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At precisely 8:46 a.m. on September 11, one year to the day and
time that the first hijacked airliner deliberately crashed into
the World Trade Center during the first wave of terrorist attacks,
CWRU's new president Edward M. Hundert and University Circle partners
will hold a Remembrance Memorial to commemorate the tragedy of
September 11, 2001.
The memorial will be held at the Heart of the Campus, the quad
area surrounded by Severance Hall, Kelvin Smith Library and Thwing
Center. All students, faculty and staff are invited and encouraged
to attend.
In addition, the University will set up a "Wall of Remembrance"
that circles the Heart of the Campus area two weeks prior to the
event so members of the campus community can write down their
feelings and reflections about September 11 on the wall. The wall
will remain for an additional two weeks.
The Heart of the Campus and Wall of Remembrance will serve as
a backdrop to the activities planned for this year. The University
will simulcast WCLV radio's broadcast of the nationwide airing
of "Mozart's Requiem" beginning at 8:56 a.m. as part of a national
participatory event to acknowledge the time when the first plane
hit the trade center. The campus community is then invited to
stay for a moment of silence, led by Hundert, immediately following
the broadcast at 9:57 a.m. Following brief remarks by Hundert,
the CWRU Men's Glee Club will sing "America the Beautiful."
"We want to create an atmosphere for that day in which our students,
faculty and staff can come together in solidarity and solemnity
and link arms for a moment of silence to remember the September
11 victims," Hundert said. "And while this is a devastating chapter
in our country's history, there is so much we can learn from each
other as a result of this horrific event."
A more formal memorial service will follow at 10 a.m. at Garfield's
Monument in Lakeview Cemetery with EMS, police, firefighters and
rescue workers from Cleveland, Cleveland Heights and East Cleveland.
Free shuttles will be provided from University Circle for those
members of the campus community who would like to attend.
For more information, contact the office of conferences and special
events at ext. 6872 or view the September 11 Remembrance Memorial
web site at http://www.cwru.edu/menu/911/.
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