By: Elisabeth Steinhardt
Posted In: News
Photo credit: SRU Public Affairs
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit Salve Regina Nov. 17.
On Thursday, Nov. 17, the Dalai Lama will visit Salve to present a lecture titled, “A Human Approach to World Peace,” as well as, visit with longtime friends and supporters Sen. and Mrs. Claiborne Pell.
Starting today, Monday, Nov. 7, all full-time students have one complimentary ticket reserved in their name available for pick-up at the Office of Student Life located in Miley Hall. Tickets will be available between now and noon on Wednesday Nov. 9. Tickets for part-time undergraduate students and graduate students are available at the Office of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education between noon on Monday, Nov. 7 and noon on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The office will be open until 6 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. A valid Salve I.D. must be present at time of pick-up and must accompany each ticket upon entrance to the event. No student tickets will be available after noon on Nov. 9. Salve President Dr. M. Therese Antone, RSM, has declared Nov. 17 a day of peace and reflection campus-wide. Also, Nov. 17, 1950, was the day that the Dalai Lama was enthroned as Head of State. “In keeping with the spirit of our mission and the Dalai Lama’s teachings of peace and hope, I am declaring November 17th as a day of peace and reflection on our campus,” Sister Therese said on SALVEtoday. “A special University community Mass for world peace will be celebrated on this date. I look forward to the opportunity for all members of the University community – students, faculty and staff – to come together in the spirit of hope, peace and compassion to welcome the Dalai Lama.” Because Nov. 17 will be a day of peace and reflection, all scheduled morning classes will be held as usual, but classes between noon and 5 p.m. will be canceled with all classes ending at noon. Evening classes will be held as usual. As a longtime friend of the Dalai Lama, Sen. Pell is also a supporter of the Dalai Lama’s efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution for a future Tibet. Furthermore, during Sen. Pell’s time as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he funded programs for Tibetans, including Fulbright scholarships, VOA Tibetan language service, humanitarian assistance for refugees, and a supportive American policy approach resulting in the institutionalizing of the Tibet issue in U.S. foreign policy, all because of the personal affection he had for the Dalai Lama. Sen. Pell and the Dalai Lama first met shortly after China opened Tibet to tourism in 1980. After his retirement from the U.S. Senate, Sen. Pell continued his support for Tibet and remained friends with the Dalai Lama. At the age of 2, Tenzin Gyatso was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. At the age of 5, he was enthroned and became the political leader of Tibet at age 15. The Dalai Lama, the 14th person to hold that title, fled Tibet and established a government in exile in India in 1959. Specific details of the Dalai Lama’s visit will be made available next week as the schedule is finalized. Also, all students are invited to attend a Mass for World Peace to be held at 8:30 a.m. in the Bazarsky Lecture Hall, O’Hare Academic Center, on the morning of Nov. 17.
