Across Greater Boston, college communities will be coming together to commemorate the alumni and students who have risked their lives to serve our country. Veterans Day ceremonies and other volunteer-focused events will be taking place throughout the day on local campuses in honor of the country’s heroes. Below is a look at how you can celebrate.
Boston College
The Boston College Veterans Alumni Network will be hosting the 13th Annual Veterans Remembrance Mass and Ceremony, open to all alumni, veterans and members of the BC community. Mass will be held at the school’s St. Ignatius parish at 9:30 a.m., and will be followed by a ceremony and roll call at the Veterans Memorial Wall on Burns Lawn at 11 a.m. Captain Robert Keane, an alumnus and retired member of the United States Navy, will be on hand to deliver a speech.
Northeastern University
Northeastern will be holding its annual Veterans Day ceremony to honor the students and alumni who have served their country. A ceremonial wreath-laying will take place, beginning at 2:30 p.m., and names will be added to the university’s Veterans Memorial, located at 120 Forsyth St. Across the street, prior to the ceremony, Northeastern’s ROTC Alumni Society will host a candlelight remembrance at the Raytheon Amphitheater at 1 p.m.
Emerson College
Emerson asked students, “How will YOU spend your Veterans Day?” For several, the Monday will be spent volunteering throughout Boston. The school’s Office of Off Campus Student Services is sponsoring Emerson Action Day 2013, in which members of the Emerson community come together to lend a helping hand at a variety of sites, including Boston Rescue Mission, Goodwill Massachusetts, the St. Francis House and Women’s Lunch Place. Students will be meeting in the Multipurpose Room of the Max Mutchnick Campus Center beginning at 9 a.m.
MIT
MIT will be renaming its Lobby 10, located below the Institute’s Great Dome, the “Memorial Lobby” in commemoration of MIT alumni who have given their lives and served their country. The ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 18, with a presentation of the flags by MIT Police-ROTC Joint Guard. Speeches and a benediction by Institute Chaplain Robert Randolph will follow, as well as performances by the MIT Chorallaries and brass ensemble.
Image via Northeastern’s Veterans Memorial
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