Owens Observes 9/11 Tragedy With Community Events
Owens Community College’s Student Government is inviting their fellow students and employees, as well as area residents, to join them on the Toledo-area Campus and pay tribute to those victims and heroes that lost their lives in the Sept. 11 tragedy 11 years ago by participating in a series of free community events on Tuesday, Sept. 11.
The Owens Toledo-area Campus is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township. Owens Sept. 11 events and activities are free and open to the public.
Beginning at 9 a.m., individuals will have the opportunity to view a memorial display in the College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts Rotunda commemorating the anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
The memorial display will include an elaborate floral arrangement as well as newspaper clippings and photos from the tragic event. In an effort to fully honor and remember every victim of that day, a complete name listing of those that perished will be on display. Visitors will also have the chance to leave their own inspirational message and pick up a carnation to present at the memorial as part of an interactive exhibit titled “Where Were You”. Owens’ memorial display activities will conclude at 4 p.m.
Individuals will also have the chance to view the film “102 Minutes That Changed America” in the College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts Mainstage Theatre. The 102-minute documentary film depicts in virtually real time the New York-based events of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks primarily using raw video footage from mostly amateur citizen journalists. Produced by History (channel), the documentary premiered in 2008. “102 Minutes That Changed America” will air continuously from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the Toledo-area Campus.
For more information about the Sept. 11 activities, call (567) 661-7583 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7583.
Owens Community College is an accredited two-year, state-assisted institution of higher education that has served Northwest Ohio since 1965. With a commitment to providing small classes, personal attention and unmatched affordability, the College serves the diverse academic needs of credit and non-credit students on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses, as well as at the Arrowhead Park Learning Center in Maumee and the Learning Center at The Source in downtown Toledo. Owens offers associate degrees that transfer to baccalaureate degrees in the Arts and Sciences and over 130 technical program areas in Agriculture, Business, Health Sciences, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Skilled Trades, and Engineering and Transportation Technologies. Owens students also can earn the first two years of a bachelor’s degree with a smooth transfer to any area four-year college or university. For more information, visit www.owens.edu.
Press Release Contact Name: Brad Meyer
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Organization Name: Owens Community College
Organization Address: Perrysburg, OH