{"id":27450,"date":"2019-02-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-welcomes-9-11-witness-as-part-of-survivor-speaker-series\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T01:11:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T01:11:04","slug":"tarleton-welcomes-9-11-witness-as-part-of-survivor-speaker-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-welcomes-9-11-witness-as-part-of-survivor-speaker-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton welcomes 9\/11 witness as part of Survivor Speaker Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>Thursday, February 14, 2019<\/p>\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas &mdash; Tarleton State University welcomes Kristin Singleton-Ferrari, witness to the 9\/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, to campus on Sunday, March 3, as part of its annual Survivor Speaker Series. The public is invited.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Department of Psychological Sciences and Tarleton&rsquo;s Educator Preparation Services, Singleton-Ferrari presents &ldquo;No Longer Ground Zero: The Past, Present and Future of NYC and the World Trade Center&rdquo; at 3 p.m. in the Barry B. Thompson Student Center Ballrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Singleton-Ferrari will share her story from Sept. 11, 2001, taking the audience through the tragedy and memories that changed the lives of millions, including herself. Singleton-Ferrari was scheduled to participate in an interview that morning on the 106th&nbsp;floor of the World Trade Center&rsquo;s Tower I.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $10 for students with a Tarleton ID and $15 for non-students. Proceeds will support students in Tarleton&rsquo;s College of Education, the Department of Psychological Sciences and Educator Preparation Services.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets can be purchased at:<a href=\"http:\/\/tarletonstate.us\/survivorspeaker\">http:\/\/tarletonstate.us\/survivorspeaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, email Dr. Matt Loyd at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mployd@tarleton.edu\">mployd@tarleton.edu<\/a>or Dr. Jamie Borchardt at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:borchardt@tarleton.edu\">borchardt@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today&rsquo;s scholars into tomorrow&rsquo;s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.<\/p>\n<p>#<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Dr. Jamie Borchardt<br \/>254-968-1970<br \/><a href=\"mailto:borchardt@tarleton.edu\">borchardt@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarleton State University welcomes Kristin Singleton-Ferrari, witness to the 9\/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, to campus on Sunday, March 3, as part of its annual Survivor Speaker Series. 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