will host the annual Pan Am Flight 103 memorial service on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 2:03 p.m. EST. The service will begin in the chapel’s Noble Room, with attendees then processing to the Place of Remembrance.

The service will honor the 270 people, including Syracuse University study abroad students, who were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb at 2:03 p.m. EST on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Chaplains will offer prayers and reflections.ÌęThe event will also be offered virtually;Ìę is required to receive the YouTube link.

Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration, may be included in the ceremony. Closed captioning will be provided.

Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel atÌęchapelevents@syr.edu.

This service is offered in partnership with the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, Hendricks Chapel and the Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement.

Services will also be held on Dec. 21 at the Pan Am 103 memorial cairn at Arlington National Cemetery and in Lockerbie.

The 2025-26 Lockerbie Scholars will also take part in memorial events in Lockerbie on Friday, Dec. 19, including sitting in solidarity for 12 minutes to honor the 11 Lockerbie residents who died in the bombing and 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune.

Remembrance Scholar Jacqueline Arbogast ’26, a television, radio and film major in the , grew up knowing about the Pam Am 103 bombing and the effect it had on the University community. Her mom, Michele, was a senior in the Newhouse School at that time and had friends who died in the tragedy.

The bombing, which happened on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland, took the lives of 270 people, including 35 students returning from a semester of study abroad in London and Florence through the University’s Division of International Programs Abroad (now ).

“My mom remembers it like it was yesterday,” Arbogast says. “Like her, many others remember where they were and when they got the phone call that friends and family had passed. I want to remember the friends that my mother lost as well as all of those who were lost in the tragedy, to allow their lives to live on through the University and those who honor their memory.”

To conclude Remembrance Week, Arbogast and her fellow 2025-26 Remembrance Scholars will be honored at the annual on Friday, Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual 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 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 beÌę.

Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars

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 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 Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19; and the Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi in remembrance of 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 evaluation committee.

The Remembrance Scholars are joined on campus this week by the . This year’s scholars are 10 students from Lockerbie Academy who were chosen through a competitive process. During their time on campus, the Lockerbie Scholars, accompanied by Lockerbie Academy Head Teacher Brian Asher and Deputy Head Teacher Kerry Currie (a 1996-97 Lockerbie Scholar), are representing the 11 Lockerbie residents who died in the bombing and 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died during his scholarship year in Syracuse. The Lockerbie Scholars will also be recognized at Friday’s convocation.

‘Look Back, Act Forward’

This is the 36th year of the Remembrance scholarships, which were established in the year following the tragedy. Since then, 1,280 scholarships have been awarded to Remembrance Scholars and 80 to Lockerbie Scholars.

The motto of the Remembrance Scholars is “Look Back, Act Forward,” and each scholar brings knowledge, perspective and lived experience to Remembrance.

For Remembrance Scholar Edward Lu ’26, a music composition major in the , that motto encourages him to reflect on what it means to be a contemporary artist.

“I aim to honor my predecessors and their past contributions to composition while finding ways to push boundaries and envision fresh and exciting ideas,” he says. “Remembrance has helped shape who I am as an artist and as an individual.”

During his time at Syracuse, Remembrance Scholar Rohan Bangalore ’26, a policy studies and law, society and policy major in the and , has worked with the Special Olympics basketball club.

“Getting to know each athlete—not just as a player but as a person—reinforced my belief that everyone brings value when given the opportunity. Their example deepened my commitment to empathy, respect and public service,” says Bangalore. “As a Remembrance Scholar, I carry those lessons forward with gratitude. In law, policy or public service, I hope to honor those lost on Pan Am 103 through thoughtful, people-centered work.”

Once Remembrance Week has concluded, Remembrance Scholars will continue to be engaged in “Act Forward” projects, the results of which will be shared with the University community in the spring.

The 2025-26 Remembrance Scholars are looking back and acting forward in a wide variety of ways to raise awareness about the impact of the Pan Am 103 bombing on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

During their scholarship year, scholars are engaged in a broad range of “Act Forward” projects, including making a documentary on the impact of the bombing; recording podcasts that tell the stories of people affected by the tragedy; a participatory art project; developing a high school curriculum on media literacy; working with local senior citizens to chronicle their memories; developing a panel discussion on political violence and exploring the experiences of previous Remembrance Scholars.

