To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff &
           All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Chancellor Nancy Cantor" <chancellor@uiuc.edu>

Reply-To: chancellor@uiuc.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Campus' September 11th Commemorative Events

As we approach the one year anniversary of the tragic events of September 
11, 2001 I want to ask all members of our campus community to recognize 
that the days leading up to and around the September 11th anniversary may 
be difficult ones for some.  Although classes will continue as usual on 
September 11th, we encourage instructors to provide opportunities in their 
classes for discussion and reflection, as appropriate.  

On Wednesday September 11th, members of our university community will be 
able to take part in a variety of opportunities for conversation, 
reflection, and volunteer action.  Details about these events follow:  

** The Altgeld Hall chimes will toll for two minutes at 7:46 a.m., 8:03 
a.m. 8:43 a.m. and 9:10 a.m., paying homage to the times when the two 
airliners struck the World Trade Center, the third airliner struck the 
Pentagon and the fourth plane went down in Pennsylvania.  The 
commemorative tolls at 7:46 a.m. and 8:03 a.m. will be followed by a 
moment of silence and firemen's memorial tolls (three sets of five 
gongs).  A ten-minute concert of patriotic songs will conclude the first 
tribute.

** At noon, various student groups will hold a commemorative event at the 
Anniversary Plaza of the Illini Union on the quad.

** Through music and spoken word, the Chancellor's Office invites you to 
join in a community and campus commemoration of September 11th 
entitled, "Together . . . .2002."  An evening of inspirational music and 
healing words by faculty and students will be held from 5:30-6:30 pm in 
the Great Hall and Festival Theatre at Krannert Center for the Performing 
Arts.  Professor Rajmohan Gandhi will give his personal reflections as the 
keynote speaker.  During this time of healing it is especially important 
that our faculty, staff and students visibly come together as we celebrate 
the resiliency of the American spirit and embrace the diversity of our 
world.  Deans, Directors and Department Heads have been asked to 
participate in this event by acting as greeters.  In addition, WILL-AM 580 
radio will air the program live and provide internet streaming at 
http://will.uiuc.edu.  

** Volunteers will have the opportunity to honor victims of the terrorist 
attacks through a national initiative, the Sept. 11 Memorial Service 
Projects, sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation, a national 
organization promoting volunteerism.  Volunteers  will perform community 
service projects of their choice, dedicating their work to Sept. 11 
victims whom they select from profiles provided by the families. The Sept. 
11 Memorial Service Projects initiative was begun by a group of victims' 
family members, and the community service projects will be commemorated in 
a Web-based searchable scrapbook for the families' viewing.  Participants 
must register their community service projects with the Office of 
Volunteer Programs by Oct. 21 and complete them between Sept. 11 and Dec. 
13, 2002.  Volunteers can register their projects or learn about potential 
projects by contacting the Office of Volunteer Programs, 277 Illini Union, 
at 333-7424 or by e-mail at ovp@uiuc.eduThis mailing approved by:
The Office of the Chancellor

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