This year marks the 36th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2024-25 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities to look back and remember the 270 people who lost their lives in the tragedy, and to educate on the ways they are acting forward.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events, will be held Sunday, Oct. 20, through Saturday, Oct. 26. Remembrance Week events are meant to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit .

Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Radell Roberts atĚý315.443.0221 orĚýrrober02@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

ĚýAll WeekĚý

• Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle:ĚýThe Empty Seats Display is a visual representation of the Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs for 35 minutes on Wednesday, Oct. 23, beginning at 2 p.m.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the 270 Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages, Hendricks Chapel and the JMA Wireless Dome will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 20

• “Each Moment Radiant,” Hendricks Chapel 4 p.m.: The Malmgren Concert Series will feature the world premiere of “Each Moment Radiant,” a newly commissioned chamber work by composer Kurt Erickson and poet Brian Turner commemorating the Pan Am Flight 103 air disaster. Setnor School of Music faculty and guest musicians will perform Erickson and Turner’s song cycle “Here, Bullet” and Johannes Brahms’ piano trio in C minor.
• “Healing Trauma Through Poetry and Music,” National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, 5:30 p.m.: Composer Kurt Erickson and poet Brian Turner will lead a reception and discussion on the genesis and creative process behind “Here, Bullet” and “Each Moment Radiant.”

These events are co-sponsored by the Syracuse Symposium, the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, the Society for New Music, the Setnor School of Music and the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. The commission for “Each Moment Radiant” was made possible through the CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Cultural Engagement regrant program thanks to a New York State Senate Initiative supported by the NYS Legislature, the Office of the Governor and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.

• , Place of Remembrance, 7 p.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a candlelight vigil to remember the 270 victims of Pan Am 103.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, 2 p.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will sit in the empty chairs on the Quad for 35 minutes.

Thursday, Oct. 24

• Act Forward Symposium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall atrium (outside Gifford Auditorium), 7 p.m.: The Remembrance Scholars will present posters that share their plans to “act forward” through outreach, research, education and creative projects designed to benefit the community.
• , Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 8 p.m.: An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) will be available for this event.

Friday, Oct. 25

• “In The Aftermath: Documenting and Researching Victim Support Groups,” Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, and Zoom (), 10 a.m.: A panel discussion focusing on the collection, preservation and use of important records of the aftermath of tragedies and disasters. Organized by the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at the Special Collections Research Center and moderated by Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn, Pan Am 103 archivist and assistant University archivist. Panelists are Jelena Watkins, co-director of the Centre for Collective Trauma in the United Kingdom and member of the Archiving Disaster Support Group Records project team, and Ezra Rudolph, research associate for Contemporary and Cultural History at the University of Göttingen in Germany. Both will talk about their work and experiences and share insights into the lasting significance and unique challenges of victim support group records in documenting the aftermath of tragic events. A question-and-answer session will follow the moderated discussion. CART will be provided. If you require accessibility accommodations, email Max Wagh at mlwagh@syr.edu by Friday, Oct. 18.
• , Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.: This annual ceremony remembers the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event.
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.: ​This annual convocation will honor the 2024-25 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and CART will be available for this event. A reception in the Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall, will immediately follow.

The two sought comfort and community at , the spiritual heart of campus, mourning the tragic loss of life with the remaining students, faculty and staff members who hadn’t departed for winter break.

Friend would eventually become part of the first cohort of and the traditions surrounding Remembrance Week.

“Remembrance Week is such a wonderful way to pay tribute to the students and their families, and to instill the impact of the event on Syracuse as an institution. Syracuse could have decided to quietly give out scholarships and not acknowledge the incident, but I’m so proud of the institution for going the other way, embracing the people impacted by this tragedy and embracing the impact this had on our campus community. By making this a celebration of the lives lost means their memories will last forever,” says Friend, who represented .

“Look back. Act forward.”

Those words influence how Syracuse University’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars honor and celebrate the lives of the people who were killed during the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the bombing, which claimed the lives of 270 people, including 35 Syracuse students who were on their way home following a semester abroad.

Julie Friend ’92

Each October, the University community comes together during Remembrance Week events and activities—planned by that year’s cohort of Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars—to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism.

The impact of being a Remembrance Scholar lives on in Friend and her fellow scholars.

Today, as director of global safety and security at Northwestern University, Friend developed a comprehensive, universitywide approach to international risk management, including for the university’s students who study abroad. She wrote the industry standard on how colleges and universities respond to the death of a student abroad.

“Absolutely there’s a tie between my work and my time as a Remembrance Scholar. I think about that whenever I’m dealing with a student in crisis abroad. Knowing the parents of the Pan Am Flight 103 victims experienced the ultimate tragedy a parent can experience when their student goes to college, I think about these family members too, and what they might be going through. It is important for me to put myself in the shoes of those parents so I can be the best I can at my job,” Friend says.

Luke ’16 and Hannah Rafferty ’16

Hannah (Visnosky) Rafferty ’16 and Luke Rafferty ’16 firmly believe they never would have met were it not for the Remembrance Scholars program. The encounter had life-changing ramifications for both Hannah, who earned a sport management degree from the , and Luke, who earned a photography degree from the .

Today, the two are happily married and co-run a video production company, Filmiamo Productions, that tells the stories of successful companies, brands and individuals. They’re also raising their Orange goldendoodle, “Waverly,” named for the street where their Remembrance Scholars meetings took place inside Bird Library.

“When terrorists perform acts of terror, their goal is to instill fear and terrorize a community. The students that we represent didn’t get their chance at love, they didn’t get their chance at having an adulthood. While the terrorists were trying to harm and hurt people, Syracuse, in creating the Remembrance program, created something good out of this terrible situation. This allows us to talk about the victims of Pan Am 103 and honor their lives through us telling our story of how we met,” says Hannah, who represented .

“People of a certain generation remember Pan Am 103, but people of the newer generation don’t really know what happened that day. We get to provide that context and tell them that story to make sure those 35 Syracuse University students are always remembered and never forgotten. The student I represented [] wanted to be a photojournalist telling the types of stories Hannah and I do with our video production company. The Remembrance Scholar program gave me something powerful, and I’ve carried that with me well past graduation,” adds Luke.

On this “’Cuse Conversation,” these alumni reflect on the significant impact the Remembrance Scholars program had on them, share their stories of why they wanted to become Remembrance Scholars, and explain how they continue to honor the lives of the University students who died on the flight.

Friend recalls what it was like on campus in the aftermath of the incident and how there was an empty feeling when students returned to campus to start the spring semester. She also describes how powerful and emotional it was when the University marked the 30-year anniversary of the incident in 2018.

Hannah and Luke share how being Remembrance Scholars helped their Orange love story blossom. They also discuss the personal significance of both the Place of Remembrance—where each year the Syracuse community gathers for a candlelight vigil and rose-laying ceremony—and the Remembrance Wall—which features the names of the 35 Syracuse students who died.

Check out episode 152 of the . A transcript [PDF]Ěýis also available.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony memorializes the 270 people, including several students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and ASL and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation. The convocation will beĚý.

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; Deborah Barnes and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19; and the Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi in remembrance of our brother, Alexander Lowenstein.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, creative pursuits, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Joshua Halliday and Tristan Woolley, will be recognized at the convocation.

Lois Agnew, associate provost for academic affairs and professor of writing and rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences, will preside over the convocation. Messages will be delivered by the Rt. Honorable David Mundell, member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns and majors are the following:

• Nicole Aponte of Franklin Square, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications;
• Christian Bevilacqua of Norwich, Connecticut, a social studies education and geography major in the School of Education, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Nina Chen of Palo Alto, California, a fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Dominic Chiappone of Miami, Florida, a history major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Sophie Creager-Roberts of Charlottesville, Virginia, an environment, sustainability and policy major and history major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Daniela Dorado of Bogotá, Colombia, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;
• Mia-Marie Fields of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Guerdyna Gelin of Port Chester, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Alison Gilmore of South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, a sport analytics major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics;
• Miguel Guzman of Lima, Peru, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Ka’ai Imaikalani I of Nu’uanu, Hawaii, a policy studies and international relations major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Benjamin Johnson of Stafford, Virginia, a computer engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and member of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps;
• Kyle Kalmar of Fort Collins, Colorado, a student in the School of Architecture;
• Beizhou Li of Jiangsu, China, a political science and economics major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Lucio Maffei of West Orange, New Jersey, a political philosophy and ethics major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Grant Maxheimer of Linden, Michigan, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Thomas Mitchell Mazza of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Aiden McGorry of New York, New York, a student in the School of Architecture;
• Jovanni Mosca of Corinth, New York, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Aidan O’Connell of Manchester, New Hampshire, a political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Motolani Oladitan of Lagos, Nigeria, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Sofia Rodriguez of Miami Gardens, Florida, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Emily Saad of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a finance major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a creative advertising major in the Newhouse School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Katarina Sako of Buffalo, New York, a neuroscience and biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Elliot Salas of Houston, Texas, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Mary Schieman of Mentor, Ohio, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Emily Shuman of Durham, New Hampshire, a human development and family science major in the Falk College;
• Hannah Skelton of North Caldwell, New Jersey, a political science and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Hannah Starorypinski of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, a political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Otto Sutton of Corning, New York, a political science, political philosophy and history major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences;
• Anna Terzaghi of Sydney, Australia, an anthropology and international relations major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Madison Wallace of Bedford, New Hampshire, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Emily Weaver of Mount Morris, New York, an Earth and environmental sciences and forensic science major in the College of Arts and Sciences; an anthropology major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences; a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program and a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps;
• Xibo Xu of Jiangsu, China, an applied data analytics major in the School of Information Studies and an international relations major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences; and
• Zhiyun (Alita) Zhang of Shanxi, China, a psychology and linguistic studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Roses and stones on the Wall of Remembrance (Photo by Angela Ryan)

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 15, through Saturday, Oct. 21. Remembrance Week events are meant to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visitĚý. Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Heather Ryerson atĚý315.443.5725 or by email atĚýhmryerso@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

All WeekĚý

• , sixth floor of Bird Library, on display through Jan. 6, 2024: Curated by Pan Am 103 Archivist Vanessa St. Oegger-Menn, the exhibition documents the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The exhibition features materials donated to the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at the Special Collections Research Center by the victims’ loved ones and members of the investigative teams. The exhibition provides an overview of the disaster, investigation and first trial at Kamp van Zeist in the Netherlands. For more information or to request a tour, email pa103archives@syr.edu or call 315.443.0632.
• Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle: The Empty Seats are the visual representation of the Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs on Wednesday, Oct. 18, beginning at 9:15 a.m.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages, Hendricks Chapel and the JMA Wireless Dome will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 15

• , Place of Remembrance, 6 p.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a Candlelight Vigil to remember the 270 victims of Pan Am 103. In the event of rain, the vigil will be held inside Hendricks Chapel.

Monday, Oct. 16

• , Shaw Quad, 9 a.m.: Members of the University community are invited to paint stones that will be placed on top of the Wall of Remembrance during the Rose-Laying Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 20.

Wednesday, Oct. 18

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, 9:15 a.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will sit in the empty chairs on the Quad for 35 minutes.
• 7 p.m., Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall: The documentary tells the story of “Dark Elegy,” the memorial created by Suse Lowenstein, whose son, Alexander, was killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing. A question-and-answer session with filmmaker Jill Campbell will follow.

Thursday, Oct. 19

• , Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 8 p.m.: An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Real-Time Translation will be available for this event.

Friday, Oct. 20

• ​, Place of Remembrance,Ěý2:03 p.m.: This annual ceremony remembers the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event.

• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.​: This annual convocation will honor the 2023-24 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be available for this event. A reception at the Syracuse University Art Museum Galleria in the Shaffer Art Building will immediately follow.

Saturday, Oct. 21

• Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will perform community service in downtown Syracuse with We Rise Above the Streets.

This year marks the 34th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2022-23 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities to remember the 270 people who lost their lives in the tragedy.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct. 22. Remembrance Week events are meant to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visitĚý. Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Heather Ryerson atĚý315.443.5725 or by email at hmryerso@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

ĚýAll WeekĚý

• 35 Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
  The 35 Empty Seats are the visual representation of the 35 Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs on Monday, Oct. 17, beginning at 1:28 p.m.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages, Hendricks Chapel and the JMA Wireless Dome will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 16

• Music and Message, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m. andĚýCandlelight Vigil, Hendricks Chapel to the Place of Remembrance, 5:30 p.m.
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a Music and Message collaboration with Hendricks Chapel that addresses themes of hope, resilience and action in the face of tragedy. The evening will conclude with a Remembrance Candlelight Vigil beginning at Hendricks Chapel and concluding at the Place of Remembrance.

Monday, Oct. 17

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, 1:28 p.m.
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in the 35 empty chairs on the Quad for 35 minutes.

Tuesday, Oct. 18

• “Look Back, Act Forward Mural,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Schine Student Center

Wednesday, Oct. 19

• “Look Back, Act Forward Mural,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Schine Student Center
• Screening of “Seat 20D,” 7 p.m., Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall
  The documentary tells the story of “Dark Elegy,” the memorial created by Suse Lowenstein, whose son, Alexander, was killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing.

Thursday, Oct. 20

• Celebration of Life​, K.G. Tan Auditorum, National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
  An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event.

ĚýFriday, Oct. 21

• Lecture on “Trauma, Identity, Community and the 1988 Lockerbie Bombing,” Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, 10 a.m.
  Researchers/criminologists Andy Clark of Newcastle University and Colin Atkinson of the University of the West of Scotland will discuss their recent criminological oral history research with first responders to the Lockerbie disaster site. This presentation is sponsored by the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at the Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center. Communication Access Real-Time (CART) will be provided.

• Rose-Laying Ceremony​, Place of Remembrance,Ěý2:03 p.m.
  This annual ceremony remembers the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. ASL interpretation will be available for this event.
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.​
  This annual convocation will honor the 2022-23 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and CART translation will be available for this event. A reception at the SU Art Museum Galleria in the Shaffer Art Building will immediately follow.

Additionally, please look for upcoming dialogue-based events to be announced soon.

The lecture will feature Dr. Andy Clark of Newcastle University and Dr. Colin Atkinson of the University of the West of Scotland. They will discuss their recent criminological oral history research with first responders to the Lockerbie disaster site. Drawing upon an attentiveness to sensory experiences and the role of the senses in memory, they discuss three themes that emerged through their research interviews: the ways in which the event, and the memories of disaster scene, are narrated by responders through the lens of trauma and emotional response; the role of identity—particularly professional identity—in the narratives of responders; and the role of community in capturing the collective belonging of first-responders who were brought together as a result of the Lockerbie bombing. Themes discussed will resonate with other communities who have suffered through disasters.

This year marks the 34th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. Each year, the University’s Remembrance Week honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through the University, who lost their lives in the tragedy. The Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives in the Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center collects, preserves, and provides access to materials that document the bombing and its aftermath, and provides a place to personalize and honor the 270 victims, their families, and communities.

About the Presenters

Andy Clark

Dr. Andy Clark is a researcher with the Oral History Unit at Newcastle University, England. He has led several oral history projects on work, the labor movement, women’s history, factory closures, organized crime and, since 2019, the Lockerbie disaster. In 2021, Clark was awarded a prestigious New Investigator Award from the Economic and Social Research Council. His first book, “Fighting Deindustrialisation,” will be published by Liverpool University Press in November. Clark was born and raised in Greenock, Scotland, the town where convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi served his prison sentence prior to release in 2009, and the international media attention on the town sparked his initial interest in learning more about the tragedy.

Colin Atkinson

Dr. Colin Atkinson is a senior lecturer in criminology and criminal justice at the University of the West of Scotland. Before joining the University of the West of Scotland, he held the position of research fellow at the University of Glasgow. Colin’s research interests focus mainly upon the intersection of crime, policing, intelligence and security, particularly as these issues relate to terrorism and organized crime. Colin has a professional background in intelligence analysis and counterterrorism in Scotland and worked alongside several police officers with first-hand experience of the response to the Lockerbie disaster.

About Syracuse University Libraries

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The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and ASL and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation.

The Rose-Laying Ceremony and convocation will be livestreamed; .

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; and Deborah Barnes and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, creative pursuits, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Lauren Carruthers and Alicia Pagan, will be recognized at the convocation.

Tanisha M. Jackson, professor of practice of African American studies and executive director of the Community Folk Art Center in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, will preside over the convocation. A message will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and a Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• Elizabeth Acquaah-Harrison of Charlton, Massachusetts, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Kenneth J. Bissett;
• Samantha Armetta of West Islip, New York, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Alexander Lowenstein;
• Elizabeth Billman of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, a photojournalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training, representing Timothy M. Cardwell;
• Ava Breitbeck of Cicero, New York, a physics and political science major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Julianne F. Kelly;
• Julia Chou of Eugene, Oregon, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing John P. Flynn;
• Ashley Collado of Copiague, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, representing Steven Russell Berrell;
• Morgan Eaton of Colchester, Vermont, a citizenship and civic engagement and policy studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, representing Amy Elizabeth Shapiro;
• Elena Figler of Bedford, New Hampshire, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Stephen J. Boland;
• Madeleine Gordon of Norwalk, Connecticut, a modern foreign languages major (Arabic and Chinese) in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, representing Sarah S.B. Philipps;
• Shiori Green of Honolulu, Hawaii, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Nicole Elise Boulanger;
• Alyssa Grzesiowski of South Bend, Indiana, a chemistry, forensic science and Spanish language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Louise “Luann” Rogers;
• Coreynne Henry of Glenview, Illinois, an art photography major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Miriam Luby Wolfe;
• Ryo Ishioka of New York, New York, an architecture major in the School of Architecture, representing Peter R. Peirce;
• Jared Khan-Bagley of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education, representing Shannon Davis;
• Dylan King of Durango, Colorado, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a political science major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, representing Mark Lawrence Tobin;
• MaryKate Krege of Delmar, New York, an architecture major in the School of Architecture, representing Wendy A. Lincoln;
• Zainab Kumandan of Valley Stream, New York, a biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Suzanne Marie Miazga;
• Kathleen Lane of Hawley, Pennsylvania, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School, representing Jason M. Coker;
• Caitlyn Langille of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Christopher Andrew Jones;
• Estheralice Lopez of Miami, Florida, a photography major in the Newhouse School, representing Alexia Kathryn Tsairis;
• Micayla MacDougall of Syracuse, New York, a music education major in the School of Education and College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Nicholas Andreas Vrenios;
• Lindy Melegari of Irwin, Pennsylvania, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Frederick “Sandy” Phillips;
• Madeline Messare of Ballston Lake, New York, a forensic science and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, representing Richard Paul Monetti;
• Justin Mitchell of Ridgefield, Connecticut, an international relations, history, and Russian language, literature and culture major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Anne Lindsey Otenasek;
• Nathena Murray of Ossining, New York, a medicinal chemistry and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Kesha Weedon;
• Ifeyinwa Ojukwu of Guilderland, New York, a biology and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Gretchen Joyce Dater;
• John Ramza of Mission Woods, Kansas, an accounting major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and advertising major in the Newhouse School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Thomas Britton Schultz;
• Jazmine Richardson of Buffalo, New York, an African American studies and biotechnology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Scott Marsh Cory;
• Cassandra Rodriguez of Miami, Florida, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Karen Lee Hunt;
• Matthew Sala of Old Bethpage, New York, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program; representing Turhan Michael Ergin;
• Caleb Sheedy of New Paltz, New York, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts; representing Theodora Cohen;
• Abigail Tick of Syracuse, New York, a citizenship and civic engagement, sociology and women’s and gender studies major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, representing Pamela Elaine Herbert;
• Caroline Whinney of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a real estate, finance and accounting major in the Whitman School of Management and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Gary L. Colasanti;
• David Williams of Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Cynthia J. Smith; and
• Kevin Wu of East Elmhurst, New York, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Eric M. Coker.

