Moment of Reflection to honor the life of Second Lt. Richard Collins IIIWednesday, August 30
12:05 pm
“Please join Bowie State University and the University of Maryland for a Moment of Reflection to honor the life of Second Lt. Richard Collins III. In solidarity and respect, both communities invite you to pause and reflect in silence Wednesday, August 30, 12:05 P.M.”
The Moment of Reflection will occur on Wednesday, August 30, from 12:05-12:06 PM simultaneously at Bowie State and at the University of Maryland, as well as at several other USM campuses.
PSYC will meet together a few minutes before noon on Hornbake plaza to observe this moment of reflection together.
· The moment will begin with a single Chapel bell chime at 12:05 PM and conclude with a single
· An all campus text message will be sent on August 30 between 11:50 AM and 12:00 noon notifying the campus of the moment at 12:05 PM.
· All will honor the moment of silence in place wherever they are – in classrooms, offices, residence halls, and meeting rooms across campus.
· Several chaplains will gather at the labyrinth to lay a flower at 12:05 PM. All are welcome at the labyrinth.
· The attached flyer will be hung in locations all over campus. Information will also be supplied on ELMS, campus TVs, websites, and as many listservs as possible.
· Loud speaker announcements will be made at 12:00 noon in large venues (e.g., ERC, Stamp Food Court, The Diner) announcing the moment of silence at 12:05 PM.
· All campus food service and cash registers will suspend business for one minute.
· Buses and cars in motion will not stop. Buses at bus stops will stay idle for one minute. All bus drivers will ask passengers to observe the moment of silence.
Chapel bell chime at 12:06 PM.
