The possibility of a military draft, future terrorist attacks and more hijacked airplanes are some of the student concerns stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks.

Martin Gentry, director of Katherine Thomas Hall, has heard many of these concerns from some of his residents, as well as from other students.

In dealing with their various questions, Gentry decided it would be helpful for the university to host a panel discussion addressing student questions and concerns relating to the Sept. 11 attacks. A discussion will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Davies Theater of Davies Center.

A total of 11 panelists, ranging from university faculty to a National Guard captain to a Mesaba Airlines station manager will be available to answer questions from the audience.

Bill Harms, associate vice chancellor of student affairs and one of the panelists, said he will deal mostly with campus security issues and will describe the security steps taken since Sept. 11. A main concern he has heard deals with military issues, such as the possibility of a draft and what the university does with tuition and classes if a student goes into service.

Students also have been worried about flying for spring break and the effects on the job market from a possible national recession, Gentry said. Considering the impact of the attacks, Gentry said it would be an injustice for the university not to host such a discussion for students.

“I think it’s very important because you have a lot of students with a lot of concerns,” he said.

Diane Stegner-Roadt, certification coordinator for the university’s registrar, agreed the discussion is important to have because “there are a lot of people wondering the same thing,” she said.

With constant media coverage of the war on terrorism, Gentry said he hopes the discussion will lessen some of the stress from it. “I’m hoping that students will take away a piece of mind, and a sense of normalcy,” Gentry said.