Last Chance to Register for 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Featuring Actor Dennis Quaid

On Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 9 AM, the Pepperdine community will gather at Alumni Park on the Malibu campus for a remembrance ceremony honoring the lives lost during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon 24 years ago. The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will be a time to reflect on the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and ensure that the examples of compassion, bravery, and solidarity demonstrated across the country in the following days and months remain at the forefront of our collective consciousness.

This year the University will welcome actor Dennis Quaid to the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, who will serve as the distinguished honoree. The ceremony will also feature remarks from chancellor Sara Young Jackson (’74) and reflections and readings by other members of the Pepperdine community. 

Attendees are invited to walk through the Waves of Flags display, which features nearly 3,000 flags representing each innocent victim, including a national flag for each foreign country that lost a citizen in the attack, prior to or following the ceremony to pay tribute to the lives lost with prayer and reflection. All attendees as well as members of the public are also invited to visit the Reflection Station to write messages of reflection and remembrance on the provided cards and attach them to any flagpole. 

For more information and to register to attend the event, visit the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony registration website.