Ithaca College

The eighth annual Veterans Day Celebration will be held at noon on Thursday, November 11, in Ford Hall in the Whalen Center for Music.  Members of the Ithaca College community are encouraged to join in the College salute to those who serve. 

Thomas Rochon, President, will provide a welcome address at the ceremony. The IC Brass Choir, conducted by Andrew Benware, and IC Voices, conducted by Susan Avery, will perform.

This year's keynote speaker is Captain Daniel L. Weed of the U.S. Navy. Captain Weed is currently serving as a commanding officer and a professor of naval science for the Naval ROTC unit at Cornell University.  Captain Weed’s personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (five awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards).

The event is free and open to members of the campus community and the greater Ithaca area. The celebration will conclude by 1:00 p.m.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a donation that will be used in making care packages to send to troops serving overseas. Suggested items for donation include Beanie Babies, paperback books, boot socks, foot powder, playing cards, dice, dominoes, Dunkin' Donuts coffee, nuts and sunflower seeds.  

Veterans make up a valued part of Ithaca College and Longview. Veterans who are members of these communities are recognized at https://www.ithaca.edu/veterans/employees. If you are an Ithaca College alumnus, veteran or a Longview resident and veteran that wishes to be listed, please e-mail veteranscommittee@ithaca.edu. Provide your name, affiliation with the college or Longview, graduation year (if applicable), date of service entry and branch of service.

We look forward to your participation as we honor our Veterans on Thursday, November 11.

For Captain Weed’s biography, visit https://www.ithaca.edu/veterans/keynote. For more information on care package donations, visit http://www.give2thetroops.org/items.htm.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Human Resources via e-mail at jray@ithaca.edu or by telephone at x4-8000. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.