This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2021-22 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities—from exhibitions to screenings to a candlelight vigil—to honor the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the tragedy.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 17, through Saturday, Oct. 23. Remembrance Week events are meant to honor the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit . Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Kelly Rodoski atĚý315.443.5381 or kahoman@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

All WeekĚý

• 35 Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
  The 35 Empty Seats are the visual representation of the 35 Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs on Monday, Oct. 18, beginning at noon.
• Remembering Through Multimedia, Schine Student Center Atrium
  A video wall display with a variety of content including videos from alumni, statements from current scholars, news coverage from Remembrance events and photo slideshows.
• A Drive to Remember, drop-off in Schine Student Center, Room 232
  The scholars, in partnership with InterFaith Works, are hosting a drive to collect seasonally appropriate new and recycled clothing to benefit Afghan refugees in Syracuse. Items may be dropped off now until Oct. 22 at 232 Schine or in dean’s offices. For more information, contact Abigail Tick at ajtick@syr.edu.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages and Hendricks Chapel will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 17

• Music and Message, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m. and Candlelight Vigil, Place of Remembrance, 6:15 p.m.
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with aĚýMusic and Message collaboration with Hendricks Chapel that addresses themes of hope, resilience and action in the face of tragedy.ĚýThe evening will conclude with a Remembrance Candlelight Vigil at the Place of Remembrance at 6:15 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 18

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, noon
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in 35 empty chairs on the Quad that will be arranged in the formation of the seats on the plane that the 35 students they represent were sitting in.
• Screening of “IMPACT,” Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, 7 p.m.
  An original work by playwright Amy Engelhardt ’87, “IMPACT” tells the story of a chain of remarkable “follow-signs” that led Engelhardt to Lockerbie, Scotland, shortly after the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. What starts out as a bucket-list trip quickly evolves into a personal and global exploration of grace, kindness and simplicity. An open discussion session with Engelhardt and Remembrance Scholar Caleb Sheedy will follow the screening. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available for this event.

Tuesday, Oct. 19

• Screening of “Seat 20D,” Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 7:30 p.m.
  The documentary tells the story of Suse Lowenstein, mother of Syracuse University student and Pan Am 103 victim Alexander Lowenstein, and “Dark Elegy,” the sculpture collection she created as a memorial to the victims.

Thursday, Oct. 21

• Celebration of Life​, Schine 304 A, B and C, 7:30-9 p.m. (doors open at 7:15 p.m.)
  An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of PanĚýAm 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. ASL interpretation will be available for this event.

Friday, Oct. 22

• Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Pop-Up Exhibition, Hillyer Room, Sixth floor of Bird Library, 10 a.m. to noon
  This pop-up exhibition will include selections highlighting the Archives’ holdings related to the Dec. 21, 1988, terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, its aftermath, and the lives and legacies of the victims. Selections include contemporary media coverage of the disaster; records of the investigation, trial and victims’ services; materials related to Syracuse University memorials; and examples of the types of personal belongings that have been donated by the victims’ families. The pop-up exhibition is open to the public. For more information, email pa103archives@syr.edu.

• Rose-Laying Ceremony​, Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.
  This annual ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studyingĚýabroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan AmĚýFlight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie ScholarĚýAndrew McClune, who died in 2002. ASL interpretation will be available for this event.
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m. Ěý​
  This annual convocation will honor the 2021-22 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and Communication Access Real-Time (CART Translation) will be available for this event. The convocation will also be livestreamed; .

Post-Remembrance Week Activities

Following Remembrance Week, two Remembrance events will be held during Orange Central:

• Friday, Oct. 29: Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholar Alumni Gathering, Noble Room Hendricks Chapel, 4:30-6 p.m. .
• Sunday, Oct. 31: Race to Remember, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race (check-in table at Schine Student Center on the Einhorn Family Walk)
  A 3.5-mile fun run, roll or stroll. Proceeds from this event will support the Remembrance Scholarship Fund. .

For more information on Remembrance Week 2021, visit .

The service will honor the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students, who were killed in the bombing. The students were returning home from a semester of study abroad in London and Florence.

Chancellor Kent Syverud, Hendricks Chapel chaplains, and Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will offer reflections. The names of the 35 Syracuse University students whose lives were lost that day will be read. Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration for the service, may be included in the ceremony.

Registration is open now and is available onĚý. Upon completing registration, you will be provided the Zoom link for the service.

Closed captioning for the service will be provided, and requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu by Wednesday, Dec. 16.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation.

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; and Deborah Barnes and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Brodi Chambers and Rowan Chisholm, will be recognized at the convocation.

Linda Rougeau Euto, associate director for research and evaluation at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, will preside over the convocation. Messages will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and Corri Zoli, associate teaching professor in the College of Law, director of research in the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• Hassina Adams of Johannesburg, South Africa, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Pamela Elaine Herbert;
• Adam Bayer of Chappaqua, New York, an information management and philosophy major in the School of Information Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Steven Russell Berrell;
• Mamoudou Camara of Queens, New York, a policy studies and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Thomas Britton Schultz;
• Gabrielle Caracciolo of Franklin Square, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism and political science major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Mark Lawrence Tobin;
• Sarah Crawford of York, Pennsylvania, a writing and rhetoric and public relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Newhouse School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Richard Paul Monetti;
• Lauren Crimmins of Woodside, New York, a public relations and psychology major in the Newhouse School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Miriam Luby Wolfe;
• Michael DiNardo of Thornwood, New York, a supply chain management and psychology major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Frederick “Sandy” Phillips;
• Charlene Fowajuh of Newark, Delaware, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Turhan Michael Ergin;
• Erin Gavle of Wiesbaden, Germany, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School, representing Alexia Kathryn Tsairis;
• Julia Gregoire of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a communications sciences and disorders major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Anne Lindsey Otenasek;
• Cleo Hamilton of Syracuse, New York, a sport management major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and member of InclusiveU in the School of Education, representing Eric M. Coker;
• Ahlam Islam of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a sociology and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Suzanne Marie Miazga;
• Taylor Krzeminski of West Haven, Connecticut, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Shannon Davis;
• Rachel Lange of Carrollton, Virginia, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing John P. Flynn;
• Joann Li of Shanghai, China, a broadcast and digital journalism and information management and technology major in the Newhouse School and the School of Information Studies, representing Gary L. Colasanti;
• Marshall Lipsey of West Orange, New Jersey, a political science and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, representing Timothy M. Cardwell;
• Sabrina Maggiore of Pelham, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism and political science major in the Newhouse School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Karen Lee Hunt;
• AlizĂ©e McLorg of San Diego, California, a public health and neuroscience major in the Falk College and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Wendy A. Lincoln;
• Bethany Murphy of Seekonk, Massachusetts, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, representing Alexander Lowenstein;
• Molly Murphy of Leicester, Massachusetts, a social work major in the Falk College, representing Stephen John Boland;
• Hanna Nichols of Latham, New York, a policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Cynthia J. Smith;
• Francesca Ortega of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, representing Louise “Luann” Rogers;
• Anna Poe of Stevensville, Maryland, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Nicole Elise Boulanger;
• Daniel Preciado of Panama City, Panama, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School, representing Theodora Cohen;
• Alex Rouhandeh of Crystal Lake, Illinois, a magazine, policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Newhouse School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Christopher Andrew Jones;
• Sally Rubin of Evanston, Illinois, a television, radio and film and English and textual studies major in the Newhouse School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Sarah S.B. Philipps;
• Ghufran Salih of Chicago, Illinois, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies, representing Kenneth J. Bissett;
• Gaelyn Smith of Washington, D.C., an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Kesha Weedon;
• Izmailia Sougoufara of Cleveland, Ohio, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Gretchen Joyce Dater;
• Morgan Trau of Moreland Hills, Ohio, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School, representing Amy Elizabeth Shapiro;
• Hanz Valbuena of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Manila, Philippines, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, representing Peter R. Peirce;
• Mary Kate Washburn of Syracuse, New York, a health and exercise science major in the School of Education, representing Julianne F. Kelly;
• Allison Westbrook of Binghamton, New York, a sound recording technology major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Nicholas Andreas Vrenios;
• Azarius Williams of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a finance and sociology major in the Whitman School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Scott Marsh Cory; and
• Tyler Youngman of Oswego, New York, an information management and technology and music history and cultures major in the School of Information Studies and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program, representing Jason M. Coker.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 20 through Saturday, Oct. 26. Remembrance Week events are meant to honor the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visitĚý.

Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Kelly Rodoski atĚý315.443.5381 or kahoman@syr.edu.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. The schedule is as follows:

All WeekĚý

Pledge to Remember—in collaboration with Hendricks Chapel Office of Engagement Programs, the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service and the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program. Members of the campus community are encouraged to pledge 35 hours of service to a local organization in the spirit of the Remembrance.ĚýĚýMake the pledge .

35 Empty Seats on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle.ĚýCreated by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, the 35 Empty Seats juxtapose the visual representation of the 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

Pen-and-ink drawings and candid posters of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in buildings throughout campus.

The Hall of Languages will be lit in blue.

Sunday, Oct. 20

Music and Message​, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m.
Dinner, Hendricks Chapel, 5 p.m.
​Candlelight Vigil​, Place of Remembrance, 6:15 p.m.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars commence Remembrance Week activities with aĚýMusic and Message collaboration with Hendricks Chapel that addresses themes of hope, resilience and action in the face of tragedy.ĚýThe Hendricks Chapel Choir, Hendricks Handbell Choir and other student groups will perform. The program will conclude with a dinner in Hendricks Chapel and a vigil at the Place of Remembrance Wall.

Monday, Oct. 21

Ribbon Tying in the Orange Grove, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

​Terror in the Digital Age Panel​ Discussion, Watson Theater, 6 p.m.
A panel discussion on terrorism in the digital age. Panelists include Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor in the School of Information Studies; ​Admiral Robert B. Murrett, professor of practice in public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and deputy director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism; and Sean O’Keefe, University Professor and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership in the Maxwell School. Remembrance Scholars AdamĚýBayer and Hassina Adams will moderate the discussion.

Tuesday, Oct. 22

​Sitting in Solidarity​, 1:28-2:03 p.m., Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in 35 empty chairs on the Quad that will be arranged in the formation of the seats on the plane that the 35 students they represent were sitting in for 35Ěýminutes, up until the exact time the Pan Am 103 bombing occurred.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

​Mirror Me​ Display, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
A display featuring mirrors on the Quad to emphasize that the Syracuse University students who lostĚýtheir lives in the bombing were just like the Syracuse UniversityĚýstudents of today. The rain location for this display will be Bird Library.

All-American Terrorism Panel​, Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 7 p.m.
A panel discussion on how domestic terrorism is seen through the lens of white supremacy,Ěýanti-immigrant sentiment and xenophobia, and its portrayal in the United States media. The panelĚýwill feature Lt. Brian Novitsky from the Syracuse Police Department; Rev. Dr. Bruce Burns, pastor of Hopps Memorial CME Church in Syracuse; Jillian Juni, executive director of Syracuse Hillel; and Elliott Lewis, professor of practice in broadcast and digital journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a former lawyer. The panel will beĚýmoderated by Remembrance scholar Gabrielle Caracciolo.

Thursday, Oct. 24

Open Archives, 1-4 p.m. Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.
Selections from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be available for viewing. ​

Celebration of Life​, Slocum Auditorium, 7-9 p.m.
An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of PanĚýAm 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars.

Friday, Oct. 25

Open Archives, 9 a.m. to noon, Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.
Selections from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be available for viewing. ​

Rose-Laying Ceremony​, Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.
This annual ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studyingĚýabroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan AmĚýFlight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie ScholarĚýAndrew McClune, who died in 2002.

Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m. Ěý​
This annual convocation will honor the 2019-20 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars.ĚýA reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Building.

For more information on Remembrance Week 2019, visit http://remembrance.syr.edu.

Katie Berrell during Remembrance Week Scholars Convocation

Even though he passed away nearly a decade before she was born, Steven Russell Berrell has always been a strong presence in the life of his niece, Katie, a Syracuse University senior.

His smile radiates from the family pictures in her home, and from the pin that her grandmother, Sally Berrell, wears on her shoulder every day. He is always present in family stories.

Steve was killed in the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. He was among the 270 victims of the disaster and one of 35 students returning from a semester of study abroad through the Division of International Programs Abroad (now Syracuse Abroad).

This year, Katie has had the opportunity to create a new special bond with her Uncle Steve. A native of Orono, Minnesota, Katie is an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education, a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program and a 2018-19 Remembrance Scholar. She is representing Steve during her scholar year, and she is the first direct relative to represent one of the 35 Syracuse University student victims in the Remembrance Scholar Program’s 29-year history.

Steve, from Fargo, North Dakota, was a dual major in communications in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and marketing in the Whitman School of Management and a brother in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was just 20 years old and returning home from spending the fall 1988 semester in London when he died.

Katie’s father, Rob Berrell, describes his younger brother as a natural leader—an outgoing person with a big and diverse group of friends. He had a natural affinity for tennis and the trumpet.

In “On Eagles Wings,” a memorial book published after the bombing, Steve is described as a loyal friend—a sensitive, considerate and caring person who reached out in a special way to many people.

“He loved to explore new places and ideas with imagination and an open mind,” his memorial statement says. “Steve had a deep respect and love for his family. He set high goals for himself and worked hard to attain them. His sense of humor and warm smile were always present.”

Katie grew up in a family in which her Uncle Steve was always there. “I don’t remember a specific moment in time when we became aware he was not physically with us,” Katie says. “I never felt like he was someone that I didn’t know.”

Steve had followed his older brother, Rob, to Syracuse. Katie’s parents, Rob and Karen, met at the University and both graduated in 1987. Her brother, Andy, is a prospective Syracuse student.

Katie grew up in a home infused with Syracuse spirit. She remembers her Syracuse cheerleader Barbie doll and how her parents would find a way to tune into Syracuse basketball games during their spring break family vacations.

Katie Berrell

Her parents encouraged her to explore her options when it came to selecting a college, but emphasized the importance of attending a school you can be proud of. Syracuse was her choice. She was impressed with the School of Education and its offerings and the campus—a big school with a smaller campus feel, she says. “I loved everything about Syracuse when I came here,” Katie says.

In high school, Katie volunteered with after school activities for students with disabilities and on her school’s Special Olympics team. “Those were some of my fondest memories from high school—working with and learning from students who were differently abled and who came from different backgrounds of my own,” she says.

In the School of Education, she has had an incredible experience learning about the inclusive model of teaching.Ěý“I had not been formally introduced to inclusive classrooms until college and I have beenĚýfascinatedĚýby how impactful andĚýmeaningfulĚýa student’s experience can be in the classroom when their teacher is equipped with the resources and the knowledge of how to teach to their specific needs,” she says.

As a first-year student, Katie had intimate knowledge of the Pan Am 103 tragedy and the ways that Syracuse remembers those who were lost. Leo Wong ’14 was the Remembrance Scholar who represented Steve during the 2013-14 academic year. He developed a close connection with the Berrell family and had a strong influence on Katie.

“I met Leo Wong even before I was on campus,” Katie says. “He comes back to campus every year to remember, and put together this incredible scrapbook for my family this year with photos and reflections from scholars who represented my Uncle Steve in years past.”

“Leo has become a real part of our family, and I think that is a real hallmark of the Remembrance Scholars Program—the connection between the Scholars and the families,” she says.

Spending the Rose-Laying Ceremony with Katie each year that she has been a student at Syracuse, leading up to this year’s milestone moment to when she laid a rose on behalf of her Uncle Steve,Ěýhas been a true privilege,” Wong says.

Katie says this year’s Remembrance Week, held Oct. 28-Nov. 3, was overwhelming—in a good way. “I don’t even know how to describe my experience. I have seen it the past three years as it’s something I have been connected to and have helped out in different ways. This year I got a totally different, full circle understanding of the experience,” she says.

“I have such a deeper respect for the students that represent the victims; “I have never met more incredible people in my life,” Katie says of her fellow Remembrance Scholars. “Being a family member, I have always grown up knowing how important this was. Then, to see 34 other people with not as much of a personal connection but still wanting to be a part of carrying this legacy forward is very heartwarming. The Scholars really bond with the people they are representing.”

One of the highlights for Katie during Remembrance Week was the opportunity to meet several Syracuse alumni who were in London in the fall of 1988 with Steve. “That was a great moment for me,” she says. “I got to meet people who were his friends and could describe him and his experiences in other ways than what I have heard from my family.”

Rob Berrell represented the victims’ families at the Remembrance Scholar convocation in Hendricks Chapel on Nov. 2 and presented pins to each of the 35 Remembrance Scholars. It was a mix of emotions for him. In that role, he was remembering his brother, carrying the duty of representing the Pan Am 103 families, and watching as a proud parent as Katie was honored for her achievements as a student and a Remembrance Scholar. “We are very proud of her and were excited for her to have this experience,” she says.

Recently, Katie’s parents were cleaning out their basement and came across a box of postcards that Steve had sent from his travels abroad, including to Amsterdam. “I had all of those same experiences when I studied abroad in Madrid,” Katie says, yet another connection to Steve.

