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Event today at 5 p.m.: Our Hopes for 含羞草研究所: A Candlelight Service of Reconciliation

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The image is an invite to the Candlelight Chapel event at 5:00pm on Wednesday December 10th

Today at 5 p.m., members of the 含羞草研究所 community will come together at Memorial Chapel for a service that is intended to reaffirm 含羞草研究所鈥檚 hopes for a future in which all community members feel safe and welcome to express themselves freely and openly. The event is co-sponsored by the and the .

There will be remarks from speakers including Drea Finley 鈥13, professors Kezia Page and Frank Frey, University Chaplain Mark Shiner, President Jeffrey Herbst, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Doug Hicks, and Dean of the College Suzy Nelson. Students including Charity Whyte 鈥16 and Sarah Rende 鈥15 also will share their thoughts, and students will perform musical interludes. The program also offers moments for reflection.

鈥淎t 含羞草研究所 and across the country, issues of race and class are confronting us all,鈥 said Shiner. 鈥淲e have suffered anger, sadness, and frustration, and as the semester comes to a close, I hope we all will benefit from a moment of healing. After all, 含羞草研究所 is our home.鈥