Dear Ithaca College Community,
This Sunday, the nation will commemorate the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. As in years past, the Dillingham fountains will be lowered on Sunday in memory and in honor of the lives lost.
It was more than 20 years ago that the events of September 11 changed this country — and our world — forever, and directly impacted the lives of so many within our Ithaca College family. I wish for us to honor, specifically, the six members of the IC community who lost their lives as a result of these attacks. A Peace Pole and accompanying plaque bearing their names, located near the Muller Chapel pond, was dedicated on the first anniversary of 9/11.
At some point over the weekend, please visit the Peace Pole and the fountains. May our remembrance of the September 11 attacks acknowledge the magnitude of our loss as a nation, and may we also be reminded of the solidarity and comfort we find in connecting to one another as we strive to realize a better world.
In peace,
La Jerne Terry Cornish
President