howard Patterson, UT Tyler interim dean of student affairs, and President Mabry. Dr. Davor Jedlicka, UT Tyler professor of sociology, was a member of the Red Cross team at Ground Zero and will present a program at noon in the University Center, room 118 discussing the changing roles of American citizenship since 9/11. “The Academic Enrichment Center will be available for students who need a quiet place, and there will be a book outside of the Office of Student Services for student comments and reflections,” President Mabry added. In the event
of inclement weather, a modified version of the ceremony will take
place at the R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Contact
person: Emily Battle,
(903) 565-5604
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