On the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, Monica Zeigler was in New York.

Zeigler, assistant director for the Academic Advising Center, is one of five people whom will share their thoughts concerning the effects of the Sept. 11 attacks.

The five individuals will gather at 7 p.m., today, in 7th Street Underground for the “9/11 Remembered: Experience, Thoughts and Perspectives” event. It is open to all students, staff, faculty and community members.

The other panel members are Dean Robert Augustine with the graduate school, sociology professor William Lovekamp, international student Krishna Ignaliga and a representative from military services.

Although there is a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at 8:30 a.m., today, Kimberly Moock, director of orientation, is glad to fit in both a ceremony and discussion for the five year anniversary.

“Our hope is that in the morning we will pay tribute to those who lost their lives,” she said. “Our hope in the evening is to have a discussion on the affects.”

Moock also said that as a university, having a conversation about issues like those of Sept. 11 blends well with the university’s mission to discuss important topics.

Dean Augustine will act as the host and moderator for the event as well as sharing his thoughts about how the university had to react.

Lovekamp will explain how society has been influenced by the attacks throughout the years.

Because he is a sociology professor, he has an understanding about society and issues that affect it, Moock said.

International students are just one group in society that has been affected and Ignaliga, who was on campus at the time and is still at Eastern, will share how one event has changed her life.

Sue Songer, adviser for international students, said that international students who were in the United States at the time have had anxiety over the terrorist attacks.

“Things were so uncertain at the time,” she said. “They were so far from home and that caused anxiety.”

Songer said that prior to Sept. 11, enrollment of international students at Eastern was up but shortly after, the enrollment decreased.

It was not until this school year that the enrollment for international students has increased, she said.

The drop after Sept. 11 was because the United States government implemented tracking on international students.

“(It was) mandated after 9/11 that all universities implement a computer based tracking,” Songer said.

Moock said she did not know whom the military was going to send for the panel, but she knew that the person chosen would share how the military had to react at home.

Each of the five panel members will have an opportunity to talk and the audience will also have the chance to speak its mind but through cards.

Audience members can write questions or comments on note cards, and Dean Augustine will go through them for the panel to answer or comment on, Moock said.

Songer said that an important thing to remember when discussing the events of Sept. 11 is that it influenced other countries other than the United States.

“People from all over the world were killed. It was not just an American loss,” she said.