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College to hold candlelight vigil and memorial service for Va. Tech victims

April 17, 2007

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Connecticut College will hold a campus-wide candlelight vigil and memorial service to remember the victims of the tragedy at Virginia Tech on Wednesday, April 18 at 9:15 p.m.

Members of the college community will gather at Crozier-Williams Student Center and will proceed as a group to Harkness Chapel. There, a service of meditation and reflection will be organized by several offices, including the Office of the Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, SGA and the Office of Student Life.

In a message to campus, Connecticut College President Lee Higdon said that "In the face of such a tragedy, I am reminded of the unpredictability of life. But I am also reminded of the importance of our mission here at Connecticut College. This is one of too many incidents, at home and abroad, that reminds me how much we need the mutual respect, understanding and tolerance that is the foundation of liberal education."

The Connecticut College community was deeply affected by the tragedy, as one of the victims, Daniel O´Neil, was the son of the college´s director of major gifts, Bill O´Neil.

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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu