FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 14, 2019
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — 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.
Hosted by the Department of Psychological Sciences and Tarleton’s Educator Preparation Services, Singleton-Ferrari presents “No Longer Ground Zero: The Past, Present and Future of NYC and the World Trade Center” at 3 p.m. in the Barry B. Thompson Student Center Ballrooms.
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 floor of the World Trade Center’s Tower I.
Tickets are $10 for students with a Tarleton ID and $15 for non-students. Proceeds will support students in Tarleton’s College of Education, the Department of Psychological Sciences and Educator Preparation Services.
Tickets can be purchased at:http://tarletonstate.us/survivorspeaker.
To learn more, email Dr. Matt Loyd at mployd@tarleton.eduor Dr. Jamie Borchardt at borchardt@tarleton.edu.
Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’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.
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Contact: Dr. Jamie Borchardt
254-968-1970
borchardt@tarleton.edu
