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OCTOBER
2007
University continues to honor victims, provide support, assistance –
October 30, 2007 Dear parents, The University of South Carolina continues to honor the victims of Sunday's fire in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., to provide support to their friends and families and to assist the survivors and other students affected by the tragedy. Recent information from the University is
below. For more, visit the homepage at
www.sc.edu. The Carolina Remembrance Fund has been
established in honor and memory of the six Carolina students who
died in the Ocean Isle fire Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007.
Proceeds from the fund will honor these students through
their sorority, Delta Delta Delta, or fraternity, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon.
To give to the Carolina Remembrance Fund, please send contributions to the following address: Carolina Remembrance Fund Checks should be written to Carolina Remembrance Fund. To specify a student, Delta Delta Delta sorority or Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, please indicate in the memo line of the check. To send flowers, notes or other items to the standing memorial at the University of South Carolina, please send items to the following address: Department of Student Life *Assistance available for Carolina students The Counseling and Human Development Center can assist students experiencing grief and stress. The center offers individual and group counseling, workshops and self-help resources. For more information or to speak with a counselor, call 803-777-5223 or visit www.sa.sc.edu/shs/chdc. Student Health Services provides a guide to additional resources and offers tips on managing stress online at www.sa.sc.edu/shs/CopingStrategies.shtml. Representing more than a dozen faiths, the registered religious workers of the Carolina Campus Ministries can provide support and spiritual counseling to students. A directory of organizations is online at www.sa.sc.edu/stlife/rrwccm.htm, or students may call 803-777-6688. Students who live in residence halls can speak with their resident advisers. For more information, contact University Housing at 803-777-4283. Office of Parents Programs Message
from Dr. Andrew Sorensen – October 29, 2007 To The Carolina Family, This is a profoundly sad time for our University of South Carolina family. As most of you know, seven young lives were lost in a house fire at Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., early Sunday. Six of these promising young people were
students at the University of South Carolina, and a seventh was from
Clemson University. As we await updates from officials in North Carolina, we are struggling to deal with ineffable sadness, and we are entering a grieving process through which there are no short cuts. Yet while we grieve, we must remember the families and communities where these students lived, and I ask to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. In the upcoming days and weeks we will grieve in different ways and turn to our families, our friends, our clergy, our colleagues and our larger communities for strength and support. Let us remember that, as members of the university family, we are all connected and feel the tragic loss of these young people. The words of the Anglican priest, John Donne, that "No man is an island," resonate with a bittersweet truth today. Essential to the grieving and the healing process is the creation of appropriate ways for expressing our feelings and for honoring our students. As we receive more information, our university staff will work with the families and friends to plan services and memorials. Information about these events will be posted on the university's home page. In the meantime, I remind all students that Rutledge Chapel is open for reflection and for prayer, and counselors are available at our counseling center in the Byrnes Building. Students also may find help from clergy and their residence hall advisers. We are all diminished by this loss. Our sadness is profound. But I have faith that the strength of our University of South Carolina family will sustain us all in the days and weeks to come. Sincerely Yours,
University awaits confirmation from N.C. officials on fire – October
29, 2007 Dear parents: University of South Carolina administrators are still awaiting official confirmation from authorities in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., about the fate of students who were staying at a house that caught fire early Sunday morning. Dr. Dennis Pruitt, the university's vice president for student affairs, said 13 students, including 12 from the university, were at the house. "Authorities have reported seven perished and we believe six of those were from the University of South Carolina," he said. "We need to wait, though, until we get confirmation from North Carolina." Sunday evening, University President Dr. Andrew Sorensen tried to express his grief by quoting a famous verse-"no man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent"-from 16th century Anglican priest and poet John Donne. "If I may adapt that observation to the 21st century and the University of South Carolina," Sorensen said, "no Gamecock is an island. When any one member of our family is lost, every one of us is diminished. I'm profoundly saddened, as are all members of Gamecock Nation, by these tragic deaths." Dr. Sorensen has made contact Monday with the parents of students we believe to be victims, offering the University's sympathy and support in the wake of this tragedy. As more information becomes available to the University, it will be posted on the University's Web site, www.sc.edu. Please visit that site for more information. Any member of the Carolina community who wishes to seek assistance from a counselor may call the Counseling and Human Development Center at 803-777-5223 or visit the center on the seventh floor of the Byrnes Building (on Sumter Street). Students who live in residence halls can contact their resident advisers or University Housing at 803-777-4283. Carolina Campus Ministries are also available; information on registered religious organizations is online at www.sa.sc.edu/stlife/rrwccm.htm. If you have an urgent concern about how your student is handling the grief we all are feeling today, please call the Parents Assistance Line at 1-800-868-6752. We will try to ensure your student receives the attention he or she requires. Office of Parents Programs
University of South Carolina Parent Updates – October 9, 2007 Carolina Parents, Thursday is the official midpoint of the fall semester and the start of fall break. Many students will be planning a trip back home or to visit friends at another University. If you have any questions about the break, feel free to give us a call. If you have registered for Parents Weekend through the Office of Parents Programs, you will receive final details in an e-mail this week. A few other highlights for your interest: *Last week, President Sorensen delivered his State of the University address. Click on the following link for highlights: http://uscnews.sc.edu/ADMN281-07.html *Flu shots are now available for students at a cost of $10 each. For more information, visit: http://www.sa.sc.edu/shs/flu.shtml *Our beloved mascot Cocky is a contender for National Mascot of the Year. Make sure to vote once each day! http://www.capitalonebowl.com *Applications are now being considered for the University's Senior Awards, including Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities and Outstanding Senior Awards. The deadline to submit applications is November 16. For more information, visit: http://www.sg.sc.edu/apps.htm Finally, the October e-newsletter is also attached. It features articles relating to student involvement in campus activities, ways to stay updated on world news, recognizing signs of peer drinking and hazing, and looking ahead to midterms. As always, we are only a phone call or e-mail away, and we encourage your feedback! Office of Parents Programs |
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