FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DCC HOSTS SEPTEMBER 11

REMEMBRANCE EVENTS

            DANVILLE, VA., September 3, 2002 -- Several activities in remembrance of the lives loss on September 11, 2001 are being planned next week at Danville Community College. They include:

            September 11, 2002

·        Memorial Service held at 12:30 p.m., on the commons near the DCC Castle (EIT Building), led by Dr. Thomas Johnson, Adjunct Instructor and Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church; Minister Joan Tarpley Robinson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; and W. George Jones, Associate Professor of Psychology, as the speaker. The DCC Gospel Choir will provide music. The service is sponsored by the Student Government Association.

·        A Moment of Silence will be observed in classes throughout  the day

·        DCC flags flown, alongside Virginia and United States flags

·        Red, white, and blue ribbons worn by faculty, staff, and students, courtesy of the Student Government Association

·        Womack Museum on DCC’s campus (Neathery Lane) to feature special display in memory of the September 11 victims. The museum is open to the public on Tuesdays - Sundays, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. At other times, the museum is open by appointment for group tours.

September 12, 2002

·        DCC Discussion Forum: September 11 - One Year Later, 11:00 a.m., Oliver Hall (DCC Auditorium). The forum will feature panelists: Dr. Harry Kolendrianos, Professor of Business Management; John Wilt, Assistant Professor of Administration of Justice; and Dr. Thomas Johnson, Adjunct Professor and Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church; and W. George Jones, Associate Professor of Psychology. The panelists will offer reflections of what has transpired one year later in reference to the economy, religion, and terrorism/security.