“The 2025-26 Remembrance Scholars are embracing the program’s motto of “Look Back, Act Forward” through meaningful and innovative contributions to our community,” says Jolynn Parker, director of experiential learning and engagement.

Members of the University community will have an opportunity to learn more about the projects during the Act Forward Symposium on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. in the Allyn Innovation Center, located on the first floor of Link Hall. The event is one of several planned during this year’s Remembrance Week, the University’s annual commemoration of the tragedy.

This year marks the 37th anniversary of the bombing, which claimed the lives of 270 people, including 35 students returning from a semester of study abroad in London and Florence through the University’s Division of International Programs Abroad (now Syracuse Abroad). The Remembrance Scholars have planned events and activities to look back and educate on the ways they are acting forward.

The scholars will be joined by the 2025-26 Lockerbie Scholars on campus during the week. This year’s Lockerbie Scholars are 10 students from Lockerbie Academy who were chosen through a competitive process. During their time on campus, the Lockerbie Scholars, accompanied by Lockerbie Academy Head Teacher Brian Asher and Deputy Head Teacher Kerry Currie (a 1996-97 Lockerbie Scholar), will represent the 11 Lockerbie residents who died in the bombing and 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died during his scholarship year in Syracuse.

Remembrance Week will be held Sunday, Oct. 19, through Saturday, Oct. 25. 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 Tamara Hamilton atÌę315.443.4282 orÌętnhami01@syr.edu. The week’s schedule is as follows:

ÌęAll WeekÌę

• Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle:ÌęThe 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 and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs for 35 minutes on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 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 of Public Communications 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. 19

• Remembrance and Resilience, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m.: Setnor School of Music students will unite to honor the victims of violence and terrorism, including those who perished in the Pan Am 103 bombing. The concert is part of the Malmgren Concert Series and will be livestreamed on the chapel’s .
• Candlelight Vigil, Hendricks Chapel steps, 5:30 p.m.: The Remembrance Scholars will remember the 270 victims of Pan Am 103. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available for this event.

Wednesday, Oct. 22

• “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.
• Film Screening, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, Kittredge Auditorium, 7 p.m.: The British Broadcasting Corporation documentary “Return to Lockerbie With Lorraine Kelly” will be presented, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Thursday, Oct. 23

• Act Forward Symposium, Allyn Innovation Center, first floor of Link Hall, 6 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.
• Lockerbie Scholars Presentation, 160 Link Hall, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24

• Rose-Laying Ceremony, Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.: American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event. The Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation will be .
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.: ​This annual convocation will honor the 2025-26 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and CART will be available. A reception in the Allyn Innovation Center, located on the first floor of Link Hall, will immediately follow.

Syracuse University and Lockerbie Academy are renewing and strengthening their longstanding partnership through a reimagined initiative that will bring Lockerbie students to Syracuse for a full academic year. This enhanced program deepens the bond between the two communities, forged in the aftermath of the Pan Am Flight 103 terrorist attack on Dec. 21, 1988, which claimed 270 lives—including 35 Syracuse University students studying abroad in London and Florence.

Beginning in the Fall 2026 semester, two students from Lockerbie Academy will be selected each year to receive the Lockerbie Scholarship. Recipients will be chosen by a joint committee of Syracuse University and Lockerbie Academy representatives, using elevated selection criteria based on rigorous academic standards. The selected students will demonstrate academic excellence and a deep understanding of the Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy, which continues to shape both communities.

“This new and revitalized partnership with Lockerbie Academy honors the memory of those lost in the terrorist attack, while also supporting the educational aspirations of Lockerbie students,” says Lois Agnew, interim vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer. “Our new approach preserves the program’s most cherished traditions while ensuring we bring students to campus who are prepared to fully engage with the academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities Syracuse offers.”

Brian Asher, headteacher at Lockerbie Academy, says: “Syracuse University has, since the terrible events of Dec. 21, 1988, held a special place in the heart of Lockerbie. We re-forge our bond in honor of all those who were lost that night. We act forward in their memory. I am excited to work with our Syracuse University colleagues on behalf of the Academy as we build on our shared past, towards a shared future.”

