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CONTACT:
Kristine
Gobbo
561-297-1168,
kgobbo@fau.edu
FAU to Host Events in Observance
of 9/11
BOCA RATON, FL (September 8, 2010) – Florida Atlantic University will host events in observance of 9/11 on FAU’s Boca Raton campus.
The following events will take place:
Mass of Peace and Remembrance
Saturday, September 11 at 4:30 p.m.
All Nations Room
Contact: Office of Multicultural Affairs at
561-297-3959
The FAU Catholic Newman Club will offer a Mass of
Peace and Remembrance celebrated by Monsignor Tom Skindeleski,
pastor of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Delray Beach. The Mass
also will be the Sunday Vigil Mass. A reception will
follow.
Passage to Understanding
Monday, September 13 at noon
Jewish Life Center
Contact: Scott Brockman at 561-297-4099
The FAU Muslim Student Organization, the Jewish Student
Union and Hillel are offering an opportunity for the community to
read a portion of the Qur’an and discuss the similarities
of the Qur’an and the Torah with a Rabbi and Imam.
-FAU-
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as
the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University
serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on
seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a
teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10
colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters,
the College of Business, the College for Design and Social
Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of
Engineering & Computer Science, the Graduate College, the
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt
College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
and the
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more
information, visit
www.fau.edu
.
