Remembrance Scholar Cara Williams lays a rose on the Wall of Remembrance during Friday's Rose-Laying Ceremony. (Photo by Chuck Wainwight)
Remembrance Week 2026 in Photos
From Oct. 18 to 23, the 2026-27 Remembrance Scholars and Lockerbie Fellows led the Syracuse University community—here in Syracuse and around the world—in activities to honor the 270 people who died in the Dec. 21, 1988, terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
The victims included 35 students studying through the University’s Division of International Programs Abroad (now Syracuse Abroad) and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie.
Activities throughout the week, including a candlelight vigil, sitting in solidarity on the Quad, a film screening, presentations, the Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Scholar Convocation, were aimed at looking back and acting forward.
While Remembrance Week has concluded, the Remembrance Scholars will continue their work through Act Forward projects that will culminate in the spring semester. The Lockerbie Fellows, 10 students from Lockerbie Academy, will continue to engage with the Remembrance Scholars and work to educate their local community about the tragedy.
See images from the week’s events below.
The JMA Wireless Dome, Hendricks Chapel and the Hall of Languages were lit in blue for Remembrance Week. (Photo by Bob Gerbin)
Remembrance Week began on Sunday, Oct. 18, with a candlelight vigil on the steps of Hendricks Chapel including reflections, poetry and a performance by Groovestand. (Photo by Alicia Hoppes)
The Lockerbie Fellows received a tour of the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives in Bird Libary on Monday from Vanessa St. Oegger-Menn, assistant University archivist and Pan Am 103 archivist.
The Lockerbie Fellows and their teachers were formally welcomed to campus Monday evening by the Remembrance Scholars; Chancellor J. Michael Haynie; Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew; Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives Elisa Dekaney and Otto. (Photo by Chuck Wainwright)
The Remembrance Scholars and Lockerbie Fellows and their teachers sat in solidarity on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad for 35 minutes on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Manley)
Sitting in Solidarity (Photo by Amy Manley)
The Lockerbie Fellows during Sitting in Solidarity (Photo by Amy Manley)
Sitting in Solidarity (Photo by Amy Manley)
Sitting in Solidarity (Photo by Amy Manley)
Remembrance Scholars Mason Burley, left, and Jiya Gumaste share details of their Act Forward project during the Act Forward Symposium on Thursday evening. (Photo by Eric Ma)
The Lockerbie Fellows shared reflections during a presentation on Thursday evening. (Photo courtesy of the Lockerbie Fellows)
The Remembrance Scholars and Lockerbie Fellows walk toward the Wall of Remembrance at the beginning of the Rose-Laying Ceremony on Friday afternoon. (Photo by Chuck Wainwright)
Remembrance Scholar Sigourney Bell served as the Rose-Laying Ceremony speaker. (Photo by Chuck Wainwright)
Remembrance Scholar Alexis Heveron offers a short reflection on Christopher Andrew Jones, the Pan Am 103 student victim she represented, during the Rose-Laying Ceremony. (Photo by Chuck Wainwright)
Remembrance Scholar Darren Murphy prepares to lay a rose on the wall in memory of Thomas Britton Schultz. (Photo by Chuck Wainwright)
Flowers on the wall following the Rose-Laying Ceremony. (Photo by Chuck Wainwright)
Remembrance Scholar Teaghan Brostrom spoke on behalf of all 35 Remembrance Scholars at the Friday afternoon Remembrance Scholar Convocation. (Photo by Chuck Wainwright)
Chancellor J. Michael Haynie congratulates Remembrance Scholar Chelsea (Chuyue) Zhang during the Remembrance Scholar Convocation. (Photo by Chuck Wainwright)
