Many universities are preparing a number of lectures, public forums, and open discussions regarding the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Sunday will mark a decade since buildings and lives were destroyed when planes were flown into New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. Below is a small sampling of interesting events taking place across the United States.
On Thursday, Sept. 8, Camden County College will welcome award-winning journalist Murray Weiss, author of The Man Who Warned America, a profile on former FBI counter-terrorism expert and Atlantic City native John O'Neill.
O'Neill, who had spent nearly a decade investigating bombings by religious extremists for the FBI, was killed on 9/11 when terrorists crashed two planes into the World Trade Center towers, where he had just begun working as security director.
O'Neill recognized Osama bin Laden as a threat to the United States long before other federal authorities did.
The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg and Lebanon Valley College will co-sponsor a conference titled "Ten Years Later: The Aftermath of Sept. 11" on Saturday, Sept. 10, at the college's Miller Chapel. A day later, the Lebanon Valley College Conservatives will host the 9/11 Never Forget Project, in which students will create a 2,977-flag memorial on the academic quad, one flag for every life lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Andrews University in Berrien Springs is hosting a week long event, "Memories of Sacrifice, Reasons for Hope." On Sunday, an art exhibit opened called "Post 9/11 Reflections."
"Post 9/11 Reflections" art gallery:
Smith Hall Art Gallery
Monday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 11: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Featuring artwork by Dave Sherwin, Greg Constantine, Brian Manley and Vicki VanAmeyden.Shippensburg University Student Veterans of America (SVA) will be hosting its Second Annual 9/11 Memorial event on Sunday, September 11 at 2:00 p.m.
The event, which will be held on the Shippensburg University “quad,” will feature keynote speaker and university president Dr. William Ruud. Dr. Denny Terrell, vice president for administration and finance and a retired Air Force general, will also be speaking. Dr. Ron Taylor, who is a retired Colonel and a professor at Shippensburg University, will also be speaking. And finally Josh Lang, the founder of the Shippensburg chapter of the Student Veterans of America and current Pennsylvania Outreach Coordinator, will also be taking part in the event.
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