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In 2009, Congress officially declared Sept. 11 to be a day of National Service and Remembrance during which it urged all citizens to join together in acts of community service. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and Hendricks Chapel, along with faculty, staff, and student and community organizations, are mobilizing efforts to make a big impact on this important day.

Panel Discussions

Hendricks Chapel will sponsor a series of panel discussions focusing on the impact of the 9/11 tragedy. All events will be held from 6-7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. They will include:

Monday, Sept. 12 in Room 214 of the Hall of Languages—“Whose Memories Count? Rethinking Trauma, Patriotism and Citizenship in the Post 9/11 U.S.” Panelists will include Carol Fadda-Conrey, assistant professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Karl Solibakke, assistant dean in A&S; and Silvio A. Torres-Saillant, professor of English in A&S.

Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room—“Creativity After the 11th.” A panel discussion exploring the role of the arts in constructing and shaping public memory led by Anne Beffel, associate professor in the School of Art and Design in College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA); Sam Van Aken, associate professor in the School of Art and Design in VPA, and Bradford J. Vivian, associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in VPA.

Wednesday, Sept. 14 in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room—“Living in the Aftermath: Negotiating Trauma.” Panelists will include Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, SU’s Anglican/Episcopal chaplain; Laura Beachy, a senior and Remembrance Scholar; Colleen O’Connor Bench, director of SU’s Parents Office; Ismail Pathan, a junior; and Cory Wallack; director of the SU Counseling Center.

Thursday, Sept. 15 in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room—“The Media and 9/11: Then and Now.” Panelists will include Joan Alice Deppa, associate professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; Tazim Kassam, associate professor of religion in The College of Arts and Sciences; David Rubin, dean emeritus of the Newhouse School; and Harvey M. Teres, associate professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences.

A-OK Weekend

The A-OK Weekend promotes opportunities for community engagement to honor those who gave their lives on 9/11 with acts of kindness throughout the Central New York region. In its second year, the A-OK Weekend is designed to build community and help individuals and organizations link up to make neighborhoods healthier, safer and more hospitable. To get involved in the A-OK weekend, visit http://www.wtb.org.

Juice Jam

This year’s Juice Jam, which is an event historically held on the Sunday after Labor Day, falls on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. In honor of this day, concert organizer University Union is partnering with Hendricks Chapel’s Interfaith Student Council to kick off a campuswide campaign, titled “Better Together,” at the concert. The “Better Together” campaign is a national initiative designed to engage large numbers of students in both raising funds and participating in community service projects that strive to make the world a better place. The Interfaith Student Council’s campaign focuses on addressing the issue of hunger both locally and globally, and along with the Juice Jam serving as a food drive, a portion of the concert proceeds will benefit a local hunger-related nonprofit. SU student veterans will also receive a free ticket to the concert.  (For information on Juice Jam, contact Dave Sargalski, director of Student Activities, at 443-2718.)

As part of President Obama’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, SU is competing with 300 other colleges and universities across the country to mobilize students to take action on this issue. Juice Jam, which draws nearly 8,000 students, provides an opportunity for students to participate in the campaign and give back on this historic day. In addition to being a benefit concert, Juice Jam allows more than 100 student organizations to share their information and recruit new members.

Better Together Canned Food Drive

Syracuse University will be collecting canned goods to benefit the Interreligious Food Consortium, a local organization that serves over 70 regional food pantries. Students are asked to donate tuna, canned soup, peanut butter, canned fruit and beans. All of these canned goods will be stocked and available from the SU Bookstore in the Schine Student Center. Students can purchase their canned goods and donate them at tables in Schine the week prior to September 11th .

Students can also bring canned goods items to the Juice Jam concert on Sept. 11 to exchange it for concert memorabilia.

A portion of the proceeds from the concert will go towards famine relief in the Horn of Africa through the United Nations’ World Food Programme.