Katie plans to act forward, in the spirit of the Remembrance Scholars, in her role as a future inclusive elementary and special education teacher. Her desire to be a teacher was inspired by her grandmother, who was teacher in New Jersey for more than 35 years and won the state’s first Teacher of the Year award. “After three years of learning and practicing in the Syracuse City School District, that means so much more to me now,” she says. “I have seen firsthand the immense struggles that both my students and fellow teachers have had to go through just to provide meaningful learning opportunities for their students. Inclusivity is something that I will constantly strive to achieve in allĚýaspectsĚýof my life after college.”

She one day hopes to create a summer program that follows the inclusive model of teaching so that students from all walks of life can come to learn and make connections to their community.Ěý“Most importantly I want to be a teacher who helps students understand each other and respect the uniqueness in their peers,” she says. “Sometimes students learn the most from each other rather than only from their teacher.”

One thing that will stay with her forever is her experience as a Remembrance Scholar—an experience that is hard to put into words, she says.

“I have felt an even closer connection to my family since I have had the opportunity to sit down and talk about my uncle and the many incredible things that his legacy still leaves behind today,” she says.Ěý “This scholarship has blessedĚýme withĚýaĚýcommunity of people who care so deeply about this tragedy and the families who were affected.

Katie says she was challenged and supported all at once with the responsibilities of being a scholar.Ěý“I was challenged to better our University’s remembrance of the 35 Syracuse victims of Pan Am 103, as well as to sustain a legacy for all of the 270 people that were lost that day.”

“This scholarship has given me so much love and joy amidst all of the sorrow and sadness that comes with each passing year,” she says. “I have always looked up to the Remembrance Scholars each year, in awe of their individual accomplishments and their collective integrity.ĚýI feel so honored to be a part of that legacy as both a scholar and as Steven’s niece.”

The 2017 Rose-Laying Ceremony at the Place of Remembrance.

The 2018-19 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation.

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; and Deborah Barnes and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Steven W. Barnes ’82.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements and University activities, including community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at SU on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both SU and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Harriet Graham and Joseph Holland, will be recognized at the convocation.

Pamela Brandes, associate professor of management in the Whitman School and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, will preside over the convocation. Messages will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud; Lawrence Mason Jr., professor of communications in the Newhouse School and the University’s Remembrance and Lockerbie ambassador; and Brian Asher, head teacher at Lockerbie Academy. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2018-19 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• Kathrine Berrell of Orono, Minnesota, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Steven R. Berrell;

• Kenneth Jerome Buckner Jr. of Atlanta, a finance and information management and technology major in the Whitman School and the School of Information Studies, representing John P. Flynn;

• Abigail Covington of Bowie, Maryland, a writing studies, rhetoric and composition major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Kesha Weedon;

• Dina Eldawy of Pensacola, Florida, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Miriam Luby Wolfe;

• Simone Girma of Miami, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, representing Gretchen Joyce Dater;

• Grace Gugerty of Homer, New York, an anthropology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, representing Anne Lindsey Otenasek;

• Arva Hassonjee of Cranbury, New Jersey, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Peter R. Peirce;

• Claudia Heritage of Saratoga Springs, New York, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Sarah S.B. Philipps;

• Lorena Kanzki of Miami, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School, a women’s and gender studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Karen Lee Hunt;

• Marcus Lane Jr. of Hartford, Connecticut, a policy studies and sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Suzanne Marie Miazga;

• Yongna (Yona) Lei of Alexandria, Virginia, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Cynthia J. Smith;

• Julia Leyden of Byram Township, New Jersey, an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a magazine major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Amy Elizabeth Shapiro;

• Audra Linsner of Clifton Springs, New York, an advertising major in the Newhouse School and a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, representing Christopher Andrew Jones;

• Hairol Ma of Fremont, California, an advertising major in the Newhouse School, an information management major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Pamela Elaine Herbert;

• William Cole Massie of Jackson, Ohio, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, representing Frederick “Sandy” Phillips;

• Kyra Meister of Ashburn, Virginia, a communications and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Jason M. Coker;

• Madeline Merwin of Clarksburg, California, a political philosophy major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Richard Paul Monetti;

• Idris Mohamed of Syracuse, a health and exercise science major in the School of Education, representing Scott Marsh Cory;

• Martina Morris of Bethpage, New York, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Mark Lawrence Tobin;

• Kathryn Munster of Northridge, California, an applied mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Alexander Lowenstein;

• Abigail Neuviller of Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, an international relations and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Thomas Britton Schultz;

• Abigail O’Reilly of Hopedale, Massachusetts, a computer art and animation major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Wendy A. Lincoln;

• Dominika Peko of Jordanville, New York, an international relations and policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, representing Stephen J. Boland;

• David Robusto of Short Hills, New Jersey, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, representing Theodora Cohen;

• Jezrel Sabaduquia of New York City, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies, representing Kenneth J. Bissett;

• Danielle Schaf of Shelby, Nebraska, an anthropology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a forensic science and writing and rhetoric major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Alexia Kathryn Tsairis;

• Nathan Shearn of Amherst, New York, an anthropology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Gary L. Colasanti;

• Jake Smith of Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, a magazine major in the Newhouse School and an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Louise “Luann” Rogers;

• Brianna Stahrr of North Syracuse, New York, an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and English education major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education, representing Turhan Michael Ergin;

• Melanie Tacher of San Juan, Puerto Rico, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Julianne F. Kelly;

• Julia Trainor of Holden, Massachusetts, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Nicole Elise Boulanger;

• Jacob Urban of West Chicago, Illinois, a finance major in the Whitman School, an energy and its impacts major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Timothy M. Cardwell;

• Ankita Varman of Johns Creek, Georgia, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a management major in the Whitman School, representing Eric M. Coker; and

• Brooke Waldon of Romulus, Michigan, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, representing Nicholas Andreas Vrenios.

The team will arrive on the Einhorn Family Walk in front of the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center at 3 p.m. Bagpipers will lead the cyclists up the walk to the front of the Schine Student Center, where a brief program will be held.

Members of the University community are invited and encouraged to attend and welcome the cyclists.

The Cycle to Syracuse team is composed of five cyclists. Four are first responders: Colin Dorrance, representing Police Scotland; David Walpole, representing the Scottish Ambulance service; David Whalley, representing the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue; and Paul Rae, representing the Scottish Fire and Rescue. The fifth cyclist, Brian Asher, is the head teacher of Lockerbie Academy. The school shares a strong bond with Syracuse University, and is the school from which come the Lockerbie-Syracuse Scholars, who study at the University each year.

In addition to honoring the victims, the ride is intended to raise awareness of emergency services and mental health issues.

The ride has been completed in three stages. Students at Lockerbie Academy and surrounding primary schools rode exercise bikes or their own bikes at their local school throughout September and October, culminating in a final event at Lockerbie Academy on Oct. 10.

For the next stage, a 70-mile cycle ride from the memorial cairn at Lockerbie Academy to Edinburgh Castle took place on Oct. 13.

In the final stage, team members are cycling more than 600 miles from Washington, D.C., to Syracuse, arriving in time to participate in Syracuse University’s Annual Rose-Laying Ceremony to honor the 270 victims of Pan Am 103, including 35 SU students, lost on Dec. 21, 1988.

After a day of rest, the team was sent off from Lubin House, SU’s home in New York City, early in the morning of Oct. 30 by Dan French, University senior vice president and general counsel, and Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell. Laura Beachy, a 2011-12 Remembrance Scholar, led the cyclists out of the greater New York area.

More information on the memorial ride can be found at .

James Kreindler

The event is free and open to the public. Communication Access Realtime Translation will be available. A reception will follow.

Kreindler was the architect of the $2.7 billion settlement against the Libyan government on behalf of the families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Kreindler is a partner at Kreindler & Kreindler LLP. The firm was founded in 1952 by his father, the late Lee S. Kreindler, and his grandfather, the late Harry E. Kreindler. Lee was a graduate of Harvard Law School and was widely regarded as a founder of disaster law.

James Kreindler began his career as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County (Brooklyn) District Attorney’s Office. He joined Kreindler & Kreindler in 1983 and became a partner in 1987. He played a major role in the litigation against Pan Am as a member of the plantiffs’ trial team.

He is a magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and earned his juris doctorate from Columbia University, where he was a Harlan Fiske Scholar.

Questions regarding the event can be directed to Kristen Duggleby, director of alumni relations in the College of Law, at klduggle@law.syr.edu or 315.443.9532, and Ron Thiele, assistant dean for advancement at SU Libraries, at rlthiele@syr.edu or 315.560.9419.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 28, through Saturday, Nov. 3. Remembrance Week events are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit .

Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Kelly Rodoski atĚý315.443.5381 or kahoman@syr.edu.

Activities include:

ĚýOngoing

Ěý“We Remember Them: The Legacy of Pan Am Flight 103”—A commemorative exhibition of archival materials from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives curated by Pan Am 103 Archivist and Assistant University Archivist Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn. This exhibition consists of materials donated to the Archives by the victims’ families, friends, advocates and affected communities, as well as photographs by Remembrance and Lockerbie Ambassador and Professor Lawrence Mason Jr., selected from his work for the book “Looking for Lockerbie.” The exhibition documents the terrorist act itself, as well as the many ways in which all 270 victims have been remembered. Through June 2019, sixth-floor galleries at E.S. Bird Library. Reproductions will be on display at Lubin House.

Distributed Photography Exhibition—An installation of photographs by Remembrance and Lockerbie Ambassador and Professor Lawrence Mason Jr. pertaining to Lockerbie, Scotland, and Pan Am Flight 103. On display at locations on main campus, Lubin House in New York City, Greenberg House in Washington, D.C., and Faraday House in London through mid-December.

Throughout Remembrance Week

Empty Chairs Exhibition—Thirty-five empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of the 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

Miniature Cairn Exhibition—A miniature cairn, a traditional Scottish marker of remembrance, will be placed on the Shaw Quad.

Remembrance Week Pop-Up Museum and Art Displays—The museum, with information about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and Remembrance Week activities, will be located on the Einhorn Family Walk, outside of the Schine Student Center. Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 student victims will be on display in the Panasci Lounge, located on the third floor of the Schine Student Center. Candid posters of the victims will be displayed in buildings throughout campus.

Education and Community Service—Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars are visiting classes around the Syracuse University campus to educate fellow students about the tragedy. They will also do informational tabling in the Schine Student Center and volunteer with the Food Recovery Network.

The following events will take place during Orange Central and in the lead up to Remembrance Week:

Saturday, Oct. 20—“Look Back, Act Forward,” a panel program and breakfast

with Remembrance Scholar alumna Alyssa Limberakis Milili ’06, Pan Am 103 family member Kara Monetti Weipz and Pan Am 103 Archivist Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn during Orange Central Weekend. Schine Student Center Room 304, 9-10:30 a.m.

ĚýSunday, Oct. 21—Race to Remember, a 3.5-mile fun run, roll or stroll during Orange Central Weekend. Proceeds will benefit the Remembrance Scholarship Fund. Einhorn Family Walk, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race. Registration and more information is available at .

Thursday, Oct. 25—“Demystifying Islam,” a panel discussion in partnership with the Muslim Student Association; 6:30 p.m., Room 204 of Maxwell Hall.

Friday, Oct. 26—Commemorative Tree Planting. Thirty-five saplings will be planted on the University’s South Campus to commemorate the 35 Syracuse study abroad students lost on Pan Am Flight 103. The activity is a collaboration of University College, Campus Planning, Design and Construction and Physical Plant. Planting will take place between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and volunteers are needed. Register to volunteer.

Saturday, Oct. 27—Family Weekend tours of the “We Remember Them: The Legacy of Pan Am Flight 103” exhibition will be given from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in E.S. Bird Library’s sixth floor galleries.

The Remembrance Week schedule includes:

Sunday, Oct. 28—A candlelight vigil will begin at Hendricks Chapel at 7 p.m., as part of the chapel’s weekly Dean’s Convocation, and proceed to the Wall of Remembrance, where the names of the 35 SU student victims will be read. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

Monday, Oct. 29
A panel discussion on “Overcoming the Traumas of Terrorism,” moderated by Karen Hall, assistant director of civic engagement and academic advising for the Renée Crown University Honors Program, will be held at 6 p.m. in 214 Slocum Hall. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

Tuesday, Oct. 30—The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars host 30 minutes of meditation at the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room at 10 a.m.

“A Conversation with James Kreindler,” sponsored by the Syracuse University Libraries and the College of Law. Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom, Dineen Hall, College of Law, 4 p.m. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. Kreindler was the architect of the $2.7 billion settlement against the Libyan government on behalf of the families of the victims.

Wednesday, Oct. 31—Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will tie commemorative Ěýribbons on trees in the Orange Grove, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 1—Cycle to Syracuse Welcome Reception, Einhorn Family Walk, 3 p.m. Five cyclists from Lockerbie will conclude the Lockerbie Memorial Tour 2018, an event to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and highlight emergency services. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

“A Celebration of Life Open Mic Night,” honoring the Pan Am 103 victims through the artistic talents of current scholars and students, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center. Doors open at 7 p.m.; event begins at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 2
The Annual Rose-Laying Ceremony, to remember the Syracuse students killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing, will be held at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

The Remembrance Convocation, honoring the 2018-19 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Laboratory.

Rose-laying ceremonies will happen at the University’s study abroad centers around the world during Remembrance Week. Additionally, members of the University community will wear commemorative buttons honoring all 270 victims of the tragedy during the Syracuse rose-laying and Remembrance convocation activities.

An Autumn Blaze Maple.

University College has organized a tree planting project with departments across campus to commemorate the 30^th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Working with Larry Mason, professor of visual communications in the Newhouse School and Syracuse University Remembrance and Lockerbie ambassador, University College responded to Chancellor Kent Syverud’s request that schools and colleges across campus consider initiating a positive project to help commemorate this significant anniversary.

In all, 270 men, women and children died in the terrorist bombing on Dec. 21, 1988. Thirty-five students studying abroad with Syracuse University were among the victims. Thirty-five trees, representing these students, will be planted on South Campus on Friday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The trees are a mix of Autumn Blaze Maples and Sienna Glen Maples. , a City of Syracuse initiative, will supply the trees at cost.

A Sienna Glen Maple.

Members of the planning committee include representatives from Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC), Physical Plant’s (PP) buildings and grounds department, and Energy Systems and Sustainable Management (ESSM).

“This represents a great collaboration between the University and the City of Syracuse,” says Joseph Alfieri, director of CPDC, “and at the same time has significant environmental benefits.”

“The timing of the tree planting project coincides with Campus Sustainability Month [October],” adds Nathan Prior, ESSM director. “Not only will the trees be a living memory for the 35 students lost, the planting will help with the campus’ sustainability goals to mitigate carbon emissions. The trees will convert the carbon dioxide, about 48 pounds per year,Ěýinto food and growth.”

“When professor Mason came to University College asking us to consider becoming involved in a 30^th-annivesary endeavor, we were more than willing to participate,” says Eileen Jevis, communications manager and project coordinator. “So many of us remember that fateful day and the powerful impact it had on our community. What better way to commemorate this anniversary than planting a lasting reminder of those students who died.”

Jevis recounts that when she took the idea to colleagues across campus, it was met with enthusiasm and support. “From the very start, those in CPDC, ESSM and PP buildings and grounds were committed to making this happen,” she says. “Their support and involvment is testiment to our shared belief that this symbolic jesture of longevity, tranquility and life is an appropriate way to memorialize the students.”

Seventy volunteers are needed to help plant the trees. Holes will be pre-dug; however, it is suggested that those willing to help bring along a shovel and pair of gloves. Volunteer registration is . Volunteers should park in lot 161, Farm Acre Road on South Campus. University College will provide lunch at for volunteers and project partners.

For more information, contact Eileen Jevis at 315.443.3527 or ejevis@uc.syr.edu.

Roger Hahn

Ěýapproached life like a race—with passion and perseverance. Thus, when it came time for the beloved professor, also a fixture in the local running community, to hang up his sneakers, he did so with grace and dignity.

“He was brave, given the health challenges he faced,” said Coreen Steinbach, a decorated masters runner and award-winning artist, after Hahn’s death on Aug. 16 at the age of 86. “Of course, this surprised none of us.”

Hahn was the consummate teacher, whether in the classroom, in the lab or on the track. For more than 35 years, he taught organic and general chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and advised countless graduate and undergraduate students.

Not even “retirement,” which began in 2000, seemed to break his stride. Hahn just changed up his game. An associate professor emeritus of chemistry, he maintained an active research program until his death, often supporting various postdocs. Witness multiple articles he co-authored as recently as 2015.

A&S Dean Karin Ruhlandt says Hahn left an indelible impression upon her in 1993, when she interviewed for a faculty position in the chemistry department. Delayed by a springtime snowstorm, an exhausted, sleep-deprived Ruhlandt thought she had bungled the interview. Then she met her future colleague.

“Talking to Roger was different,” recalls Ruhlandt, also a Distinguished Professor and former chair of chemistry. “He was waiting for me [at the interview] with a stack of science papers, eager to discuss research projects. Imagine my embarrassment when I forgot all about the papers, as I left for the airport. Roger came running after me with the papers, suggesting I read them on the plane. … He believed research was the key to advancing chemistry and knowledge, in general.”

Indeed, science was in his blood. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Hahn attended nearby Oberlin College. No sooner had he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry than he found himself in the trenches of South Korea, serving as a smoke generator specialist for the U.S. Army’s Chemical Corps. Tasked with defending against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons, the corps stoked Hahn’s interest in organic chemistry. He eventually parlayed a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University into a prestigious National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Hahn arrived at Syracuse in 1965, as the University was evolving into a research powerhouse. Now a husband and father, he wanted to hang out his shingle, play the long game. He set up shop in the Department of Chemistry then located in historic Bowne Hall.

In those days, chemistry was a small department with a growing reputation. Along with organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, faculty engaged in interdisciplinary teaching and research. This collaborative ethos, which Hahn helped foster, culminated with the department’s move into the Life Sciences Complex in 2008.

Hahn was enamored with the building blocks of organic synthesis. His work was rich and varied, finding applications in the development of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, pheromones and perfumes.

“The breadth of research opportunities in Roger’s lab reflected the highly synergistic nature of our research programs and provided an outstanding research environment,” says Timothy Korter, professor and chair of chemistry. “He also was a popular teacher who impacted thousands of students.”

Christopher Dietz was a postdoctoral research associate in Hahn’s lab. Dietz remembers him as a “great mentor, a proud father and grandfather, and an amazing person.”

