Family members are encouraged to consider this site as a family site and are permitted to visit the site at their discretion and are permitted to place flowers at this time or anytime they would like. A short reception follows the ceremony during which the families of the donors have an opportunity to speak to each other and to the University staff about their loved one and that individual's choice to donate themselves to science. This program, organized and run by the students occurs at the conclusion of the Fall Gross Anatomy Course. Medical and Dental Students conduct a service during which they remember those individuals who they just spent a semester learning from. Individual students speak about how much they learned, how appreciative they are of the individual donations, and how much the experience has changed their lives.
Students choose to read poetry, sing or express their personal feelings.
This program is closed to anyone except students. Below are samples of readings which have been presented at such programs.