Gallery: Recapping Remembrance Week 2023
Cassandra Roshu | Photo Editor
Throughout Remembrance Week, chairs sat on the Shaw Quad in front of Hendricks Chapel to symbolize the lives lost in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. Each chair stood in the place of the victims' plane seats, with chairs to represent the flight crew and other passengers positioned at the front of the assembly.
Joe Zhao | Asst. Photo Editor
The Place of Remembrance in front of the Hall of Languages is the center point for all Remembrance Week events. The names of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing victims are inscribed along the wall.
Surya Vaidy | Contributing Photographer
Scholars place candles along the Wall of Remembrance during the Candlelight Vigil on Sunday. This year, the scholars represented SU students who died in the bombing as well as the rest of the flight passengers and crew.
Surya Vaidy | Contributing Photographer
During the candlelight vigil, the Remembrance Scholars read speeches about the victims they represent. Remembrance Scholar Sophie Creager-Roberts spoke about what it takes to be a Remembrance Scholar while the other scholars and spectators listened.
Surya Vaidy | Contributing Photographer
Speeches from current and past Remembrance Scholars drew emotional responses during the Candlelight Vigil. The vigil, held at the Place of Remembrance on Sunday, marked the beginning of this year's Remembrance Week.
Jack Henry | Contributing Photographer
The Remembrance Scholars participate in the “Sitting in Solidarity” event on Wednesday morning. They sat in silence for 35 minutes in the same configuration of the seats on Pan Am Flight 103.
Cassandra Roshu | Photo Editor
The Remembrance Scholar Convocation was led by messages from Gretchen Ritter, vice chancellor, Brian Konkol, dean of Hendricks Chapel, and Lois Agnew, associate provost for academic programs. The Hendricks Chapel Choir captivated the audience with “Such Splendor” by Cecilia McDowall and the Wind Ensemble performed “Angels Rising” by Frank Ticheli.
Cassandra Roshu | Photo Editor
Hannah Starorypinksi, along with the other scholars, embraces family and friends after the Remembrance Scholar Convocation. In a speech, Starorypinski encouraged the audience to find beauty in the midst of grief while looking at the past and future.
Alexander Zhiltsov | Contributing Photographer
On the Quad, university students and families paint rocks during the Remembrance Stone Painting event. After students and families finish painting their stones, they are put into a box and, during the Rose Laying Ceremony, Remembrance Scholars place them on top of the Wall of Remembrance.
Cassandra Roshu | Photo Editor
Hundreds of people gather Friday at the Place of Remembrance to observe the Rose Laying Ceremony. The audience remained quiet as the Remembrance Scholars spoke.
Cassandra Roshu | Photo Editor
The Remembrance Scholars took turns saying a few words for the victim which they represent and then laid a rose for them on the Place of Remembrance. While most scholars represented student victims, a few represented the crew and other victims onboard.
Cassandra Roshu | Photo Editor
This year's Lockerbie Scholars, Joshua Halliday and Tristan Woolley, share their thoughts at the start of the Rose Laying Ceremony. Two students from Lockerbie, Scotland, are selected to study at SU for a year as part of the annual Remembrance Program.
Lars Jendruschewitz | Asst. Photo Editor
During the Rose Laying Ceremony Friday, Remembrance Scholar Elliot Salas puts a rose on the Wall of Remembrance.
Lars Jendruschewitz | Asst. Photo Editor
Families and friends reflect at the Wall of Remembrance during Friday's Rose Laying Ceremony.
Cassandra Roshu | Photo Editor
Zach Blackstock, one of the 2022-23 Lockerbie Scholars, observes the Rose Laying Ceremony alongside friends from his time at SU. Blackstock and Natasha Gilfillian, the other Lockerbie Scholar from last year, were both on the campus for this year's Remembrance Week to revisit their community in Syracuse.
Lars Jendruschewitz | Asst. Photo Editor
Blue and white flags make up a flower formation on the walkway leading to the Place of Remembrance. The flower was placed ahead of the Rose Laying Ceremony.