The University and Lockerbie Academy anticipate the renewed collaboration will continue through at least 2028, aligning with the 40th anniversary of the Lockerbie Scholarship Program and its enduring impact on both communities.

Although there will be no Lockerbie Scholars on campus during the 2025-26 academic year, Syracuse will welcome a group of 10 students and two sponsors from Lockerbie Academy in October 2025 for Remembrance Week.

“Their visit will both commemorate Remembrance Week and celebrate the strong and ongoing bond between Lockerbie and Syracuse University,” Agnew says.

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 atÌę315.443.0221 orÌęrrober02@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

ÌęAll WeekÌę

• Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle:ÌęThe 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.

Hendricks Chapel will conduct the annual Pan Am Flight 103 memorial service on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 2:03 p.m. EST. The service will begin in the chapel’s Noble Room, with attendees then processing to the Place of Remembrance.

The service will honor the 270 people, including Syracuse University study abroad students, who were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, on that date and time 34 years ago. Chaplains will offer prayers and reflections.

The event will also be offered virtually; . Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration, may be included in the ceremony. Closed captioning will be provided. Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu.

This service is offered in partnership with the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, Hendricks Chapel, and the Office of Alumni Engagement.

A memorial 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.

The 2022-23 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 21, 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 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 Rose-Laying Ceremony and convocation will be .

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, Zach Blackstock and Natasha Gilfillan, will be recognized at the convocation.

Chris E. Johnson, associate provost for academic affairs and professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, 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 2022-23 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• David Barbier Jr. of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and an international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences (A&S);
• Diane Benites of New Providence, New Jersey, a biology major in A&S;
• Mira Berenbaum of Los Angeles, California, an accounting major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Olivia Budelmann of Fayetteville, New York, a mathematics major in A&S; a Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S; an environment, sustainability and policy major in the Maxwell School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Emma Dahmen of East Wenatchee, Washington, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School; a Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Cori Dill of San Diego, California, a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a public relations major in the Newhouse School;
• Ronald Ditchek of Brooklyn, New York, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and School of Education;
• Dara Drake of Highland Park, Illinois, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Fabryce Fetus of Brooklyn, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a public health major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics;
• Karina Freeland of Burke, Virginia, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Kinley Gaudette of Salisbury, New Hampshire, a public health major in the Falk College; a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Riya Gupta of San Ramon, California, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Jaime Heath of Bridgeton, New Jersey, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School;
• Sifan Hunde of Washington, D.C., an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a psychology major in A&S and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Amanda Lalonde of Baldwinsville, New York, a psychology and forensic science major in A&S, a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program and a U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve veteran;
• Adam Landry of Nashua, New Hampshire, a civil engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) and member of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps;
• Ivy Lin of New York, New York, a creative writing major in A&S, a history major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Julianna Mercado of Holbrook, New York, a biochemistry and forensic science major in A&S;
• Jenna Merry of Overland, Kansas, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Josh Meyers of Livingston, New Jersey, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Ofentse Mokoka of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a writing and rhetoric major in A&S;
• Riley Moore of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, a communication and rhetorical studies major in VPA; a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a creative writing major in A&S;
• Nadia Nelson of Suffern, New York, a policy studies and political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Janice Poe of Atlanta, Georgia, a chemistry major in A&S, a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and a member of the U.S. National Guard;
• Mackenzie Quinn of Fredonia, New York, a sociology and political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Maggie Sardino of Syracuse, New York, a writing and rhetoric major in A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Brielle Seidel of Hillsborough, New Jersey, a public health major in the Falk College;
• Car Shapiro of Lake Worth, Florida, an entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major in the Whitman School;
• Aidaruus Shirwa of Syracuse, New York, a policy studies and economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Louis Smith of Seneca Falls, New York, a biology major in A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Emily Steinberger of Burlingame, California, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School; a management major in the Whitman School and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Taylor Stover of Amherst, New York, an international relations and history major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Alesandra “Sasha” Temerte of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a writing and rhetoric major in A&S and a member of the RenĂ©e Crown University Honors Program;
• Amreeta Verma of Green Brook, New Jersey, an architecture major in the School of Architecture; and
• Jared Welch of Endicott, New York, an electrical engineering major in ECS and computer science and physics major in A&S.

