Mitchell College Hosts Speakers and Panel Discussion for Veterans Day

Mitchell College honors veterans with a full day of ceremony, speakers and panel discussions on Wednesday, November 11 starting at 9:30 a.m. Featured speakers are Captain Andrew C. Jarrett, Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine School and Connecticut State Senator Cathy Osten who is a veteran. Panels will feature women cadets from the US Coast Guard Academy and Mitchell College veterans. All events are free and open to the public. Here’s the schedule for the day:

9:30 A.M. Flag Raising, Mitchell Hall

USCG Academy Cadet Colors Detail

- Cadet l/c Sheila Dutt (Flag Team)

- Cadet 2/c Will Glick (Bugler)

- Cadet 2/c Shaq Cruz (Flag Team)

- Cadet 3/c Ryan Marshall (Flag Team)

9:45 A.M. Laying of Wreath, Mitchell Beach

Wreath Detail – Megan Costello-Rodriguez

Invocation, Professor George Wezner

Wreath Laying, President Janet Steinmayer

10:30 A.M. Guest Speakers, Weller Center

Captain Andrew C. Jarrett, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine School (Bio below)

Senator Cathy Osten, Connecticut State Senator, 19th District, U.S. Army Veteran (Bio below)

1:45 P.M. Coast Guard Cadet Panel Discussion, Weller Center

- Cadet 1/c Sheila Dutt

- Cadet 1/c Hailey Thompson

- Cadet 1/c Casey Fall

2:30 P.M. Mitchell College Veterans Panel Discussion, Weller Center

- Student Sean Doel, U.S. Marine Corp. Veteran

- Student Megan Costello-Rodriguez, U.S. Airforce Veteran

- Professor Scott Horton, U.S. Navy Veteran

- Student James Singleton, U.S. Army Veteran

For further information, please contact Horton_s@mitchell.edu or 860-701-7733.