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In response to receiving generous donations from some passengers,
Memorial University has established the September 11, 2001, International Travel
Bursary Fund which will assist students from other countries to travel to
Memorial University for studies. The university intends that this
bursary will be a perpetual memorial to those who died in the tragic events
of that day, while it also fosters international relations. For more
information, click here. Memorial University thanks all donors for their
generosity.
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By re-activating an unused campus building, the Thomson Centre, Memorial
University was able to offer temporary accommodations for approximately 475
passengers who were forced to make an unscheduled stopover in Newfoundland
as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.
The university made every effort to offer these passengers basic services
at the Thomson Centre or in other campus buildings nearby. A Help Centre
was set up to assist travellers with any accommodation difficulties. Other
services offered to them included: washrooms, showers, meals (at the
university's residence dining hall), child care services, phone, fax and
Internet communications and access to televisions and help for those with
special needs.
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