September 30, 2020 11:30 a.m.

On Thursday, Umpqua Community College will hold its annual Day of Remembrance to reflect on the events of October 1st, 2015.

A UCC release said the campus flag will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset. Floral arrangements that collectively serve as a tribute to survivors and those lost are displayed around the campus flag pole, starting Wednesday.

Since the campus is closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions, the annual ceremony will be held virtually via live-stream. The ceremony will include a video highlighting construction of the campus memorial, brief comments by invited guests, and a time of remembering the Umpqua Nine. It will be live-streamed on the campus YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/umpquacc:

The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a moment of silence at 10:38 a.m. It will conclude at 10:40 a.m.

The release said construction of the permanent 10/1 Memorial started earlier this year. The project has yet to be completed due to the COVID-19 restrictions, and the recent wildfires. Once it is finished, and all restrictions under which the campus currently operates have been lifted, the memorial will be open to visitors.

Anyone who wants to visit the floral arrangement displays near the campus flagpole can do so on Wednesday, following strict social distancing and face covering guidelines.

Go to www.umpqua.edu/we-remember for more information.