“Every day, Dr. Hahn would walk into the lab and say one of two things: �Looks like progress,’ or �What do you have?’” remembers Dietz, an adjunct faculty member in Le Moyne College’s chemistry department. “The latter meant I was not moving fast enough for him. Roger ran track fast and expected his chemistry results in the same fashion.”

Hahn applied this singlemindedness to other aspects of his job. A voracious reader, he regularly kept abreast of the latest research. Colleagues marveled at his ability to comprehend and retain scientific articles, while appearing to sprint through them.

He was not an absent-minded professor—far from it, but he had his quirks. For instance, Hahn often fixed himself tea, only to leave it on the hallway water fountain. “The cup would stay there all day, while Roger sat in his office, indulging in the latest [scientific] literature,” Dietz adds.

Roger Hahn (sixth from right) preparing to run in Syracuse’s now-defunct Archbold Stadium in 1978.

When not grading papers or toiling in the lab, Hahn unwound by running. More than a sport, he considered it a way of life. Hahn began running at age 15, and, through grit and determination, kept at it until three months before his death.

Hahn prided himself on being a charter member of the University’s Noontime Running League, which, for more than four decades, has organized weekly runs at Manley Field House. (Nick Wetter, former director of the University’s Department of Recreation Services, founded the league as the Faculty-Staff Joggers.) Hahn’s ability to inspire athletes of all ages and skill levels—a trait known as the “Roger Factor”—led to many winning teams, particularly during the 1990s and early 2000s.

One of Hahn’s recruits was Steinbach, who says he was a “force of nature.” “Roger was a learned man, devoted to his field and his sport. He always stayed on top of my competitions, knowing the results and how to advise me,” explains the longtime captain of the Noontime Runners.

Hahn occupied a special place in the lives of Patti Ford ’94 and Terry McConnell, co-commissioners of the Noontime Runners. Ford recalls Hahn’s “everyone counts” attitude, a trait that endeared him to nearly everyone he worked with in the classroom or on the track. “Roger was active with the Noontime Runners until this past spring, when his health began to decline,” says Ford, a budget manager in the Department of Physics. (McConnell, her husband, is professor of mathematics.) “Many of us remember the teams he captained or assisted with in the league.”

She and McConnell will participate in a public memorial service for Hahn on Friday, Sept. 14, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

Ford says her last memory of Hahn is from a recent meet at Manley, where he passed her the baton during the 3,200-meter relay. “Roger was such a pleasant and gentle man,” she says, adding that he was a secretary on the board of directors of the Syracuse Chargers Track Club, one of the largest running clubs in the United States. “I truly miss him.”

Stephen T. Murphy, professor emeritus of education and human development at the University of Southern Maine, used to run with Hahn in the 1980s and ’90s, when he taught at Syracuse. Murphy says Hahn was not just an excellent short-distance runner; he was a supportive training partner—one of the best.

“He was quietly friendly and humorous,” recalls Murphy, who admits to “trying to keep up” with Hahn during their weekly summer runs near Nottingham High School. “One night, after I struggled to stay with him on Peck Hill Road [in Jamesville, near the Syracuse campus], he thanked me for pulling him along. Roger said he sometimes needed a push to �respectably’ finish longer distances.”

Estelle and Roger Hahn

An avid outdoorsman, Hahn became interested in hiking in 1985, while honeymooning with his second wife, Estelle. They eventually became part of the Adirondack 46ers, a select group of people who have officially climbed the region’s 46 highest summits.

Hahn also enjoyed listening to classical music, judging spelling bees and cheering on his beloved Syracuse men’s basketball team.

“Roger was a quietly fierce competitor when playing Scrabble with family and friends, and made everyone groan with cleverly bad puns,” a friend writes. “He also was a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan, and was excited to see them advance to the 2016 World Series.”

More than anything, Hahn was a family man. Everything took a backseat to Estelle, as well as their six children and eight grandchildren. “Most of our conversations reverted back to his family. He loved talking about his children, but always made it a point to get to know the people important to me,” Dietz adds.

Many of Hahn’s family members and friends plan to attend his memorial. One person who will not be there, however, is Steinbach, scheduled to compete in the 2018 World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships in Malaga, Spain.

“I think Roger would give me a pass for that reason,” she smiles. “I will hold him in my heart as I represent the United States.”

Malik Evans lays a rose on the Wall of Remembrance during the 2016 Rose-Laying Ceremony.

The 2017-18 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

The Convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; and Deborah Barnes and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Steven W. Barnes ’82.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship were asked to highlight their academic achievements and University activities, including community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at SU on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both SU and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Andrew Dorrance and Heather Mutch, will be recognized at the convocation.

Pamela Brandes, associate professor in the and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, will preside over the convocation. Messages will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and Frederick Carranti, associate professor of practice in the , a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee and a 1991-92 Remembrance Scholar. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

To see all of this year’s Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars, click here.

The 2017-18 Remembrance Scholars, and their hometowns and majors are:
• Zainab Abdali of Houston, Texas, an English and textual studies and mathematics major in the and member of the ;
• Ali Abdullah of Trenton, New Jersey, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Alex Alvarez of Caguas, Puerto Rico, a Latino-Latin American studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a television, radio and film major in the and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Cierra Britton of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the and a Spanish major in A&S;
• Madeleine Buckley of Owings, Maryland, a magazine major in the Newhouse School and policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Elissa Candiotti of Hewlett, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Kathryn Cassidy of Framingham, Massachusetts, a history major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, social studies education major in A&S and the School of Education and Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S;
• Tori Cedar of Hazlet, New Jersey, a communications sciences and disorders and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Bryan Cereijo of Hialeah, Florida, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Katherine Conti of Erie, Pennsylvania, an international relations and geography major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a public communication studies major in the Newhouse School;
• Ricky Diep of Quincy, Massachusetts, a systems and information science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Jacob Gedetsis of Cleveland, Ohio, an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Tulipe Hosenn of Boston, Massachusetts and Dhaka, Bangladesh, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Kylie Kerker of Snohomish, Washington, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Tessa Latrenta of Colts Neck, New Jersey, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;
• Raymond Levine of Erie, Pennsylvania, a policy studies and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Madeline Lorang of Bigfork, Montana, a geography major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Leonardo Marino of Pulaski, New York, a linguistic studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and music composition major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Joshua McMaster of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, a computer art and animation major in the ;
• Kelsey Montondo of Buffalo, New York, a public health major in the ;
• Evanna Ojeda of Miami, Florida, an international relations and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Jacqueline Page of Potomac, Maryland, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Angie Pati of Millstone Township, New Jersey, a neuroscience and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Kennedy Patlan of Dallas, Texas, and Miami, Florida, an advertising major in the Newhouse School, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, and a women’s and gender studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Justine Paul of Ashland, Pennsylvania, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Megan Phan of Los Angeles, California, a chemistry and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Kiran Ramsey of Indianapolis, Indiana, an information management and technology major in the ;
• Hannah Rebar of Hilton, New York, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Brittany Reed of Clifton Park, New York, a bioengineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
• Bronte Schmit of Granada Hills, California, a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Marisa Torelli-Pedevska of New York, New York, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School;
• Xintong (Claire) Wang of Hebei, China, an applied mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Erin Welsh of Buffalo, New York, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Melissa Wherry of East Windsor, New Jersey, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and studio arts major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts; and
• Sudan Zhuang of Malden, Massachusetts, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and marketing management major in the Whitman School of Management.

A candle is lit at a candlelight vigil during a previous Remembrance Week.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2017 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 22, through Saturday, Oct. 28. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the 35 student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The Remembrance Week events planned and hosted by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. Remembrance Week activities are all free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

All week
Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 student victims will be on display in the Panasci Lounge, located on the third floor of the Schine Student Center. Candid posters of the victims will be displayed in buildings throughout campus.

An exhibition of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of the 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

Remembrance Scholars will visit classes around the Syracuse University campus to educate fellow students about the tragedy. Education sessions will be presented Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Atrium.

A Remembrance Week Pop-Up Museum, with information about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and Remembrance Week activities, will be located on the Einhorn Family Walk, outside of the Schine Student Center all week.

Hendricks Chapel and the Hall of Languages will be lit in blue during Remembrance Week.

The Remembrance Week schedule includes:
Sunday, Oct. 22
A candlelight vigil will begin at Hendricks Chapel at 7 p.m., as part of the chapel’s weekly Dean’s Convocation, and proceed to the Wall of Remembrance, where the names of the 35 Syracuse University student victims will be read.

Monday, Oct. 23
A panel discussion on “Media and Terrorism” will be held at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Charisse L’Pree, assistant professor of communications in the , will moderate a conversation surrounding how terrorism is portrayed in the media.

Tuesday, Oct. 24
Acts of Kindness will take place across the Syracuse University campus.

Wednesday, Oct. 25
Fred Carranti, associate professor of practice in the and a 1991-92 Remembrance Scholar, will moderate a panel discussion on “Challenging Narratives of Terrorism” beginning at 7 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Shaffer Art Building.

Thursday, Oct. 26
Selections from the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be on display in the Spector Room, 608 Bird Library, from 1-5 p.m.

A Celebration of Life Open Mic Night, honoring the Pan Am 103 victims through the artistic talents of current scholars and students, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center.

Friday, Oct. 27
Selections from the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be on display in the Spector Room, 608 Bird Library, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Annual Rose Laying ceremony, to remember the Syracuse students killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing, will be held at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages.

The Remembrance Convocation, honoring the 2017-18 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

For information on Remembrance Week activities, visit or SURemember on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

“Taking an economics course from him changed my life. He had an inspiring classroom presence — a teacher who worked so hard to successfully bring students to difficult insights that his students reciprocated with hard work, implicitly not wanting to somehow disappoint him,” Schramm wrote in a commentary for Syracuse.com. “Looking back, his magic seemed like a combination of Socrates’ skill at communicating a love of learning with the firm but embracing command presence for which White’s other alma mater, the Marine Corps, is famous.”

The service will include prayer and music by University Organist Anne Laver and the Hendricks Chapel Choir.

The names of those who have passed away will be read and candles will be lit collectively in their memory. Remarks will be offered by Chancellor Kent Syverud; Remembrance Scholar Ilana Siegel; Jonathan Peatfield, representing Fraternity and Sorority Affairs; and Isabella Falcione, a member of Orange Seeds.

The service will be held annually and is inspired by the Remembrance Scholars’ motto of “Look Back, Act Forward,” a call to action to remember those we have lost and act forward in their memory. Peatfield and Falcione will offer information about upcoming days of service sponsored by the Interfraternity Council and Orange Seeds.

“We have planned a service that, in the spirit of Remembrance that is so much a part of our campus culture, looks back and acts forward,” says Samuel Clemence, interim dean of Hendricks Chapel. “We will honor those we have lost in 2016 and be inspired in how we can make a positive difference in our communities.”

A reception will follow in the chapel’s Noble Room. There, a remembrance book will be available for inscription.

For more information on the service, contact Hendricks Chapel at 315.443.2901.

White roses rest on the Wall of Remembrance during the Rose Laying Ceremony Friday.Ěý (Photos by Steve Sartori)

The annual Rose Laying ceremony to remember the Syracuse students killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing and the Remembrance Convocation to recognize the 2016-17 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars were held Friday.

The events were part of Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2016. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

View some photos from Friday’s events.

Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars walk toward the Place of Remembrance Friday.

Remembrance Scholar Nigel Miller places a rose on the Wall of Remembrance during the Rose Laying Ceremony Friday.

Bagpiper Avery Head performs during the Rose Laying Ceremony Friday.

Lockerbie Scholars Sian McLaughlin and Shona Beattie speak during the Rose Laying Ceremony at the Place of Remembrance.

Remembrance Scholar Katherine Barymow places a rose on the Wall of Remembrance.

An exhibition of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of the 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

Remembrance Scholar Malik Evans speaks during the Convocation Friday at Hendricks Chapel.

Remembrance Scholars listen to the speakers during Convocation in Hendricks Chapel Friday.

Remembrance Scholar T.J. Wells shakes hands with Chancellor Kent Syverud during the Convocation ceremony Friday in Hendricks Chapel.

Professor Larry Mason speaks during the Remembrance Convocation Friday in Hendricks Chapel.

The Remembrance Convocation was held Friday in Hendricks Chapel.

The 2016-17 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2016 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 29.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2016 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 29. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the 35 student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The Remembrance Week events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. Remembrance Week activities are all free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

All week
Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 student victims will be on display in the Panasci Lounge, located on the third floor of the Schine Student Center. Candid posters of the victims will be displayed in buildings throughout campus.

An exhibition of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of the 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

Remembrance Scholars will visit classes around the Syracuse University campus to educate fellow students about the tragedy. Remembrance Scholars will also work with local youth on a poetry project at ELMS Middle School, a photography project at Ed Smith School and at the Boys and Girls Club Central Village.

At the card making events listed below, the scholars will collect donations of canned goods and other non-perishable food items to benefit the Hendricks Chapel Food Pantry. Donations may also be dropped off in the Hendricks Chapel Dean’s Office.

Hendricks Chapel will be lit in blue during Remembrance Week.

The Remembrance Week schedule includes:

Sunday, Oct. 23
A candlelight vigil will begin at 7 p.m. in Rooms 304A, B and C of the Schine Student Center and conclude at the Wall of Remembrance.

Monday, Oct. 24—#REMEMBER

Members of the University community are invited to join the Remembrance Scholars in making cards for first responders from 9 a.m. to noon in Schine Student Center Room 228.

A pop-up museum, with information about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and Syracuse University’s Remembrance activities, will be set up on the Einhorn Family Walk (Promenade) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A panel discussion on “Doing Memory, Doing Justice” will be held at 7 p.m. in Slocum Auditorium. An interdisciplinary group of scholars and activists will address the politics of memory as a mediated and malleable force. Beginning from reflections on their research and activism around traumatic memory and narratives of terrorism, the panel speakers will encourage a discussion of the challenges of remembering the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

Panelists will include Shannon Novak, associate professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; Lynne Jackson, co-founder of Project SALAM (Support and Legal Advocacy for Muslims); and Charisse L’Pree Corsbie-Massay, assistant professor of communications at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The panel will be moderated by Farrell Greenwald Brenner, a 2016-17 Remembrance Scholar, and Ahmed Malik, Syracuse University Muslim chaplain.

Tuesday, Oct. 27—#SERVICE

Members of the University community are invited to join the Remembrance Scholars in making cards for first responders from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Schine Atrium.

“A Celebration of Life” will be held at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Students will present an evening of performances and remembrances to honor and celebrate the lives of those lost on Pan Am Flight 103.

Wednesday, Oct. 26—#UNITY

Members of the University community are invited to join the Remembrance Scholars in making cards for first responders from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Schine Atrium.

The Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series event on “Islamophobia on Campus” is part of Remembrance Week and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel. The series is sponsored by the Disability Cultural Center and Hendricks Chapel.

Thursday, Oct. 27—#RESILIENCE

Members of the University community are invited to join the Remembrance Scholars in making cards for first responders from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Schine Atrium.

Materials from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be on display from 2-5 p.m. in the Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.

The recent PBS documentary “My Brother’s Bomber” by Ken Dornstein will be shown beginning at 6 p.m. in Newhouse 3, Room 141. Dornstein’s brother, David, was a victim of the Pan Am 103 bombing.

Friday, Oct. 28—#ACTFORWARD

Materials from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be on display from 9 a.m. to noon in the Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.

The Annual Rose Laying ceremony, to remember the Syracuse students killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing, will be held at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages.

The Remembrance Convocation, honoring the 2016-17 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

For information on Remembrance Week activities, visit or Twitter at #SURemembrance2016.

In honor of Remembrance Week. Photo by Chase Guttman ’18

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2015 was held last week. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

The 35 Remembrance Scholars plan and host the events to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. Here is a look at some of the events.

Remembrance Scholars Rose Laying Ceremony. Photo by Steve Sartori

Photo by Steve Sartori

Remembrance Scholars Convocation. Photo by Steve Sartori

Wall of Dreams. Photo by Chase Guttman ’18

Photo by Chase Guttman ’18

Photo by Chase Guttman ’18

Photo by Chase Guttman ’18

Photo by Chase Guttman ’18

2014-15 Lockerbie Scholars Megan Noble and Will Beech honor the Lockerbie victims of the Pan Am 103 bombing during the 2014 Rose-Laying Ceremony at the Wall of Remembrance.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2015 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 31. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the 35 student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The Remembrance Week events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. Remembrance Week activities are all free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

All week
Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 student victims, and photos of the “Dark Elegy” sculptures created by Suse Lowenstein, will be on display in the Panasci Lounge, located on the third floor of the Schine Student Center.

An exhibition of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

A “Wall of Hopes and Dreams” will be located in the Huntington Beard Crouse Hall plaza. All members of the University community are invited to add their dreams to the wall.

A Remembrance dove sculpture will be located in the atrium of the Whitman School of Management building. All are invited to add a memorial ribbon to the sculpture.

Remembrance Scholars will visit classes and various sporting events around the Syracuse University campus to educate fellow students about the tragedy.

The Hall of Languages will be lit in blue during Remembrance Week.

At each of the following events listed below, the Scholars will collect donations of canned goods and other non-perishable food items to benefit to benefit those in need in the community. The week’s schedule includes:

Sunday, Oct. 25
A candlelight vigil will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel and conclude at the Wall of Remembrance.

Monday, Oct. 26
The recent PBS documentary “My Brother’s Bomber” by Ken Dornstein will be shown beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Slocum Auditorium. Dornstein’s brother, David, was a victim of the Pan Am 103 bombing.

Tuesday, Oct. 27
A panel discussion on “Terrorism in the Internet Age” will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 500 of the Hall of Languages. Panelists include:
• William Banks—interim dean, College of Law; professor of public administration and international affairs; director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT)
• Sean O’Keefe G’78—University Professor and expert on national security. His former roles include chairman of Airbus Group, president of Louisiana State University and director of NASA
• Bryan Semaan—assistant professor in the School of Information Studies and co-director of the Behavior-Information-Technology-Society Lab (BITS)

Wednesday, Oct. 28
The Remembrance Scholars will make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the Samaritan Center in Syracuse to help those in need. Members of the campus community are invited to join in this effort starting at noon in Rooms 304A, B and C of the Schine Student Center.

Later that day, scholars will volunteer at a Halloween party at Northeast Community Center. Former Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars across the country and world will participate in service events in honor of Remembrance Week.

