Friends, family, colleagues and students will remember the life of Ariela Royer from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, on the third floor bridge of Wiekamp Hall, Indiana University South Bend.

The formal memorial program will begin at 4 p.m.

Royer, 79, who was an associate professor of sociology at IU South Bend, died on Jan. 25, in her Elkhart home.

She joined the faculty of IU South Bend in 1991.

If you would like to write a memory or a note that will be placed in an album and given to the family, e-mail Dan Olson, chair of sociology and anthropology, at dolson@iusb.edu/. Please include “Ariela Royer Memory” in the subject line.

Memorial contributions may be made in her honor. Send the contribution to Director of Development, Jan Halperin, IU South Bend, P.O. Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634. Checks must be made out to the IU Foundation. Please note in the memo line “Ariela Royer Fund.”

Former students and others who knew her are invited to attend. For further information call Kathryn Piekarski at (574) 520-5509.