Penn State Intercom......April
18, 2002
Service and plaque at University Park
to memorialize Penn State student deaths 
A public, multifaith service will be held to memorialize Penn State students who have died in the past year, followed by atribute to those who have died over the history of the University, beginning at 12:15 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus.
According to
the Division of Student Affairs and the Center for Ethics and Religious
Affairs, the parents and next of kin of recently deceased students have
been invited to the memorial service, the plans for which
include readings from different faith traditions by campus ministers and
student representatives; music from the Penn State Glee Club; and a formal
recognition of those who died. The Old Main chimes will ring for three
minutes before theservice begins and once afterward for each student death
since July 1, 2001. Following the service, family members will receive
oak tree seedlings as a living memorial to their lost ones.
Also following the service, students will lead a dedication ceremony for a plaque in memory of all University Park campus students who have died over the years. The plaque will be unveiled on the southeastern corner of the HUB-Robeson lawn, near a large Northern red oak tree that was planted April 11.