The Commemoration of September 11

An American RequiemTuesday, September 11, 2012

Please observe a moment of silence during all campus activities at 8:46 am.

12:00 pm
Alumni Memorial Grove
(Near the Student Activities Center Bus Loop)

6:00 pm
Film: 9/11: An American Requiem
Wang Center Theater

Seating is limited. Registration is required for film viewing and discussion. For further info, contact Mary Hoffmann at (631) 632-4995.

Immediately following the film, Dr. Benjamin J. Luft, MD, Director of the WTC Health Program on Long Island and Executive Producer of this important film, will be on hand to answer any questions from the audience.

Annual Memorial Program
Each year, we honor alumni and other members of the Stony Brook family who were lost on September 11, 2001. Their deaths strengthen our resolve as a University community to foster the most basic ideals of freedom and equality. The service will be take place in the Memorial Grove in the SAC Circle. Access to the Administration Garage is available to East Campus cardholders. The Interfaith Center and Hospital Chapel will be open for those seeking a quiet place for prayer, meditation, and reflection.

This event is open to students, community members and faculty and staff. For information, please contact Conferences & Special Events at (631) 632-6320. Sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Interfaith Center.

memorial archMemorial Arch
The Arch, donated by the Stony Brook Alumni Association, honors the 21 Stony Brook alumni who were lost. Designed by Milton Glaser in collaboration with Nicholas Fasciano, the twelve-foot-high by eight-foot-wide arch is constructed of brass that will eventually change color to a soft verdigris.

Engraved down the sides of the arch are the names of those who were lost:

Joanne Ahladiotis Rudy Mastrocinque
Jean A. Andrucki Michael P. McDonnell
Michael A. Bane Manika Narula
Carlton W. Bartels Christopher M. Panatier
William F. Burke Jr. John W. Perry
Michel P. Colbert Lisa J. Raines
Stephen M. Fogel Jonathan S. Ryan
Steven E. Furman Margaret M. (Walier) Seeliger
Richard S. Gabrielle Peter A. Siracuse
Kuifai (Raymond) Kwok Walwyn W. Stuart Jr.
Edward J. Mardovich  

9/11 Oral History Project
Stony Brook University Professor Dr. Benjamin Luft's oral history project, Remembering 911, was featured on a special edition of the CBS news program 60 Minutes, aired on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Over the past decade, Dr. Luft has worked to document the experiences of 9/11 first responders in their own words. More »


For more information, please contact the Office of Conferences & Special Events at (631) 632-6320.
Access to the Administration Garage is available to East Campus cardholders.