Also on this day, Insomnia Cookies on Marshall Street will donate 10 percent of each sale to the Ronald McDonald House in Syracuse in recognition of Remembrance Week.

Thursday, Oct. 29
Materials from the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be on display from 2-5 p.m. in the Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.

“A Celebration of Life” will be held at 7 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center. Students will present an evening of performances and remembrances to honor and celebrate the lives of those lost on Pan Am Flight 103.

Friday, Oct. 30
Materials from the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be on display from 9 a.m. to noon in the Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.

The Annual Rose Laying ceremony, to remember the Syracuse students killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing, will be held at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages.

The Remembrance Convocation, honoring the 2015-16 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

For information on Remembrance Week activities, visit or Twitter at #SURemembrance15.

Remembrance Scholar William Fletcher speaks about Syracuse University student Stephen Boland during the Rose-Laying Ceremony in 2013.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2014 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 19, through Saturday, Oct. 25.

The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the 35 student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The Remembrance Week events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. Remembrance Week activities are all free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

All week
Pen and ink drawings of the 35 student victims will be on display in the Panasci Lounge, located on the third floor of the Schine Student Center. Portraits of the victims will be on display at various locations around campus.

An exhibition of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a lost past can inspire positive actions in the present. Members of the community can record their good deeds and demonstrate how they “act forward” by visiting the Remembrance information table in the atrium of the Schine Student Center on Friday, Oct. 17, and Monday, Oct. 20.

Remembrance Scholars will visit classes around the Syracuse University campus to educate fellow students about the tragedy.

Monday, Oct. 20
Dove Balloon Release, Walk for Peace and Candlelight Vigil—The event will begin at 6:15 p.m. on the Quad in front of Hendricks Chapel. A choir of a cappella groups will sing “In Remembrance” from Requiem as 35 bio-safe, dove-shaped balloons are released. Those assembled will then walk to the Wall of Remembrance, where a candlelight vigil will be held at 7 p.m. in honor of all lost in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.

Tuesday, Oct. 21
Acting Forward–The scholars will make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the Oxford Inn and Bishop Foery Foundation to help those in need. Members of the campus community are invited to join in this effort starting at 3:30 p.m. in the Whitman Atrium.

Wednesday, Oct. 22
Open Mic Night—A night of poetry, music, dance and more to remember the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 and act forward for peace. The event will be held from 7-9 p.m. in the Slocum Hall Auditorium.

Thursday, Oct. 23
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Open—Items from the archives will be on display from 2-5 p.m. in the Spector Room, Room 608 of Bird Library.

Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion—“We Were Quiet Once,” a documentary produced by SU alumna and former Remembrance Scholar Laura Beachy ’12, will be screened. The film tells the story of 9/11, specifically the crash of United Flight 93 into the Pennsylvania countryside and how the tragedy affected the small town of Shanksville. Before the screening, a panel will discuss the effects of terrorism on small towns such as Lockerbie, Scotland, and Shanksville. The event will be held in the Slocum Hall Auditorium; panel starts at 7 p.m. and film screening begins at 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Open—Items from the archives will be on display from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Spector Room, Room 608 of Bird Library.

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation—The annual Rose-Laying Ceremony will begin at 2:03 p.m. at the Wall of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. The Remembrance Scholar Convocation, honoring this year’s scholars, will begin at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

For more information on Remembrance Week activities, visit http://remembrance.syr.edu or Twitter at #RW2014 or #actforward.

In Slocum Hall, School of Architecture students installed an intricate, delicate remembrance for the victims of Pan Am Flight 103. Photo by Jamie Young.

students and faculty have conceived and constructed a delicate web of dozens of lines of string blended into a structured, yet fragile, design honoring those lost 25 years ago in the bombing of Pan Am 103.

Composed of more than 70,000 linear feet of white string suspended as folds across the central space of the atrium, the installation depicts the transition into the afterlife, remembrance and the ability of architecture to act as an agent of change through collaboration and physical expression.

A closing reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. in the Slocum Hall atrium.

Along with Assistant Professor Julie Larsen and Assistant Professor Amber Bartosh, more than 50 students worked on the project, including student leaders Richard Camastra Jr. ’16, Hannah Kim ’16 and Benjamin Anderson-Nelson ’16.

Students at work on the installation in Slocum Hall. School of Architecture students and faculty conceived and constructed this delicate web of dozens of lines of string blended into a structured, yet fragile, design.

“We wanted the design to portray the ascent to heaven—a physical metaphor of a spiral to the other realm, whichever one the interpreter may believe in—using four twisting planes made of string,” Camastra says. “We wanted to inhabit and alter the space but allow someone to walk through and observe from multiple vantage points.”

From some views, the strings seem as if they overlap and weave, creating a dense form, while other views provide a more open tunneling perspective, the students say. Thirty-five strings are interwoven discontinuously to represent the Syracuse University students on board Pan Am Flight 103.

Honoring those lost

The textured, complex weave was created as part of Remembrance Week, which is held every year on campus to remember the tragedy. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people—including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University—who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Composed of more than 70,000 linear feet of white string suspended across the central space of the atrium, the Pan Am Flight 103 installation depicts transition into the afterlife, remembrance and the ability of architecture to act as an agent of change through collaboration and physical expression. Photo by Jamie Young.

“As architecture students and faculty, we really appreciated the enduring theme of Remembrance Week, â€�Look Back, Act Forward,’ because this is what we are best at—acting and generating new things to bring awareness to the public,” Larsen says. “TheĚýstudentsĚýwere very aware of the impact it would not only have on Remembrance Week but also on the school because of itsĚýpresenceĚýin the most public area of the building.”

While designing the project, team members had to figure out how they would go from conceptual digital model to the actual physical life-size fabrication.

“Not only did we have to design the object itself, but we also worked diligently to design its process as well,” Kim says. “It was difficult to predict the problems that would occur while working with a little more than 1,000 strands of string that would expand and stretch over 65 feet each.”

Design challenge

One of the design challenges was to figure out how to make a system that would hold the strings as unobtrusively as possible. They decided on a wire cable system.

“The gauge of the wire was thin enough so that the wires can take a minimal presence in the installation while still supporting the weight and pull of the string,” Anderson-Nelson says. “The goal was also to hide the less aesthetic parts, like the wire attachments and tightening system (or turnbuckle); we did this by placing these systems behind the columns and in corners so that they were out of sight.”

Students also had to figure out how to move about the towering atrium that in some places was difficult to reach by ladder. They solved the problem by fastening the strings to the top wire before putting it up and working from the top down.

Another challenge was preventing tangling, which caused several delays as only one student at a time could work on patiently unraveling the strings.

The project took about a week to complete, so many students became involved over the course of the week as they saw the space transformed and wanted to participate. “This was an opportunity for them to act in the future but continuously be reminded of what the installation represented,” Larsen says.

The installation in Slocum Hall on the SU campus took about a week to complete. Photo by Jamie Young.

The 35 blue strands are an integral part of the design and what each represents, the students say. Some flow with each plane of the apparatus while others delineate and tie off to a common end point to signify that not all these students attended SU—some were taking part in a study abroad program through SU. “Not all of them were grounded here, but they are still with us in the end sharing the same bonds we have for our fellow students who went here,” Kim says.

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“One by one, remembrance scholars stepped forward to pledge to act forward in memory of the people killed aboard Pan Am 103 twenty-five years ago this December.”

Molly Linhorst, Remembrance Scholar “Timothy Cardwell was a sky diver, a chorus member, captain of the soccer team, and an Army ROTC cadet.”

Sieglinder Mghenyi, Remembrance Scholar “Christopher Andrew Jones was a devoted son and brother. He aspired to a career in sports writing and loved the Boston Red Sox.”

Clifford Jacobs, Remembrance Scholar “Suzanne Miazga was patient, kind, and enthusiastic. She was a graduate student in the School of Social Work and she said that she wanted to live life and not just exist.”

“…Each represents one of the 35 who died in the bombing from Syracuse University in the crash a jumbo jet in Lockerbie, Scotland.”

Graham Herbert, Lockerbie Academy “I can assure you that’s the people have Lockerbie will never ever forget. We will never forget what happened over the skies twenty-five years ago.”

“…Lockerbie and Syracuse have developed close ties through the years as exhibited by the Lockerbie Scholarship bridging an ocean to bring two Lockerbie students here every year.

Callum Johnstone, Lockerbie Scholar “I feel honored to represent my school, family, and Scotland in looking back and acting forward. I hope that this scholarship continues to prosper so that we can continue to spread awareness and remember the lives of the wonderfully different people who tragically died on that fateful day.”

“…And afterward in Hendricks chapel director of the Pan Am and University Archives, Ed Galvin, may have summed it up best.”

Ed Galvin, SU and Pan Am 103 Archivist “Those of us who gathered here today have all been touched in some way by this event. Some of us have lost loved ones or friends, some have dedicated ourselves to ensuring that the world will always remember Pan Am Flight 103.”

“…Indeed twenty-five years later but the memory and pain still fresh along with the resolve(?) to act forward in the memory of the victims.”
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Keith Kobland, SU News.

This stained glass mural in the Lockerbie Town Hall represents the 32 nationalities of victims aboard Pan Am Flight 103.

When people first hear of Lockerbie, Scotland, they learn about the tragedy that is Pan Am Flight 103. When people first envision Lockerbie, Scotland, they picture the devastation of a plane crash. When people first visit Lockerbie, Scotland, however—they experience a quiet, humble and welcoming town—a town that was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

After being named a 2013-14 Remembrance Scholar in late April, I was overwhelmed by SU faculty and friends who reached out to congratulate me on the achievement. I was even more touched, though, by the effort that SU faculty made to coordinate a visit for me to Lockerbie toward the end of my semester abroad in Germany.

Claire Dorrance, a 2012-13 Lockerbie Scholar, connected with me and offered to host my parents, who were visiting at the time, and myself for a day in Lockerbie. The perspective I thought I had on the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing completely changed as my parents and I drove into the quaint but bustling town.

Claire, her father Colin Dorrance, who was the first off-duty police officer on the scene of the disaster, and Graham Herbert, the rector of Lockerbie Academy, greeted us upon our arrival. By merely stepping out of the car, we were only steps away from the town hall. The small size of Lockerbie is a lot of its charm. As we climbed up the staircase of the town hall, Mr. Herbert and the Dorrances were greeted with �hellos’ and �how ya doing’s.’ Everyone is everyone’s neighbor in Lockerbie, Scotland.

Inside the town hall is a beautiful stained glass window, composed solely of flags representing the 32 different nationalities of the victims aboard Pan Am 103. Victims hailed from Israel, Canada, Jamaica and everywhere in between. The Lockerbie Town Hall was used the night of the disaster and for many weeks following as an information center for residents. The building, now back to its original use, still symbolizes that sense of community to Lockerbie residents.

Afterward, we drove to the Lockerbie Garden of Remembrance, just a few minutes from the heart of the town. The garden, dedicated to the victims of Pan Am Flight 103, is lush green with growing trees and blooming flowers. But its beauty can’t hide the sorrow planted in its roots. Once we entered and began reading memorials and signs throughout the garden, the mood changed. Everything silenced. I began searching the plaques for Syracuse names. Karen Lee Hunt and Alexia Kathryn Tsairis have plaques that read “innocent victim of terrorism” and “They never die, who have the future in them.” Walking through the garden’s visitor center and seeing framed SU press releases and mini Ottos was saddening and comforting all at the same time, much like my entire visit to Lockerbie.

Before arriving in Scotland, I had heard nothing but good things about Scottish hospitality. The Dorrance family proved this stereotype to be true when they opened their home to my parents and me for lunch. I truly watched the world grow smaller as Claire with her parents, and I with mine, connected over cultural differences, English accents and Syracuse basketball.

Meeting for the first time, 2012-13 Lockerbie Scholar Claire Dorrance, right, and 2013-14 Remembrance Scholar Emily Pompelia spent the day together in Lockerbie, Scotland this past June. The two pause for a picture together in front of the Remembrance Room on the grounds of Tundergarth Church, directly across from the sheep pasture where the nose cone of Pan Am Flight 103 landed on December 21, 1988.

After lunch, Colin and Claire escorted my parents and me to Tundergarth Church, to see where the nose cone of the plane had landed that December evening and to visit the remembrance room tucked in the church cemetery. As I stood on top of a hill overlooking the town of Lockerbie, a few bends and curves down the road from Tundergarth, I felt smaller than I ever have. Behind me was the iconic spot where the nose cone of Pan Am 103 landed in an open pasture, and in front of me was a town with so much to offer but its reputation already sealed. Perhaps that is what made my day in Lockerbie so meaningful. I was given a glimpse into the life and personality of this humble town and its residents, and saw the beauty of Lockerbie for what it really is beyond the tragedy 25 years ago.

I left with three things that day: a British flag from Claire, much like the one painted into the glass of the town hall; a copy of “Looking for Lockerbie,” a book written by Newhouse professors Lawrence Mason, Jr., and Melissa Chessher, and new-found respect, admiration and humility. This visit defined my experience as a Remembrance Scholar, and taught me what it truly means to act forward.

Emily Pompelia is a 2013-14 Remembrance Scholar and a work-study student in the Office of News Services.

Remembrance Scholars honor the lost students they represent during the 2012 Remembrance ceremony.

The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This year marks the 25^th anniversary of the tragedy.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents, and the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship were asked to highlight their academic achievements and University activities, including community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

“What a privilege and honor it has been to serve as chair of the committee that has selected these 35 outstanding scholars. They are indeed SU’s and the world’s best and brightest,” says Mark Glauser, professor and associate dean in the and chair of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. “Their theme for Remembrance Week, “This is How We Act Forward,’’ is especially gratifying since it embodies taking action … Scholarship in Action.”

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at SU on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both SU and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Callum Johnstone and Caroline Caddell, will be recognized at the convocation.

Glauser will preside over the convocation, and messages will be delivered by Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Edward L. Galvin, director of archives and records management and Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster archivist, representing the selection committee. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group, and Glauser will present the scholars.

The 2013-14 Remembrance Scholars, and their hometowns and majors, are: Janessa Bonti of Bronx, a nutrition major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics; Victoria Charlotte Brewster of New York City, an architecture major in the School of Architecture; Colin Gregory Brown of Annandale, N.J., a broadcast and digital journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a political science major in The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); Jona Cano of Bronx, a communication sciences and disorders major and neuroscience integrated learning major in A&S; and Erin Genevieve Carhart of Minoa, N.Y., a policy studies major and women’s and gender studies major in A&S.

Also, Billy Ceskavich of Wrentham, Mass., a political science major in A&S and an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies (iSchool); Darcy Shauna Cherlin of Sydney, Australia, an anthropology major in A&S; Henry Chu of Middletown, N.Y., a finance major in the Whitman School of Management and a psychology major in A&S; Kyle Brandon Coleman of Hilton, N.Y., an information technology major in the iSchool, an accounting and finance major in the Whitman School and an economics major in A&S; and Alexandra Deanne Curtis of East Greenwich, R.I., a political science major in A&S and a public relations major in the Newhouse School;

Also, Ariella M. Davis of Narragansett, R.I., a child and family studies major in the Falk College and a policy studies major in A&S; Marwa Eltagouri of Grand Island, N.Y., a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School and a political science major in A&S; Micki Joan Fahner of Berwyn, Pa., a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School and an English and textual studies major in A&S; William Granberg Fletcher of Latham, N.Y., a policy studies major in A&S; and Clifford Daniel Jacobs of Lewiston, N.Y., a child and family studies major in the Falk College.

Also, Alison Margaret Joy of Stratham, N.H., a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and an Italian language, literature and culture major in A&S; Amanda Kullman of West Seneca, N.Y., a civil engineering major in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science; Jessica Kimberly Lam of New York City, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education; Megan Elizabeth LeBlanc of Reading, Mass., a neuroscience and psychology major in A&S; and Garrett A. Lee of Kirkland, Wash., an environmental engineering major in LCS and a mathematics major in A&S.

Also, Molly Katherine Carroll Linhorst of Manlius, N.Y., an international relations and political science major in A&S; Sonia Lopez of Houston, a psychology and forensic science major in A&S; Sieglinder Mkandoe Mghenyi of Syracuse, a public health major in the Falk College; Leann Jade Miles of Tucson, Ariz., a biochemistry major in A&S; and Ellen B. Moore of Elmira, N.Y., an international relations and policy studies major in A&S.

Also, Emily M. Pompelia of Ligonier, Pa., a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School and German and policy studies major in A&S; Allison Roberts of Hebron, Conn., a biochemistry major in A&S; Francesca Rose Santoro of St. Charles, Ill., a musical theater major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA); Bradley Dean Slavin of Rockville Centre, N.Y., a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School and an information and systems management major in the iSchool; and Danielle Steinberg of East Falmouth, Mass., an inclusive elementary with special education major in the School of Education.

Also, Carlie Alyssa Thompson of Norwich, N.Y., a psychology and biology major in A&S; Korey William Tillman of Schenectady, N.Y., a computer science major in LCS; Leo Wong of San Gabriel, Calif., an advertising major in the Newhouse School; Zhi Q. Yang of New York City, an information technology major in the iSchool and management/finance major in the Whitman School; and Jamie Yavorsky of Whitehouse Station, N.J., a music education major in VPA and the School of Education.

Empty chairs on the Quad in the configuration of the seats on Pan Am 103 symbolizes SU’s 35 lost students.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2013 is being held on the SU campus Oct. 6-12. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people—including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University—who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the 35 SU student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The Remembrance Week events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism.

This year’s Remembrance Week was preceded by a panel discussion on Oct. 4 (during Orange Central) on “The Legacy of Pan Am 103 at SU” and a moment of silence at the Oct. 5 football game vs. Clemson to honor the 270 victims. Remembrance Scholars also handed out bracelets to students before the football game.

An exhibition, “Lockerbie and Disasters,” photographs by Larry Mason, a professor in the , is currently on display in the lobby of Newhouse 1 through Oct. 24.

Remembrance Week activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Planned Remembrance Week and 25th Anniversary activities include:

All week

Portraits of the SU student victims will be on display in the Panasci Lounge of the Schine Student Center.

An exhibition of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, an installation created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, juxtaposes the visual representation of 35 students lost with the good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a lost past can inspire positive actions in the present. Individuals are invited to share their good deeds in blue boxes in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall and Bowne Hall.

The has designed and constructed an installation in the atrium of Slocum Hall that remembers and honors those who were lost. The collaborative effort of the students and faculty demonstrates the ability of architecture to act as an agent of change through both cooperative participation and physical expression. A closing reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. in the atrium of Slocum Hall.

The Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives has created a virtual TIMELINE that includes almost 150 events relating to the tragedy and its aftermath. From the search and rescue efforts to the current inquest in Libya, all pertinent dates related to the bombing are presented along with a relevant document, image or video found in the archives collection. An exhibition, titled “Twenty-Five Years of the Pan Am 103 Saga,” has also been installed on the sixth floor of Bird Library and highlights the most crucial events found in the larger onlineĚýTIMELINE. The related materials may be viewed alongside a brief footnote explaining the importance of that event in the history of Pan Am 103. The exhibition in Bird Library will run through the end of the year. To see the full TIMELINE, visit .html.

Beginning on Monday, Oct. 7, and continuing through Saturday, Oct. 12, individuals are invited to share their perspectives on Pan Am 103 through “Telling the Stories: The Pan Am 103 Story Archives Project,” a collaboration of the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, the 25th Anniversary Commemoration Committee and Syracuse Symposium 2013: Listening. Interviews will be done in 611 Bird Library by appointment. Call 315-443-0632 or email pa103archives@syr.edu to schedule an appointment.

Monday, Oct. 7

A candlelight vigil will be held on the steps of Hendricks Chapel at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 8

Remembrance Scholars will engage in a community service project to make sandwiches for the Rescue Mission at 6 p.m. at the Marshall Square Mall (upstairs). Members of the University community are invited to join in.

Wednesday, Oct. 9

“Since,” a documentary film on the Pan Am 103 tragedy by journalist Phil Furey, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. in Room 207 of the Hall of Languages. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Thursday, Oct. 10

The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, located on the sixth floor of Bird Library, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lesley Thomson, solicitor general of Scotland, will speak at noon in the Heritage Lounge in the College of Law.

A panel discussion on “25 Years Later: Reflecting on Pan Am 103 and the Media” will be held in Watson Theater at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 11

The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, located on the sixth floor of Bird Library, will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Remembrance Scholars will hold the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at the Place of Remembrance, in front of the Hall of Languages, at 2:03 p.m.

The Remembrance Scholars will be honored at the Remembrance Scholar Convocation at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Laboratory.

A tribute to the Pan Am 103 victims through live performances and art will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center.

Saturday, Oct. 12

The 25th Anniversary Commemoration Committee and University College will sponsor a reception for current and former Remembrance Scholars.

For more information on Remembrance Week activities, visit .

Other scheduled 25th anniversary activities include a University Lecture by former Sen. George J. Mitchell, in conversation with James B. Steinberg, dean of the on “Pan Am 103 and Our World 25 Years Later” (Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel); a panel discussion and photo exhibition by the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Alexia Foundation for World Peace (Thursday, Nov. 14); and a photo exhibitions by Larry Mason—“The Healing of Lockerbie,” Oct. 25-Nov. 15 and “Forward Lockerbie” (Nov. 16-Dec. 21).

For more information on 25th anniversary activities, visit .

Cara Howe, right, assistant archivist for the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University, speaks to retired Chief Constable John Boyd at Cornwall Mount, Police Scotland headquarters in Dumfries. Boyd contributed an oral history earlier this month to the “Telling the Stories” Pan Am 103 Story Archive Project.

“Telling the Stories: The Pan Am 103 Story Archive Project” is an attempt to gather oral histories from those who have firsthand knowledge of Pan Am Flight 103, those who have experienced the impact of the tragedy over the years and those who draw lessons from it. Faculty, staff and students, alumni, former Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars and family and friends of the victims are encouraged to participate.

The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives and the Pan Am 103Ěý25th Anniversary Commemoration Committee, with Syracuse Symposium 2013: Listening, are sponsoring the project.

The oral histories collected will become a part of the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, a center located in Bird Library that is dedicated to research and scholarship on the tragedy and to remembering the 270 victims.

The collection of oral histories will be done during Remembrance Week, Monday, Oct. 7, through Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. An appointment is required. For more information or to make an appointment, call 315-443-0632 or e-mail pa103archives@syr.edu.

More information can also be found at .

The service will include prayers, reflections and a reading of the names of the 35 SU students who were lost aboard the flight. Following the service, those in attendance will proceed to the Wall of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages, where a brief memorial statement will be offered by Hendricks Chapel Dean Tiffany Steinwert and the Crouse Chimes will sound 35 times.

The Chaplain’s Council of Hendricks Chapel holds the SU memorial service each Dec. 21 at 2:03 p.m., the exact time and date of the crash of Flight 103 in 1988.

A service at the Pan Am 103 memorial cairn at Arlington National Cemetery, organized by the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 families group, will take place simultaneously on Dec. 21. Representatives from Syracuse University and members of the 2012-13 Remembrance Scholars cohort will be in attendance.

For more information, contact Hendricks Chapel at 443-2901.

The Remembrance Scholarship, one of the highest awards a Syracuse University student can receive, is given to seniors chosen for distinguished scholarship, citizenship and service to the community. The mission of the Remembrance Scholars is to educate the campus community about terrorism by relating Syracuse University’s Pam Am Flight 103 experience to more current events.

Through education, the Remembrance Scholars honor and remember all 270 people lost in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

The application deadline for the 2013-14 Remembrance Scholarships is Jan. 21, 2013.

For more information, visit or call the Office of Undergraduate Studies at 443-1368.

Everyday items have become extraordinary reminders of the lives lost on Dec. 21, 1988, in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am 103.

These items and scores of other mementos, clippings, photos, artifacts, books and government documents continue to be categorized and preserved with care by Syracuse University Archives.

The enormity of the project to create a lasting legacy of the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad with Syracuse University, who died is magnified by the intensity of meaning for the many personal items in the collection. Cara Howe G’10, assistant archivist for the , is currently processing the victims and families collections.

“These are the most difficult emotionally,” Howe says. “It is often very trying to look through these materials to realize what was lost with each of these individuals and to know what families have gone through and what they continue to go through.”

As part of Remembrance Week, the public can get a glimpse of these special materials during an exhibition of the Pan Am 103 Archives Friday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Spector Room, Room 608, E.S. Bird Library.

The first collection of items about the Pan Am 103 disaster in the University Archives began a day after the plane crash—Reference Archivist Mary O’Brien started a file of newspaper clippings. Two years later, the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives was established to create a central place for materials associated with the disaster, make them available for research and to personalize the lives of those who died.

In 2003, Edward L. Galvin, director of archives and records management, met several families of victims who were not from SU at the 15th anniversary remembrance at Arlington Cemetery, where a memorial cairn was established in 1995. “They also wanted a place where they could donate materials for their lost loved ones,” Galvin says.

By 2005, the University Archives put together a proposal to expand the collection to include all 270 victims. “We figured we had a deep emotional attachment to the families that you could not find in many other places,” Galvin says. “By 2006, we started getting materials that weren’t directly related to SU students.”

Families have contributed journals, clippings, videotapes, death certificates and scrapbooks. There are also materials from others involved with Pan Am 103, including investigators, lawyers, lobbyists, authors and reporters.

Archives especially is interested in information and materials memorializing the victims; books, newspapers and magazine articles; Department of State records; information on The Hague trial of Libyan Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of the bombing; materials of the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103; and information on memorials in Lockerbie, Syracuse and Arlington National Cemetery.

The collection continues to grow.

When Galvin joined University Archives in 1995, there were 25 boxes. By 2009, the collection had grown to 185 boxes, many of which were unprocessed. Galvin then realized the collection would be best served with its own archivist and funding to sustain it.

A fundraising campaign for a $2 million endowment was started. To date, almost $900,000 has been collected or pledged. Howe was hired in 2011 for a temporary five-year post to process the materials and create an online database of materials, with the hope that more donations might be collected to continue the position.

The archives collection has also become an important resource for SU’s Remembrance Scholars. Each of the 35 scholars—representing the 35 SU study abroad students—researches the person they represent and honors them in some way.

For Galvin, it’s the personal items that are difficult to see in the collection. “We have a sweater that Alexander Lowenstein wore on the plane, took off and put in the overhead compartment—and it survived beautifully. There’s also a baseball cap of Chris Jones’ that has been referenced in a theatrical play,” Galvin says.

In the materials related to Eva Ingeborg Morson, there is a pair of baby booties donated by Morson’s daughter. “She thought when her son was born that her mother was not there to see her first grandchild—and that was the most meaningful thing to her,” Galvin says.

Howe has recently cataloged materials related to Shannon Davis, a junior in Syracuse University’s College for Human Development, and remembers Davis’ postcards to family back home. “The things she was writing about to home were so full of life and about all these experiences she just had—and then to realize she never came home,” Howe says.

Those interested in donating either funds or materials to the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Disaster Archives at Syracuse University can visit archives.syr.edu/panam/giving.html.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the SU student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism. The theme of Remembrance Week 2012 is “Look Back. Act Forward.”

During Remembrance Week, pencil-and-ink sketches of the 35 student victims will be displayed in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center Atrium. Posters of the 35 students will also be displayed at various locations throughout campus through Dec. 21.

The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives will present “Dark Elegy.” This exhibit was originally sponsored by the Remembrance Scholars in 2003 “in an attempt to make the … work accessible to the students, faculty and those connected to Syracuse University …” ĚýThe exhibit consists of seven framed photographs of the sculpture garden “Dark Elegy” by Suse Lowenstein. “Dark Elegy” consists of 75 larger-than-life pieces, each of which portrays a woman at the moment she learned her loved one had died in the bombing of Pan Am 103; Lowenstein lost her 21-year-old son Alexander. Lowenstein says of “Dark Elegy”: “This sculpture needs no language; it is understood by all. It is not political in any partisan sense. It knows no borders. Today, people all over the world are affected by terrorism.” “Dark Elegy” has been dedicated by Lowenstein to all victims of terrorism.

The exhibit will be installed in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel from Oct. 19-Dec. 21. For more information on “Dark Elegy,” visit the archives’ website at and .

The Remembrance Week schedule of events includes:

All week—An SU Abroad photo contest exhibit will be on display in the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center. Over the past several weeks, students (both SU and non-SU) were invited to take a creative picture—including the symbolic dove of peace—somewhere abroad. The top 35 photos will be a part of the exhibition.

An installation of 35 empty chairs on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad and in campus buildings will juxtapose the visual representation of the 35 students lost with recently enacted good deeds inscribed on them. The installation is meant to serve as a reminder of how a lost past can inspire positive actions in the present. Members of the University community are invited to submit good deeds they’ve done in an effort to act forward via e-mail, Facebook or the hashtag #RW2012 on Twitter.

Sunday, Oct. 21—Remembrance Scholars and SU Physical Plant staff will build a memorial cairn, a traditional Scottish marker of remembrance, on the Quad beginning at 8 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 22—Marsha MacDowell, professor of art and art history at Michigan State University, will speak on “Piercing Peace: Quilts as Visual Discourse of Conflict, Reconciliation and Memory” as part of the Syracuse Symposium. Co-sponsors are the Hendricks Chapel Quilters and the Department of Anthropology. The Remembrance Quilt, a memorial of the Pan Am 103 tragedy, was created by the 1998-99 Remembrance Scholars with the assistance of experienced quilters and other members of the University community. The quilt features a square for each of the 35 SU student victims.

A candlelight vigil will be held at 8:30 p.m. on the steps of Hendricks Chapel.

Tuesday, Oct. 23—Ed Galvin and Cara Howe, archivist and assistant archivist of the Pan Am 103 Archives, will host a Staff to Staff session on the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives and the collections housed there. Visit to register.

Wednesday, Oct. 24—A screening of the “As It Happened” documentary on Pan Am 103 will be held at 7 p.m. in Kittredge Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall.

Thursday, Oct. 25—A Celebration of Life concert and poetry reading will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Jabberwocky Café in the Schine Student Center.

Friday, Oct. 26— The Pan Am 103 Archives will be open to the public from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Spector Room, located on the sixth floor of Bird Library.

The Remembrance Scholars and Lockerbie Scholars will lay roses at the Wall of Remembrance at 2:03 p.m. during the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony in honor of, and to pay tribute to, the 35 SU students and the 11 victims from Lockerbie. This annual ceremony is held at the exact time the disaster occurred on Dec. 21, 1988.

The annual Convocation for Remembrance Scholars will be held at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Building.

For more information on Remembrance Week activities, visit remembrance.syr.edu on the Web, /SURemembrance on Facebook and @SURemembrance on Twitter.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the SU student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism.

During Remembrance Week, pencil and ink sketches of the 35 student victims will be displayed in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center Atrium. Posters of the 35 students will also be displayed at various locations throughout campus through Dec. 9.

The Remembrance Week schedule of events includes:

Friday, Nov. 4
The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University will present the exhibit “Set in Stone: Constructing the Arlington Memorial Cairn” in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room through Dec. 21. The exhibit presents the history of the cairn, from the lobbying efforts that made it possible to the designs that made it visible. Visit archives.syr.edu/panam for more information.

Remembrance Scholars and SU Physical Plant staff will build a memorial cairn, a traditional Scottish marker of remembrance, on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 6
Scholars will paint windows at the Schine Student Center and Ernie Davis Hall with Remembrance Week information. Sashes with the names of each of the 35 student victims will be placed in trees behind the Wall of Remembrance. Ribbons, one representing each of the 270 victims, will be tied to trees on the Quad surrounding the cairn.

Monday, Nov. 7
The Remembrance Scholars invite the campus and greater Syracuse communities to a candlelight vigil on the steps of Hendricks Chapel beginning at 6:25 p.m. to honor and remember the 35 Syracuse University students who died aboard Pan Am Flight 103.

Tuesday, Nov. 8
Remembrance Scholars will distribute information and answer questions about Remembrance Week at tables in the Schine Student Center Atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Poets from Verbal Blend and the Remembrance Scholars will host an Open Mic/Poetry Reading for Hope and Remembrance event at the Jabberwocky in the Schine Student Center, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 9
Remembrance Scholars will distribute information and answer questions about Remembrance Week at tables in the Schine Student Center Atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A panel discussion on “How Has Justice Changed Since Pan Am 103?” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.

Thursday, Nov. 10
A screening of the History Channel documentary “As It Happened” will be held at 7 p.m. in Kittredge Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse (HBC) Hall.

Friday, Nov. 11
The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be open for viewing in the Spector Room, 608 Bird Library, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will lay roses at the Wall of Remembrance at 2:03 p.m. during the annual Rose Laying Ceremony in honor of and to pay tribute to the 35 SU students and the 11 victims from Lockerbie, Scotland. This annual ceremony is held at the exact time the disaster occurred on Dec. 21, 1988.

The annual Convocation for Remembrance Scholars will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the Public Events Room, 220 Eggers Hall.

A moment of silence for the Pan Am 103 victims will be offered at the beginning of the SU vs. the University of Southern Florida football game that evening. The SU Marching Band will wear black arm bands in tribute of the victims.

Saturday, Nov. 12
The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be open for viewing in the Spector Room, 608 Bird Library, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Remembrance Scholars will host an alumni brunch for Remembrance Scholars, Remembrance Scholar alumni, London 1988 alumni and families and friends at 11 a.m. in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel.

The Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 (VPAF 103) group will hold its annual meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Katzer Collaboratory, 347 Hinds Hall.

April 2012
The “I Remember” 5K Walk and Race will be held on SU’s main campus.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships—one for each of the SU student victims—are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism.

The Remembrance Week schedule of events includes:

Saturday, Oct. 16-Sunday, Oct. 24—“Remember the Youth,” an exhibit showcasing the treasures of some of the victims of the Pan Am 103 bombing, will be displayed on the first floor of Bird Library.

Saturday, Oct. 16—Remembrance Scholars will take part in the pre-game ceremonies of the SU vs. Pittsburgh football game in the Carrier Dome, which begins at noon.

Sunday, Oct. 17-Friday, Oct. 22· Throughout the week, the Orange Television Network, channel 2, will air a 20th anniversary documentary produced by SU students in 2008. CitrusTV News will cover Remembrance Week events all week during the live 6 p.m. student-produced newscast.

SU Abroad Centers will distribute ribbons to honor and remember the victims of Pan Am 103.

Remembrance Scholars and members of the Remembrance Schools Education Committee will present information about Pan Am 103 and Remembrance Week in classes at local middle and high schools, as well as in classes on the SU campus.

Sunday, Oct. 17—Remembrance Scholars and SU Physical Plant staff will build a memorial cairn, a traditional Scottish marker of remembrance, on the Quad beginning at 3 p.m. Scholars will tie Remembrance ribbons on trees around the Wall of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages.

Monday, Oct. 18—Remembrance Scholars will distribute information and answer questions about Remembrance Week from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Schine Center Atrium.

A panel discussion, “Terrorism in the Next Decade: Threats and Solutions,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Hergenhan Auditorium of Newhouse 3.

Tuesday, Oct. 19—Remembrance Scholars will distribute information and answer questions about Remembrance Week from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Schine Center Atrium.

A candlelight vigil will be held on the Quad at 8 p.m. to honor and remember the 35 Syracuse University students who died aboard Pan Am Flight 103. Remembrance Scholars will spend the night camping on the Quad, while informing students of the Pan Am 103 disaster and Remembrance Week events.

Thursday, Oct. 21—Remembrance Scholars will distribute information and answer questions about Remembrance Week from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Schine Center Atrium.

Tom Kennedy will be inducted as the first Alexia Professor for Documentary Photography at 4 p.m. in the lobby of Newhouse 1. Kennedy will teach, research and promote documentary photography and photojournalism. He will also serve as a permanent sitting board member of the Alexia Foundation and will chair the Alexia International Photo Competition, held at Newhouse each year. Alexia Tsairis was one of the Syracuse University students on Pan Am 103.

A concert by Oy’ Capella and Redemption and poetry readings from the Pan Am archives by Troy Dangerfield will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the Hendricks Chapel steps.

WERW radio will host a Remembrance Radio broadcast from 7-9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 22—The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will lay roses at the Wall of Remembrance at 2:03 p.m. during the annual Rose Laying Ceremony in honor of and to pay tribute to the 35 SU students and the 11 victims from Lockerbie, Scotland. This annual ceremony is held at the exact time the disaster occurred on Dec. 21, 1988.

The annual Convocation for Remembrance Scholars will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Building.

Saturday, Oct. 23—The Victims of Pan Am 103 (VPAF 103) executive board meeting will take place from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Peter Graham Room in Bird Library.

The Pan Am 103 Archives exhibit will be available for viewing on the sixth floor of Bird Library from 9 a.m.-noon.