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, visitÌę. Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Heather Ryerson atÌę315.443.5725 or by email at hmryerso@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

ÌęAll WeekÌę

• 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. andÌęCandlelight 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.

ÌęFriday, 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,Ìę2:03 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.

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Lawrence Mason Jr., professor of multimedia, photography and design in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, as the first Syracuse University Remembrance and Lockerbie ambassador. In this new capacity, Mason will play leadership roles with the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, Lockerbie Scholar selection, defining and enhancing the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholar experience, and continuing to deepen and strengthen sustainable bonds between Syracuse University, the families of Pan Am Flight 103 victims and the Lockerbie region of southern Scotland.

“Our collective remembrance is critical to Syracuse University and to me,” says Chancellor Syverud. “It is important that the legacy of Pan Am 103 continues to live and thrive well on the Syracuse University campus in the years and decades to come. With his 44 years at SUÌęas a graduate student, professor and scholar, andÌęwith the last 29 years focusedÌęonÌęthe legacy of Pan Am 103, Professor MasonÌęis the right person to help us put a strategy in place to ensure that happens.”

In the nearly 30 years since Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, Mason has been a staunch guardian of the Pan Am 103 legacy on the Syracuse University campus and around the globe. For Mason, the tragedy—and the importance of the victims’ legacy—is personal. He was a faculty member at SU on Dec. 21, 1988, when the bombing took the lives of 259 passengers and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie. Eight of Mason’s students were among the victims.

Mason has worked tirelessly to teach others that Lockerbie should not solely be defined by the 1988 tragedy. Mason is a well-known and loved visitor in Lockerbie. He has traveled there 15 times and developed strong relationships with local community members. Using the deep connections he has built, Mason has taken over 100 students to Lockerbie, including some who studied with him at the Syracuse University London Centre. He and fellow Newhouse professor Melissa Chessher co-authored the book, “Looking for Lockerbie.” The book, through Mason’s writing and photographs, Chessher’s writing and editing, and extensive student reporting and photography, tells stories of the town that extend beyond the global disaster spotlight.

In the ensuing years, Mason has helped to choose the students who earn the University’s prestigious Remembrance scholarship; has been part of the planning of University commemorations; and has built a strong relationship between the town of Lockerbie and Syracuse University.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholarships were established in 1990 to honor the victims of the tragedy. Each spring, 35 rising seniors are awarded Remembrance Scholarships through a competitive interview process based on academics, service, leadership and their knowledge of the tragedy.

Two Lockerbie Academy seniors are awarded Lockerbie Scholarships each year to study at Syracuse University for one year. They are enrolled for a full slate of courses and participate fully in the life of the University. Together, the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the University’s annual Remembrance Week activities. Since the inception of the two programs, 980 Remembrance Scholars and 56 Lockerbie Scholars have been selected and have worked to further the Pan Am 103 legacy.

“I am deeply honored that Chancellor Syverud has asked me to shepherd the University’s efforts to ‘look back and act forward’ on behalf of Remembrance,” says Mason. “It’s important that our lost 35 student colleagues continue to live on, not only in the hearts of their families, but also at the University they loved. They are a vital part of our unique history. The loss of our students has unexpectedly fostered deep bonds between Syracuse and Lockerbie, proving that love ultimately triumphs over hate. Over time, I hope to increase traffic back and forth between Syracuse and the lovely town of Lockerbie to continue to develop these bonds.”

This fall, Syracuse University will honor the 30th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 tragedy. More information about the events surrounding the anniversary will be available later this semester.

About Syracuse University

FoundedÌęin 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research universityÌędedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teachingÌęexcellence,Ìęrigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11Ìęacademic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellenceÌęin the liberal arts, sciences andÌęprofessional disciplines that preparesÌęstudents for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidlyÌęchanging world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre mainÌęcampus andÌęextended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across threeÌęcontinents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for anÌęinstitution of itsÌękind across multiple dimensions, and students typically representÌęall 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy ofÌęsupporting veterans and is home toÌęthe nationally recognized Institute forÌęVeterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in theÌęU.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and theirÌęfamilies.