Vigil will be held in response to New Zealand mosque attacks

By
The Office of Communications
on March 15, 2019, 10:25 a.m.

A campus vigil will be held at 2:30 p.m. today, March 15, in Murray-Dodge Hall, for all who want to gather together in the wake of the mosque shootings in New Zealand.

The University extends sympathies to New Zealand and those affected by the attacks and to Muslims across the world.

In response to community requests, this vigil has been organized by the Office of Religious Life.

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