Orange TV will videotape individuals who wish to create “Memory Moments” for the Pan Am Archives from 9 a.m. to noon, by appointment only. Contact Kelly Rodoski at kahoman@syr.edu to make an appointment.

The Remembrance Scholars will host a brunch for Pan Am 103 families and alumni from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel.

The VPAF 103 general members meeting will take place from 1:30-4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Room in Bird Library. The meeting is open to all.

Other events to will be held throughout the academic year including:

November
A Remembrance poetry contest and reading will be held; date and time to be determined.

Thursday, Nov. 11
Richard A. Marquise, author and lead Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent assigned to the Pan Am 103 investigation, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Life Sciences Complex Room 001 as part of the Forensic Science Lecture Series and the Syracuse Symposium.

March 2011
Deborah Brevoort, author of “The Women of Lockerbie,” will present a playwriting workshop and staged reading of her work at a date and time to be determined.

April 2011
The second annual Remembrance 5K Walk and Run will be held on SU’s main campus at a date and time to be determined.

The scholars will also hang portraits of the 35 student victims in buildings around campus, where they will be displayed until Dec. 21.

The 30-minute special can be seen each night at 8 p.m. on campus cable Channel 2.

The documentary was produced in memory of the 35 SU students who died aboard Pan Am Flight 103 when it exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The students were returning to the United States for the holidays after a semester of studying abroad. The program is dedicated to these students and all 270 men, women and children who died in the terrorist attack.

OTN offers an emotional outlook on the tragedy, speaking with students, faculty and staff who knew the SU passengers on Flight 103 and who candidly tell of the times spent with those who died and the lives they led.

“Remembering Pan Am 103” was produced by Torie Wells, with videographers Mike Eassa and Vin Nucatola.

The terrorist bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988, took 270 lives, including those of 35 SU students returning from a semester of study abroad. Each year, the Remembrance Scholars plan a wide range of activities aimed at educating the University community—and the community at large—about the legacy of Pan Am Flight 103 and the lessons learned from the tragedy.

“During Remembrance Week, the Remembrance Scholars are given the opportunity to reach out to the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities and tell the stories of the victims who were so tragically lost on Pan Am Flight 103,” says Remembrance Scholar Regina Maturo. “It is a time to honor and remember the lives of the 270 victims, including the 35 Syracuse University students, who were taken too soon. Also, we are able to educate students, professors and peers about the events that led to the terrorist bombing over Lockerbie in December 1988 in hopes of making people more aware of what they can do as individuals to ensure these acts are prevented in the future.”

In advance of Remembrance Week, scholars have been making classroom presentations both on campus and in local high schools about Remembrance Week and why the Pan Am 103 tragedy is marked each year.

Remembrance Week Activities include:

• Thursday, Nov. 5—Scholars will build a cairn, a traditional Scottish marker of remembrance, on the Quad from 3-5 p.m. The cairn will remain on the Quad throughout Remembrance Week.
• Nov. 6 through Dec. 21—“A Special Moment in Time: 1988 Fall Semester in London,” an exhibition about the study abroad experience in London during the Fall 1988 semester. The SU Archives created this exhibition to focus on the joy and camaraderie of the time the SU students spent with their fellow students in London that year. The exhibition will be displayed in the Noble Room, Hendricks Chapel. More information is available at .
• Sunday, Nov. 8— The 3.5 for 35 Memorial Run will begin at 11 a.m., with registration from 10-10:45 a.m. in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. Each one-tenth mile of the race course will be dedicated to one of the 35 SU student victims. Registration is $5, and proceeds from the race will be used to restore the posters of the 35 SU student victims of Pan Am 103 that are displayed on campus every fall. Pre-registration is available online at .
• Monday, Nov. 9-Wednesday, Nov. 11—Scholars will provide information on Remembrance Week during table sittings in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center, building and the NewhouseĚý3 building (outside Food.com). Carnations will be distributed on the Quad on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Monday, Nov. 9—A “Why We Remember: Pan Am 103 Symposium” will be held from 7-8 p.m. in Room 010 of Crouse-Hinds Hall. Panelists will include Lawrence Mason, professor of visual and interactive communication in the and co-author of “Looking for Lockerbie” (Syracuse University Press, 2008); 2009-10 Lockerbie Scholar Alistair Inglis; Melissa Chessher, associate professor and chair of the magazine department in the Newhouse School and co-author of “Looking for Lockerbie”; Matt Mulcahy, anchor and reporter with WSTM TV-3; and Joan Deppa, associate professor of newspaper and visual and interactive communications and author of “The Media and Disasters: Pan Am 103” (NYU Press, 1994).
• Wednesday, Nov. 11—“Their Words and Ours: A Night of Remembrance.” A celebration of the victims’ lives through stories, performances and shared memories will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Groups performing will include Orange Appeal, the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble and Groovestand.
• Friday, Nov. 13—Rose-Laying Ceremony, Moment of Silence and Remembrance Scholars Convocation. The annual Rose-Laying Ceremony will be held at 2:03 p.m. (the actual time of the tragedy) at the Wall of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages, and will include a campus-wide moment of silence. A convocation honoring the 2009-10 Remembrance Scholars and Lockerbie Scholars will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Laboratory.

For more information on Remembrance Week activities, visit .

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2008, a weeklong series of events honoring the 35 Syracuse University students who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988 — 20 years ago — will be held on the SU campus Oct. 19-26.

Each year, 35 , one for each of the SU student victims, are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism.

The Remembrance Week schedule of events includes:

• Sunday, Oct. 19-The scholars will build a cairn, a traditional Scottish monument of remembrance, on the Quad in front of Hendricks Chapel. The cairn will be built of 35 stones, each one in memory of one of the student victims lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103.
• Monday, Oct. 20, to Wednesday, Oct. 22-The scholars will distribute lapel ribbons and carnations on the Quad from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The rain location for this event is the atrium of the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. The scholars will also tie blue and white ribbons-each bearing the name of one of the SU students killed in the bombing-to trees on the SU campus.
• Thursday, Oct. 23-“Celebration of Life-Remembering the Lives They Led,” a performance showcase celebrating the lives of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103, will be held at 8 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event will begin with a luminaria display on the steps of Hendricks Chapel. The showcase will be performed by individuals and groups, and will include monologues crafted from journal entries, letters and poetry from some of the victims (now found in the SU Archives), along with music and dance. SU London faculty members will also be sharing their memories of the victims.
• Friday, Oct. 24-The traditional Rose-Laying Ceremony will be held at 2:03 p.m. (the actual time of the tragedy) at the Wall of Remembrance in front of Hendricks Chapel. Each of the scholars will lay a rose on the wall in honor of the student victim they are representing. The Remembrance Scholars Convocation will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

In addition to the activities listed above, the scholars will interact with members of the campus community throughout the week to inform and enlarge understanding of the Pan Am 103 tragedy and of terrorism. They will lead discussions in local high schools, make presentations in SU residence halls and in their classes, and lead activities in local community centers for young students. The scholars will also hang portraits of the 35 student victims in buildings around campus, where they will be displayed until Dec. 21.

Syracuse University will hold a series of activities to mark the . Thirty-five students studying in SU’s study abroad programs in London and Florence, Italy, were among the 270 individuals who died when the plane exploded over the skies of Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

The week of Oct. 19-26 is Remembrance Week on the SU campus. The University’s , who represent the 35 students lost in the tragedy, have planned activities to remember the victims of Pan Am 103 and to educate the campus and greater communities about the impact of the tragedy and of terrorism.

SU will welcome representatives from Lockerbie, Scotland; SU’s study abroad center in London; and alumni to campus to participate in commemorative activities, including a 20th Anniversary Remembrance Dinner on Oct. 25. For more information on the planned activities, or to share a reflection, visit .

Among the activities open to the SU and greater Syracuse communities during the week:

Through Dec. 21

• An exhibition of selected pieces from the “Dark Elegy” sculpture collection by Suse Lowenstein, mother of Pan Am 103 student victim Alexander Lowenstein, is on display on the Quad.
• “From Darkness Into Light: 20 Years of the Pan Am 103 Archives,” an exhibit featuring materials from the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives is on display in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room.Thursday, Oct. 23

   

• “Pan Am 103: Lessons Since Lockerbie,” a panel discussion exploring the larger issues of accountability and how to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, will be held at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Panelists include James Kreindler, a member of the Plaintiffs’ Committee in the Pan Am 103 families’ suit against Libya; Jonathan Dienst, an Emmy Award-winning reporter who covers justice and law enforcement issues for News 4 New York on such subjects as terrorism, white-collar cases and political corruption; Mark Zaid, an attorney who specializes in litigation and lobbying matters relating to national security, federal employment, foreign sovereign and diplomatic immunity, international torts and crimes, international transactions, the Constitution and the Freedom of Information/Privacy Act; Steve Perles, an attorney whose practice has included the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, litigation involving claims against or in defense of foreign governments before U.S. federal courts and administrative agencies; and Robert Monetti, former president of the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 Inc. and VPAF103 representative to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aviation Security Advisory Committee. Monetti’s son Richard, a 20-year-old SU student, was one of the Pan Am Flight 103 victims. The panel will be moderated by William Banks, professor of law and director of the (INSCT). Panel co-sponsors are the ; INSCT; the ; the ; and the .
• “Celebration of Life: Remembering the Lives They Led,” a showcase of readings, performances and reflections to honor the 35 student victims, will be held in Hendricks Chapel at 8 p.m., sponsored by the Remembrance Scholars.Friday, Oct. 24

   

  • The will be open for viewing in the Spector Room, Room 608 of E.S. Bird Library, from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • The Annual Rose Laying Ceremony will be held at the Wall of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages, at 2:03 p.m. (the time of the tragedy).
  • The Remembrance Scholars Convocation, honoring the 2008-09 Scholars, will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Laboratory.

  Saturday, Oct. 25, and Sunday, Oct. 26

   

  • The Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be open for viewing in the Spector Room, Room 608 of E.S. Bird Library, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25 and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26.
  • Story Archive, an opportunity for individuals to share memories and reflections on Pan Am 103, will be offered in the Safire Room, located on the sixth floor of E.S. Bird Library, from 10:45 a.m.-4 p.m. An appointment is required and may be made by e-mailing Kelly Rodoski at kahoman@syr.edu.
  • A staged reading of “The Bird and the Two-Ton Weight,” a play about life, death and family, and how they intersect with the Pan Am 103 tragedy, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Hendricks Chapel. Both events are free and open to the public.

  Also on Saturday, Oct. 25, the 20th Anniversary Remembrance Dinner, will take place at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center; tickets are $35 per person; visit invite to register.

  In the years since the bombing, SU has maintained strong connections with many of the families who lost loved ones. Every year since 1990, 35 SU students have been named Remembrance Scholars, one of the most prestigious honors the University bestows. The University has forged a strong relationship with Lockerbie, and each year two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse to study for one academic year. Through these scholarships, the University encourages students to exchange ideas and to educate themselves and the entire campus community about the devastating effects of terrorism.

  SU is also home to the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives. Established in 1990, the archives bring together in one place materials generated regarding the bombing, makes those materials available for research and provides a place to personalize all 270 victims.

  SU’s Pan Am 103 20th anniversary commemoration will culminate with a special Service of Remembrance in Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, Dec. 21, the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.

   

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2008, a weeklong series of events honoring the 35 Syracuse University students who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988 — 20 years ago — will be held on the SU campus Oct. 19-26.

Each year, 35 , one for each of the SU student victims, are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a broad range of majors. The events planned and hosted by the students are meant to honor the victims and further education about terrorism.

The Remembrance Week schedule of events includes:

• Sunday, Oct. 19-The scholars will build a cairn, a traditional Scottish monument of remembrance, on the Quad in front of Hendricks Chapel. The cairn will be built of 35 stones, each one in memory of one of the student victims lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103.

• Monday, Oct. 20, to Wednesday, Oct. 22-The scholars will distribute lapel ribbons and carnations on the Quad from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The rain location for this event is the atrium of the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. The scholars will also tie blue and white ribbons-each bearing the name of one of the SU students killed in the bombing-to trees on the SU campus.

• Thursday, Oct. 23-“Celebration of Life-Remembering the Lives They Led,” a performance showcase celebrating the lives of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103, will be held at 8 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event will begin with a luminaria display on the steps of Hendricks Chapel. The showcase will be performed by individuals and groups, and will include monologues crafted from journal entries, letters and poetry from some of the victims (now found in the SU Archives), along with music and dance. SU London faculty members will also be sharing their memories of the victims.

• Friday, Oct. 24-The traditional Rose-Laying Ceremony will be held at 2:03 p.m. (the actual time of the tragedy) at the Wall of Remembrance in front of Hendricks Chapel. Each of the scholars will lay a rose on the wall in honor of the student victim they are representing. The Remembrance Scholars Convocation will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

In addition to the activities listed above, the scholars will interact with members of the campus community throughout the week to inform and enlarge understanding of the Pan Am 103 tragedy and of terrorism. They will lead discussions in local high schools, make presentations in SU residence halls and in their classes, and lead activities in local community centers for young students.

The scholars will also hang portraits of the 35 student victims in buildings around campus, where they will be displayed until Dec. 21.

They are testaments to the impact of terrorism: sculptures portraying mothers going back to the exact moment they learned their child died in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland. Some are screaming; others are weeping. Some are curled into a ball; others have fists raised in anger. The 76 larger-than-life figures that comprise the Dark Elegy collection were created by Montauk, N.Y.-based artist Suse Lowenstein, the mother of a Pan Am 103 student victim.

Four of these sculptures arrived on the Syracuse University campus on Thursday, Sept. 25, to begin the University’s commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 tragedy; the arrival of the sculptures is part of a wide range of planned activities. Information on those activities can be found at the University’s Pan Am 103 20th anniversary website: . Visitors are also encouraged to leave memories and reflections on the website.

It was 20 years ago this December that 270 people lost their lives in what has been described as one of the first acts of terrorism on a truly international scale.

Pan Am Flight 103 departed from London’s Heathrow Airport on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1988, bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The 259 people aboard included 35 students who had spent the semester studying abroad in London and Florence, Italy, through SU’s Division of International Programs Abroad (now known as ).

The plane exploded in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, at 7:03 p.m. local time (2:03 p.m. ET), killing all 259 passengers and crew, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground.

“Pan Am 103 indelibly changed the landscape of Syracuse University forever,” says Kelly Homan Rodoski ’92, communications manager in SU’s Office of News Services and chair of the University’s Pan Am 103 20th Anniversary Commemoration Committee. Rodoski was a student on the SU campus when the tragedy occurred. “This was the kind of event that occurred elsewhere, not in our part of the world and not on our campus. The fact that 35 young men and women in the prime of their lives, brimming with intellectual curiosity and spirit of adventure, were taken in a senseless act of violence was, and remains today, incomprehensible.”

In the years since the bombing, SU has maintained strong connections with many of the families who lost loved ones. Every year since 1990, 35 SU students have been named , one of the most prestigious honors the University bestows. The University has forged a strong relationship with Lockerbie, and each year two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse to study for one academic year. Through these scholarships, the University encourages students to exchange ideas and to educate themselves and the entire campus community about the devastating effects of terrorism.

SU is also home to the . Established in 1990, the Archives brings together in one place materials generated regarding the bombing, makes those materials available for research and provides a place to personalize all 270 victims.

The Dark Elegy exhibition will be on display through Dec. 21. Lowenstein, the mother of SU student victim Alexander Lowenstein, created the sculptures in the years immediately following the tragedy as a way to translate expressions of grief, pain and rage. She invited the mothers of the victims into her studio and asked them to go back to the moment when they learned their loved one had died. “This is the moment that I froze in time,” Lowenstein says. Each figure is inscribed with the names of the person posing and the person lost. Lowenstein included a small memento of the victim in each sculpture. Thirty-five of the sculptures were displayed on the SU campus during the 1995-96 academic year.

Other activities planned as part of the commemoration include:

• “From Darkness Into Light: 20 Years of the Pan Am 103 Archives,” an exhibit featuring materials from the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room Oct. 19-Dec. 21;

• 2008 Remembrance Week, a week of commemorative activities sponsored by the 2008 Remembrance Scholars (schedule to be announced) Oct. 19-26;

• a panel discussion on “Pan Am 103: Lessons Since Lockerbie,” on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium; co-sponsored by the , the , the , the , and the ;

• the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, open for public viewing on Friday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Spector Room, Room 608 of E.S. Bird Library;

• the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony, on Friday, Oct. 24, at 2:03 p.m. at the Wall of Remembrance; the annual convocation for Remembrance Scholars will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel;

• “Story Archive,” opportunities to record memories and remembrances, Saturday, Oct. 25, and Sunday, Oct. 26, by appointment; e-mail Kelly Rodoski at kahoman@syr.edu to make an appointment;

• 20th Anniversary Remembrance Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center; tickets are $35 per person; visit to register; and

• staged readings of “The Bird and the Two-Ton Weight,” a play about life, death and family, and how they intersect with the Pan Am 103 tragedy, Saturday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel; both performances are free and open to the public.

“The commemoration committee hopes that these events and opportunities will honor the loved ones lost and will recognize the tremendous legacy of Pan Am 103 both on our campus and in the world,” says Rodoski.

SU’s Pan Am 103 20th anniversary commemoration will culminate with a special Service of Remembrance in Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, Dec. 21, the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2008-09 Remembrance Scholars.

The scholarships, among the most prestigious awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to — and means of remembrance for — the 270 people who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, 20 years ago this year. Thirty-five students studying through SU’s Division of International Programs Abroad died as they were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, Italy.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous and competitive process. Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship were asked to highlight their University activities, including community service. Each applicant also wrote an essay and was interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and students.

“We had a large and exceptionally qualified group of applicants from which to choose the 2008-09 Remembrance Scholars. Many excellent candidates were left out of the group of scholars selected as the final 35,” says David M. Rubin, dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and chair of the Remembrance Scholars Selection Committee. “We believe this group has the potential to mount exciting activities surrounding Remembrance Week next fall, and then to graduate and become engaged citizens who will change public policy so that it creates a more just and peaceful world.”

The 2008-09 Remembrance Scholars will be recognized during a convocation in October and will play significant roles in the activities the University is planning for the fall to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.

Additionally, the 2008-09 Lockerbie Scholars, Lauren Flynn and Kirsty Liddon, were recently selected. Each year, two students from Lockerbie, Scotland, come to Syracuse for a year of study though the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, jointly funded by SU and the Lockerbie Trust.

