Eyewitness to terror, alumnus recollects

New York City, Sept. 11, 11:33 a.m.
There is no good way to begin. The word “unbelievable” is not enough. It’s not even close. Here is the sequence of events as I experienced them.

 

Coping with the national trauma

Because of the degree of violence and complete unexpectedness, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon may have left students and faculty with a number of unsettling reactions.

World Trade Center towers did their job

Built to withstand the impact of a 707 airplane, the twin towers of the World Trade Center did their job, or the death toll would not be little more than 10 percent of the number of people who worked there every day.

Things to know if you're new to HPU

Students welcome new students
Compiled by the spring 2001 Cross-Cultural Psychology class
and forwarded by Dr. Mary Sheridan

Gordon Teacher of Year

Irene Rizkallah Gordon, an instructor of English as a Second Language (ESL) at Hawai‘i Pacific University, was awarded the University’s 2001 Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching. The announcement was made at HPU’s spring commencement ceremony in May.

Abordonado TLC Director

Teacher of the Year for 2000, Dr. Valentina Abordonado was recently named director of the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) at HPU.