Events to be held in remembrance of 9/11
This announcement was emailed to students, faculty and staff on Sept. 9 by Wake Forest Communications and External Relations:
At 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 11, Wake Forest will hold a multi-faith moment of remembrance to honor the lives lost and pray for survivors who were greatly affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Open to the University community and the public, the 9/11 Moment of Remembrance will be held at the flagpole in Parking Lot C, next to Reynolda Hall, Benson University Center and Davis Residence Hall. Wake Forest Army ROTC will participate. It is sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain.
At numerous times throughout the morning, the University’s carillon in Wait Chapel will be heard. It will be heard seven times between 8:46 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. It will also be heard at the start of the 12:15 p.m. service.
Much earlier in the morning, another event will be held in remembrance of 9/11. At 6 a.m., members of the Army ROTC battalion and military science departments at Wake Forest, Winston-Salem State University and Salem College will climb 2,997 stairs at BB&T Field to pay tribute to each victim. The Climb to Remember is open to the public. All are welcome to participate.
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9/11 Service of Remembrance
At 12:15 p.m. in Davis Chapel, Wake Forest will hold an interfaith service of prayer and remembrance to honor those lost and pray for survivors who were greatly affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The 9/11 Service of Remembrance, sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain, is open to the public. Members of the Wake Forest University Army ROTC will post colors during the event.
Categories: Inside WFU, University Announcement
Veterans Day ceremony to be held on campus Nov. 10
Wake Forest’s Army ROTC program will present a Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 10 at Perritt Plaza, where the University’s flag pole is located. The plaza is in Parking Lot C, adjacent to Reynolda Hall, Benson Center and Davis Residence Hall.
The ceremony is open to students, faculty, staff and others.
Here is a list of Veterans Day activities at Wake Forest.
Categories: Events, Inside WFU
Gladding selected for U.S. Army ROTC National Hall of Fame
Professor of Counseling Sam Gladding has been selected for induction into the 2016 inaugural class of the U.S. Army ROTC National Hall of Fame.
Gladding, a member of the Class of 1967 at Wake Forest, participated in the University’s Army ROTC program. At Wake Forest, he was inducted into the National College Military Honor Society of Scabbard and Blade and was recognized for being among the top students in the University’s ROTC program.
According to the Department of the Army, the Hall of Fame induction is awarded to alumni “whose character and distinguished service epitomizes the qualities Army ROTC embodies.”
A June 10 induction ceremony at Fort Knox, Ky., will coincide with Army ROTC’s Centennial Commemoration Ceremony. Gladding plans to attend the ceremonies.
Gladding received bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Wake Forest, in addition to receiving a master’s degree at Yale University and a doctorate at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He joined Wake Forest’s faculty in 1990 and has also served in administrative positions, including associate provost and assistant to the president for special projects.
Gladding is the author of the newly-published “The History of Wake Forest Volume 6.”
Categories: Faculty News
Veterans Day ceremony to be held on campus Nov. 11
A Veterans Day ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the flagpole in Parking Lot B between Davis Residence Hall and Benson University Center. There will be a wreath laying ceremony in honor of veterans and all those currently serving in the military. Limited seating will be available.
The event is sponsored by Army ROTC.
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