Congratulations, 2017-2018 Remembrance Scholars!
Syracuse University recently announced the names of the 2017 Remembrance Scholars: Andrew Dorrance and Heather Mutch were selected as the 2017 Lockerbie Scholars. Zainab Abdali of Houston, Texas, an English and textual studies and mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences Ali Abdullah of Ewing, New Jersey, a biology major in the College…
Remembrance Week, 2017
This year’s Remembrance Week is scheduled to run from October 22-28, with the Rose Laying ceremony set for 2:03pm on the 27th. As Traci and I will be Syracuse residents as of the end of May, I hope to be able to attend more of the week’s activities, should my schedule permit it.
Coverage of Remembrance Week, 2016
CARRYING THE SPIRIT “I thought of Alex’s family and how their lives were forever altered. … 28 years later and the hurt is still there,” Tara said. “Jamie representing Alex is a very meaningful honor, and not just because I went to Syracuse with Alex, but because Jamie really is the perfect match to represent…
“Handing Over”: Remembrance Week Coverage in the Daily Orange
In a beautifully-written article, Daily Orange staff writer Ellen Meyers chronicles the transition to new leadership in the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars program while acknowledging longtime organizer Judy O’Rourke’s continuing involvement with the scholars and organizers. The article is the first of a series that will appear throughout the duration of Remembrance Week. I’ll post…
Schedule for Remembrance Week, 2016
The following is a preliminary list of events for Remembrance Week, which is scheduled for October 23-29, 2016. Sunday 10/23 Candlelight Vigil | 7 PM, Schine 304ABC, Wall of Remembrance Monday 10/24 Promenade Pop-up Museum | 10 AM Promenade Panel: “Doing Memory, Doing Justice” | 7 PM, Slocum Auditorium Tuesday 10/25 Celebration of Life |…
“People Still Remember”
Syracuse University lost 30 alumni on September 11, 2001. To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the attacks, the Daily Orange published a feature article profiling 6 of the victims.
Ed Galvin and Judy O’Rourke
This week marks the beginning of the fall term st Syracuse University, and the 37 Lockerbie and Remembrance Scholars will soon gather to begin planning events for Remembrance Week, which is scheduled for October 23-29. They follow in the footsteps of hundreds of their predecessors dating back to the inception of Remembrance Week in the…
2016 Remembrance Week
Remembrance Week 2016 is scheduled for October 23-29 at Syracuse University. The week culminates with the Rose Laying and Convocation ceremonies on October 28 and the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103’s meeting on October 29.