Wednesday, September 11
Thursday, September 12
Friday, September 13
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Tuesday, September 17
Wednesday, September 18
Monday, September 23
9/11 Remembrance Project

September 11, 2001: The UMBC community gathered to mourn and understand a national tragedy without precedent.

September 11, 2002: We gather again to remember those lost and give meaning to their memory through our own actions.

The entire campus community is encouraged to join in events commemorating September 11, 2001. Release time will be granted for staff to attend the 8:30 a.m. program at the Albin O. Kuhn Library and the Community Memorial Gathering at 1 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom.

Wednesday, September 11

Day of Reflection / Peace Vigil
The Women's Center (RAC 226) will open its doors from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. as a quiet space for meditation, silent prayer and reflection for community members seeking an environment focused on thoughts and hopes for peace.

Community Moment of Silence
and Program of Remembrance
The campus is invited to gather in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a Program of Remembrance. The program will begin with a moment of silence at 8:48 a.m., the time of the first attack one year ago in the series of tragic events that took the lives of several thousand U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. Anyone wishing to express their remembrances related to September 11, 2001 is invited to take their turn at the podium. Solemn display of the U.S. flag and a small exhibition on the flag as a symbol will be placed in the Rotunda. The exhibition, which includes materials from the Special Collections and the serials holdings of the Kuhn Library & Gallery, continues through November 1, 2002.

Remembering Those Lost
Members of the Student Government Association and Campus Ministry Council will honor those who lost their lives in the tragedies of September 11, 2001. The names of all those who died will be read from the Main Street stage in The Commons beginning at 11 a.m.

Community Memorial Gathering
All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to gather from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom for a memorial program. The program will include musical selections, readings and remarks by President Freeman Hrabowski, students, faculty and staff. There will be a remembrance of Angela Houtz, an alumna of UMBC who died in the Pentagon tragedy.

Open Discussion and Support Group
How have the events of September 11, 2001 affected our lives? Members of the UMBC community are invited to an open discussion and support group dealing with issues of shock, trauma, coping and resilience. The discussion will take place from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. in the University Counseling Services office (Math/Psychology 201).

SGA & GSA Candlelight Vigil
Students will lead the campus in a solemn and hopeful remembrance as they host a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. on the Terrace of The Commons. Join this light-filled, community event orchestrated by our leaders of tomorrow.

The Commons ­ A Place for All
Throughout the day, The Commons will be open for members of our community to gather, reflect and connect. Televisions will be available for viewing the national coverage.

Wall of Honor
The Office of Student Life will place "expression boards" throughout the campus to allow community members to reflect, write, draw or create expressions of remembrance. All are invited to participate in this creative way to give voice.

University Counseling Services
Counselors will be available in the Counseling Center from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to provide support for people needing to talk with someone about feelings related to the events of September 11, 2001.

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Thursday, September 12

Study Abroad: Your First Step to Global Understanding
Exposure to different cultures, languages and countries is the best way to break down barriers and promote international understanding and tolerance. International Education Services will host its third annual study abroad fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UC Plaza to provide students with information about international study/travel opportunities.

Constructing a Mural of Peace
The English Language Center and International Education Services invite the community to join international students in creating a mural representing the cultural diversity at UMBC from noon to 2 p.m. in the UC Plaza. This event will coincide with the study abroad fair.

Most discussions of 9/11, like other political events and policies, are constrained by debates between liberals/Democrats and conservatives/Republicans. Dr. Pincus will reflect on 9/11 from a perspective that is well to the left of most liberal Democrats. He will make a short presentation and then receive questions and comments from the audience.

This discussion will deal with the circumstances of a passage on the Melian issue from the Greek writer Thucydides and will allude to stories of human inhumanity from some Greek tragedies which are approximately contemporaneous with those circumstances. The History of the Peloponnesian War is available for check out (in addition to xerox copies) at the circulation desk in the Albin O. Kuhn Library. Please read the text prior to attending the discussion. To read text now, click here.

Teach ­ In:
Forgiving and Forgetting: Where Do We Go from Here?
Rabbi Amos Levi
Chair, Campus Ministry Council / Director, Hillel
1 – 2 p.m.
The Commons, Cabaret

This will be a discussion of approaches to coping with tragedy and how 9/11 may impact our national memory. Rabbi Amos Levi, director of UMBC Hillel and chair of the Campus Ministry Council, is beginning his second year at UMBC.

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Teach ­ In:
Shock, Trauma, Coping and Resilience
Dr. Reginald Nettles
Director, University Counseling Services
Noon – 2 p.m.
The Commons, Cabaret

Reactions to the national trauma and tragedies of September 11, 2001 and symptoms of immediate and delayed reactions to trauma will be discussed. Strategies for coping with trauma, steps toward developing resilience and new research suggesting positive growth following September 11 will be discussed.

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Teach ­ In:
The War on Terrorism in South Asia: Who's Winning?
Dr. Devin Hagerty
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
The Commons, Cabaret

South Asia has been the main battlefield in the U.S. war on terrorism. Afghanistan's Taliban regime has been vanquished, but numerous Al Qaeda fighters are now scattered throughout Afghanistan, India, Iran and Pakistan. Has the U.S. won its war against Al Qaeda in this crucial region, or will the terrorist network regroup to fight another day?

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Dr. Robert Freedman
Instructor, The Honors College
Peggy Meyerhoff Pearlstone Professor of Political Science at Baltimore Hebrew University
4 – 6 p.m.
The Commons, Cabaret

An act of terrorism is a message of political complaint. The victim can delude himself otherwise. It can be said to be the act of the "evil one," it can be said to express hatred of democracy and it can be said to be an irrational act, as in the opinions of the FBI and President Bush. Such delusions have their usefulness. Take part in an innovative and intellectual discussion by attending this session.

Film Series:
Islam: Empire of Faith Part One, "The Messenger"
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Library Gallery

This film covers the life of Mohammed and the founding of the Muslim religion, as well as the early struggle for the acceptance and expansion of the Muslim Religion. This screening provides good historical background information in preparation for the lecture by Barbara Stowasser, "Islam and Modernity: Radical Versus Reformist Islam," Monday, September 23, 2002 at 4 p.m. in the UMBC Library Gallery. This film will be shown again on Wednesday, September 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. in The Commons 328.

Film Series:
Islam: Empire of Faith Part Two, "The Awakening"
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Library Gallery

This film picks up after the death of Mohammed and deals with the many advances and inventions by the Muslim world at the time, the Crusades, and the Mongol invasion. This screening provides good historical background information in preparation for the lecture by Barbara Stowasser, "Islam and Modernity: Radical Versus Reformist Islam," Monday, September 23, 2002 at 4 p.m. in the UMBC Library Gallery. This film will be shown again on Thursday, September 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. in The Commons 328.

Lecture ­ Islam and Modernity: Radical Versus Reformist Islam Barbara Stowasser, Professor of Arabic, Georgetown University

Sponsored by The Friends of Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery / Co-sponsored by the Humanities Forum
4 p.m.
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery

Dr. Stowasser is a scholar of international renown. Her published works include several books, including Women in the Qur'an: Traditions and Interpretation (NY: Oxford, 1994). She has served as Director of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service since 1993. CCAS recently published Dr. Stowasser's A Time to Reap: Thoughts on Calendars and Millennialism, an exploration of how Islam, Christianity and Judaism have historically treated periods of apocalyptic imminence. For more information, call (410) 455-2356. This lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

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