The 2008-09 Remembrance Scholars are:

• Gary M. Clark of Syracuse, a policy studies major in The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S);
• Jillian Lee Cole of Hector, N.Y., a civil engineering major in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS);
• Kaitlin M. Dengos of Medway, Mass., an inclusive elementary education major in the School of Education;
• Graham B. Douglass of Kerrville, Texas, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA);
• Ryan A. Doyle of Niskayuna, N.Y., an architecture major in the School of Architecture;
• Jackson F. Droney of Erie, Pa., a policy studies and international relations major in A&S;
• Curtis M. Eatman of Paterson, N.J., a political science and communication and rhetorical studies major in A&S and VPA;
• Caryn R. Espy of Andover, Mass., a supply chain and retail management major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management;
• Anthony M. Fatta of Bridgeport, N.Y., a religion and political science major in A&S;
• Theresa D. Franzese of Gettysburg, Pa., an architecture major in the School of Architecture;
• Melissa A. Giroux of Guilford, Conn., a policy studies and magazine journalism major in A&S and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications;
• Marlene J. Goldenberg of Minnetonka, Minn., a political philosophy, international relations and Spanish major in A&S;
• Michael S. Grzelak of Center Harbor, N.H., a policy studies and history major in A&S;
• Samantha Harmon of East Syracuse, N.Y., a sculpture major in VPA;
• Kimberly N. Harris of Aurora, Ill., a policy studies, political science and magazine journalism major in A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Melanie G. Hicken of Stevenson Ranch, Calif., a newspaper journalism, history and political science major in the Newhouse School and A&S;
• Nida N. Javaid of Newburgh, N.Y., a political science and economics major in A&S;
• Kyle P. Kwiatkowski of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., a civil engineering major in LCS;
• Brianna L. Larson of Orchard Park, N.Y., an acting and history major in VPA and A&S;
• Melanie D. Mahanna of Clinton, N.Y., an inclusive elementary education and French cultural studies major in the School of Education and A&S;
• Carissa L. Matthews of Huntington Station, N.Y., a public relations major in the Newhouse School;
• Shannon M. McLoughlin of Altamont, N.Y., a public relations and marketing major in the Newhouse School and the Whitman School;
• Marguerite M. Moore of Shaker Heights, Ohio, a television-radio-film and sociology major in the Newhouse School and A&S;
• Amy Nneamaka Otuonye of Montgomery, N.Y., a chemistry major in A&S;
• Tinuke C. Oyefule of East Norriton, Pa., an acting major in VPA;
• Francine A. Palmares of Yonkers, N.Y., a biology major in A&S;
• Jaclyn A. Pfaehler of Bozeman, Mont., a public relations and international relations major in the Newhouse School and A&S;
• Matthew S. Reilly of Old Bridge, N.J., a political science and public relations major in A&S and the Newhouse School;
• Michael E. Rizzolo of Avon, N.Y., a finance and accounting major in the Whitman School;
• Nana Bulaba Sang-Bender of Syracuse, an international relations major in A&S;
• Jessica E. Sauve of Rapid River, Mich., a public relations and policy studies major in the Newhouse School and A&S;
• Brian J. Spendley of Hampton, N.J., a biomedical engineering major in LCS;
• Jason W. Tarr of Calabasas, Calif., a broadcast journalism, international relations and Spanish major in the Newhouse School and A&S;
• Thomas D. Wichman of Neenah, Wis., a television-radio-film and finance management major in the Newhouse School and the Whitman School; and
• Claire S. Zillman of Maywood, Ill., a newspaper journalism and history major in the Newhouse School and A&S.

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2007 will be held from Oct. 22-26. The weeklong series of events honors the lives of the 35 Syracuse University students who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships, one for each of the SU student victims, are awarded in the amount of $5,000 to undergraduate seniors representing a variety of majors. The students are selected on the basis of their distinguished academic achievement and service to their community. These students host all of the events — which are meant to honor the victims and to further education about terrorism — that occur during Remembrance Week.

The schedule of events includes:

• Monday, Oct. 22-Friday, Dec. 14 — Campus-wide poster exhibition of the 35 student victims. 
• Monday, Oct. 22 — Blue and White Day. Remembrance Scholars will wear blue and white, the symbolic colors for Remembrance Week and Lockerbie. All are encouraged to wear blue and white in support of action against terrorism. The scholars will also wear blue scarves created specifically for Remembrance Week that are embroidered with a dove, the date of the tragedy and the words “We Remember.” 
• Monday, Oct. 22 — Ribbons will be placed on various trees around campus in remembrance of the students who were lost. 
• Monday, Oct. 22-Wednesday, Oct. 24 — Carnations and blue bracelets with the words “We Remember” will be distributed in the Schine Student Center from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Carnations and blue bracelets will also be distributed on the Quad from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
• Wednesday, Oct. 24 — A panel discussion on “Justice for Terrorism: An International Issue” will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. in Room 214 of the Hall of Languages. Panelists will include William Banks, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Law and director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism; David M. Crane, Professor of Practice in the College of Law; Guy DePhillips, supervising judge of Family Court in Queens County and an acting Supreme Court justice; and Ed Kinane, a member of the Voices for Creative Nonviolence’s Iraq Peace Team and a longtime peace activist. 
• Thursday, Oct. 25 — A candlelight vigil will be held on the steps of Hendricks Chapel from 6-7 p.m. Featured guests will include the Rev. Thomas V. Wolfe, dean of Hendricks Chapel; Lawrence Mason, professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; and Patricia Burak, director of the Lillian and Emanuel Slutzker Center for International Services. Following the vigil, participants will process to Maxwell Auditorium in Maxwell Hall for a Remembrance Celebration to be held from 7-8:30 p.m The event will include musical performances by the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble, Orange Appeal and Main Squeeze; poetry readings and shared recollections of the lost students. 
• Friday, Oct. 26 — Beginning in the morning, this year’s Remembrance Scholars will build a cairn, a mound of stones erected as a memorial, on the Quad to remember the victims. The annual rose-laying ceremony will be held at 2:03 p.m., the actual time of the tragedy, at the Wall of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. Each Remembrance Scholar will lay a rose on the wall in memory of one of the student victims. The convocation honoring the 2007-08 Remembrance Scholars will be held in Hendricks Chapel at 3:30 p.m. Following the convocation, those in attendance are invited to write their thoughts on blue and white ribbons that will be tied to trees in the Orange Grove. A reception will follow the convocation in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Building.

Additionally, on Monday, Oct. 29, Remembrance Scholars will facilitate a conversation about terrorism and tolerance with students at Nottingham High School in Syracuse.

For more details about Remembrance Week Activities, visit .

Syracuse University’s 2006-07 Remembrance Scholars have planned a series of activities, beginning Oct. 24, for the University’s annual Remembrance Week.

The terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988, took 270 lives, including those of 35 SU students returning from a semester of study abroad. Each year, the Remembrance Scholars plan a wide range of activities aimed at educating the University community — and the community at large — about the legacy of Pan Am Flight 103 and the lessons learned. This year’s Remembrance Week activities include:

Oct. 24-Dec. 21 — Campus-wide poster exhibition of the 35 student victims in buildings around campus. Additionally, hand-drawn portraits of the 35 students by Robert Dacey, associate professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will be displayed in the atrium of the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center.

Oct. 27 — This year’s Remembrance Scholars will build a cairn — a mound of stones erected as a memorial — on the Quad at 3 p.m. A candlelight vigil will begin on the Quad at 5 p.m. with remarks by Patricia Burak, director of the Lillian and Emanuel Slutzker Center for International Services and an assistant professor of Russian literature in The College of Arts and Sciences; and Lawrence Mason Jr., professor of visual and interactive communications in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. At 8 p.m., the Remembrance Scholars will begin a Camp-Out on the Quad — from Friday night to Saturday morning — where they will spend a night of remembrance and reflection around the memorial cairn.

Oct. 30 — The day has been designated as “Blue and White Day.” Remembrance Scholars will wear blue and white — the symbolic colors of Remembrance Week. All on the SU campus are encouraged to wear blue and white in support of theaction against terrorism. Carnations will be distributed in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Oct. 31 — Carnations will be distributed in the Schine Student Center from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Nov. 1 — A Celebration of Remembrance will be held in Maxwell Auditorium from 8-10 p.m. The event will be a celebration of the victims’ lives through pictures, stories and shared memories. Music will be provided by Orange Appeal, Main Squeeze and the Mandarins, three a cappella groups on campus.

Nov. 2 — A panel discussion on “Remembering Flight 103 from Personal Perspectives and the Current Plight Against Terrorism” will be held from 7-9 p.m. in Heroy Auditorium. Panelists will be Julie E. Steiner, an environmental attorney, professor at St. John’s University School of Law and a 1990-91 Remembrance Scholar; Courtney Tucker, a former Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration employee; Barrie Gewanter, director of the Central New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU); and Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and The College of Arts and Sciences at SU.

Nov. 3 — The annual Rose-Laying Ceremony will begin at 2:03 p.m. at the Wall of Remembrance in front of the Hall of Languages. Each of this year’s Remembrance Scholars will lay a rose on the wall on behalf of the student they are representing. This year’s Lockerbie Scholars will lay a rose in memory of Andrew McClune, a Lockerbie Scholar who died in Syracuse in 2002. The Convocation for Remembrance Scholars will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

The Nov. 1 Celebration of Remembrance, Nov. 2 panel discussion and Nov. 3 Remembrance activities are open to the public; paid parking is available in the University’s visitor pay lots.

For more information, visit the Remembrance web site at .

Syracuse University’s 2005-06 Remembrance Scholars will launch a series of activities on Oct. 29 for the University’s annual Remembrance Week.

The terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988 took 270 lives, including 35 Syracuse University students returning from a semester of study abroad. Each year, the Remembrance Scholars plan a wide range of activities aimed at educating the University community-and the community at large-about the legacy of Pam Am Flight 103 and the lessons learned.

This year’s Remembrance Week activities include:

• Oct. 29-A short video presentation and moment of silence will take place prior to the SU vs. Cincinnati football game at noon in the Carrier Dome. Scholars will be at the game to raise funds for a paver in the Orange Grove in memory of Andrew McClune, a Lockerbie Scholar who died in 2002.
• Oct. 30-Scholars will begin building a memorial cairn out of sandbags on the Quad at 8 p.m., and will keep a 24-hour presence on the Quad until 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.
• Nov. 1-A Candlelight Vigil will be held on the steps of Hendricks Chapel beginning at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public and parking is available in the Irving Garage.
• Nov. 1-A panel discussion on “Terrorism: Memory, Politics and Action” will begin at 8 p.m. in Kittredge Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. Panelists will include Mehrzad Boroujerdi, director of SU’s Middle Eastern Studies Program; Joan Deppa, associate professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and author of “The Media and Disasters: Pan Am 103”; Jessica Maxwell of the Syracuse Peace Council; and Anthony Nocella, co-editor of “Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?” A free-will donation will be accepted for the Andrew McClune Scholarship Fund.
• Nov. 2-Members of the University community will be asked to wear blue and white to remember the victims of Pan Am 103.
• Nov. 2-3-Carnations will be distributed at various locations around campus.
• Nov. 4-A rose-laying ceremony will take place at the Wall of Remembrance in front of the Hall of Languages at 2:03 p.m., the time of the bombing in 1988. The convocation honoring the 2005-06 Remembrance Scholars will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.
• Nov. 4-A presentation of “A Remarkable Story: The Voices of Pan Am 103” will be held at 8 p.m. in Grant Auditorium. Written by Joan Hart Willard, assistant professor in the Drama Department in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the script was created from the actual letters, journals and poetry of the SU students who died in the tragedy, as well as interviews with their families and the residents of Lockerbie. The event is open to the public and parking is available in the University’s West lots.
• Nov. 5-Presentations of “A Remarkable Story: The Voices of Pan Am 103” will be held at 2 and 8 p.m. in Grant Auditorium. The events are free and open to the public and parking is available in the University’s West lots. A talk-back panel featuring the cast-who are graduates and current students of SU’s acting program-will be held immediately after the 2 p.m. show in Grant Auditorium. Free-will donations for the Andrew McClune Scholarship Fund will be accepted.

For more information on the Remembrance Week events, contact Remembrance Scholar Mark Rogers at (315) 398-2904or mwrogerssu@hotmail.com.

The 2004-05 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars will host a series of activities during Remembrance Week, which will be held Oct. 22-29 on the SU campus.

The activities in which the Scholars are participating include the following:

• A Rose-Laying Ceremony at the Place of Remembrance in front of the Hall of Languages, Friday, Oct. 22 at 2:03 p.m. (the time of the crash). The Rev. Thomas V. Wolfe, dean of Hendricks Chapel, will give the invocation. Lockerbie Scholars Beth Marchant and Laura Smith will speak.
• The Remembrance Convocation in Hendricks Chapel, honoring the 2004-05 Remembrance Scholars, Friday, Oct. 22 at 3:30 p.m.
• The Scholars will each wear a button commemorating one of the 35 student victims.
• A presentation by the Syracuse Peace Council on Monday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m., location to be announced.
• A lapel blue ribbon distribution in the Schine Student Center Atrium on Oct. 25, 26 and 28 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• A carnation distribution on the Quad on Oct. 27.
• An Oct. 27 presentation to local sixth-grade students.
• An Oct. 28 presentation to students in the International Young Scholars Program at Hendricks Chapel.

Also, unique to this year is the play “The Women of Lockerbie,” performed by SU’s Drama Department in the Black Box Theater at Syracuse Stage. This show will run Nov. 12-14, Nov. 19-21 and Dec. 3-4.

Additionally, the Scholars are working on a documentary with history of the Pan Am 103 tragedy and thoughts from Remembrance Scholars; and writing a letter to the victims’ families.

The 2003-04 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars will host a series of activities during Remembrance Week, which will be held Nov. 7-14 on the SU campus. The activities in which the Scholars will participate include:

• A memorial edition of the Student Voice publication;
• visits to local classrooms, Nov. 7-14;
• a campus-wide exhibition of posters of the 35 student victims, Nov. 10-14;
• carnation and lapel ribbon distribution, and memorial ribbons tied to trees;
• a variety of service projects, including bingo at the Vivian Teal Howard Nursing Home (Nov. 9), delivering Meals on Wheels (Nov. 10), serving meals at the Samaritan Center (Nov. 10) and The Living Room (Nov. 11), and working with children of the International Young Scholars Program on a Remembrance Quilt (Nov. 13);
• a photo and video display in Hendricks Chapel’s Noble Room of “Dark Elegy,” the sculptures created by Suse Lowenstein, mother of SU student victim Alexander Lowenstein, Nov. 9-14;
• a Rose-Laying Ceremony at the Place of Remembrance in front of the Hall of Languages, Nov. 14 at 2:03 p.m. (the time of the crash); and
• the Remembrance Convocation in Hendricks Chapel, honoring the 2003-04 Remembrance Scholars, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m.

More information is available on the Remembrance Scholarship Web site at .

The 2003-04 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars will host a series of activities during Remembrance Week, which will be held Nov. 7-14 on the SU campus. The activities in which the Scholars will participate include:

• Visits to local classrooms, Nov. 7-14;
• a campus-wide exhibition of posters of the 35 student victims in various academic buildings, Nov. 10-14;
• carnation and lapel ribbon distribution, and memorial ribbons tied to trees;
• a publication, “35, Not Just a Number” has been created by newspaper journalism students and the Student Voice;
• a variety of service projects, including bingo at the Vivian Teal Howard Nursing Home (Nov. 9), delivering Meals on Wheels (Nov. 10), serving meals at the Samaritan Center (Nov. 10) and The Living Room (Nov. 11), and working with children of the International Young Scholars Program on a Remembrance Quilt (Nov. 13);
• a photo and video display in Hendricks Chapel’s Noble Room of “Dark Elegy,” the sculptures created by Suse Lowenstein, mother of SU student victim Alexander Lowenstein, Nov. 9-14;
• a Rose-Laying Ceremony at the Wall of Remembrance in front of the Hall of Languages, Nov. 14 at 2:03 p.m. (the time of the crash); and
• the Remembrance Convocation in Hendricks Chapel, honoring the 2003-04 Remembrance Scholars, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m.

Additional information on Remembrance Week activities is available on the .

The 2002-03 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars will host a series of activities during Remembrance Week, which will be held Nov. 1-9 on the SU campus. The activities include:

• A Rose-Laying Ceremony on Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. at the Wall of Remembrance in front of Hall of Languages.
• A Remembrance Art and Archive Exhibit will open Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge, located on the second floor of the Schine Student Center. Pieces will include original art and literary work from the victims, responses from friends and family, photography, and new work created by current students. A reception will follow.
• Discussion groups will be held in the residence halls on the topic of terrorism Nov. 4-8.
• A panel discussion on “Terrorism in the Media,” will be held Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. in Watson Theater.

The 2001-02 Remembrance Scholars have planned a week of activities to take place during Remembrance Week, Oct. 20 to 27, in memory of the 35 SU students who died aboard Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec. 21, 1988.

Scheduled events for the week include:

• The Remembrance Quilt will be on display in Hendricks Chapel all week. A special exhibit honoring the students who died aboard Pan Am Flight 103 will be on display in the window of the SU Bookstore in the Schine Student Center;

• A Remembrance video, created by this year’s Remembrance Scholars, will be shown in campus dining halls and in the Schine Dining center throughout the week;

• The Remembrance Scholars will distribute blue ribbons throughout the week for members of the University community to wear in memory of the Pam Am 103 victims;

• “United States Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Is This the Key to Peace?” the third installment of The University Forum: A Global Response to Terrorism will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in Studio A of Newhouse II;
• A rose-laying ceremony will take place at 2:03 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Wall of Remembrance. The Remembrance Convocation will be held at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel, followed by a reception; and

• ‘Make a Difference Day’ will be held on Oct. 27. A rally will take place at 9:45 a.m. in front of Hendricks Chapel, and community service projects will follow until 2 p.m. To become involved, e-mail rserviceday@yahoo.com.

In addition, this year’s Remembrance Scholars are working on two long-term projects: permanent placement of the portraits of the Pan Am 103 victims in their respective schools and colleges, and a permanent display of light at the Wall of Remembrance.

“This year’s scholars have a tremendous responsibility of helping this University remember the 35 students we lost in 1988, as well as the individuals we lost in September at the hands of terrorists,” says Remembrance Scholar Lisa Mueller, a senior policy studies major from Richmond, Va. “The students who died on Pan Am 103 were individuals who would have made this world a better place. As students at this University, we are connected to these students and owe it to them to never forget their lives.”