UMass Amherst to Mark Veterans Day with Campus Events
November 8, 2012
Contact:
Ed Blaguszewski
Contact Phone:
413/545-0444
AMHERST, Mass. – Several campus events are planned in observance of Veterans Day to pay homage to veterans as well as family members who have been affected by military deployments.
The Office of Veteran Services will host its third annual Warrior Breakfast on Friday, Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall. The breakfast is open to students, faculty and alumni who are veterans as well as their families. Contact Veteran Services coordinator Judy Gagnon at jgagnon@stuaf.umass.edu for more information.
A Veterans Day vigil hosted by the Army and Air Force ROTC units will be held outside Memorial Hall near the Campus Pond starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 and lasting until sunrise on Saturday, Nov. 10.
The School of Education and 4-H’s Operation Military Kids will co-host a free, two-day institute sponsored by the Military Child Education Coalition called “Living in the New Normal: Helping Children Thrive in Good and Challenging Times” on Nov. 14-15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 165-69 Campus Center.
