Today, thousands of people across the nation will commit to a day of service in honor of those who died or were injured during the terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.
UTRGV will commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks during a Patriot Day observance from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.
The program will take place on the University Center Circle on the Edinburg campus and the Student Union lawn on the Brownsville campus.
“It’s a passive and meaningful program that we’re planning on doing,” said Patricia Montemayor, program coordinator for UTRGV Student Activities. “We’ve purchased [U.S.] flags, so people can adorn, like, the Chapel lawn in Edinburg, or in Brownsville, the Student Union lawn, so people can remember.”
In the United States, Patriot Day, also observed as National Day of Service and Remembrance, is the culmination of efforts originally launched in 2002 by the nonprofit 9/11 Day, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service website.
Montemayor told The Rider it is important for the campus community to know Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance are observed.
“We need to start recognizing civic engagement and give people the opportunity to know the different meanings of annual observances that happen in our nation,” she said. “We just want students to be familiar and have knowledge behind it.”
For more information or special accommodations, call Student Involvement at 665-7364 in Edinburg and 882-5111 in Brownsville.
