9/11 Then and Now: Renewing a Commitment to Service, Volunteerism and Civic Engagement
This year commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9/11. A cross-disciplinary panel discusses the impact of the 9/11 attacks and link our knowledge and understanding to present day events. Panelists reflect on this historical event and re-engage within the current context of the identity based, geopolitical issues (e.g. the murders of George Floyd and other people of color, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Afghanistan and the US withdrawal after 20 years) while emphasizing the importance of the legacy of service that came out of this significant time of loss and change for the US and the world.
As we mark this date, we are highlighting the legislative establishment of the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance that friends and family members championed to honor the people who lost their lives. We are calling for a recommitment to a lifetime of military, national and public service, volunteerism and civic engagement.
Sponsored by the UMD Cross-Campus Civic Engagement Working Group, College of Education, School of Public Health, School of Public Policy, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and University Chaplains
Moderator:
Dana Priest, Investigative Reporter, Washington Post and Chair of the John S. and James L. Knight Chair in Public Affairs Journalism at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Panelists:
Mary L. Tobin, Senior Advisor, Wounded Warrior, Veteran and Military Family Initiatives, AmeriCorps
Imam Tarif Shraim, Muslim Chaplain, University Chaplains
Robert Orr, Dean, SPP, former assistant secretary-general for strategic planning in the Executive Office of the United Nations
Boris D. Lushniak, Professor and Dean, SPH, former acting US Surgeon General (part of the leadership team at CDC / National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health that responded to the devastation at Ground Zero)
Georgina Dodge, Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, ODI