2005 Remembrance Week Schedule of Events

October 31st – November 4th

- Fundraising – The Remembrance Scholars will be stationed on the Quad and at the Dome to fundraise before the Cincinnati football game.

- Cairn Building – The Remembrance Scholars will build a memorial Cairn on the Quad in remembrance of the SU students and all victims of Pan Am 103. Remembrance Scholars will also volunteer to spend the night sleeping on the Quad near the Cairn.

- Candle Light Vigil – The Remembrance Scholars will host a candle light vigil for the victims on the Quad in front of Hendricks Chapel.

- Terrorism Panel – A panel discussing the issues revolving around terrorism will be held in Kittridge Auditorium in the Huntington Beard Crouse building on the Quad.

- Carnation and Lapel Pin Distribution – The Remembrance Scholars will distribute carnations and dark blue lapel pins for the week before Remembrance Week. The carnations will have names of the victims printed and people who take a carnation will be asked to lay them on the Wall of Remembrance outside of the Hall of Languages.

- Rose Laying Ceremony – There will be a rose laying ceremony held at the Wall of Remembrance on Friday, Nov. 4th. Remembrance Scholars will lay a rose in honor of the 35 SU victims of Pan Am 103.

- Remembrance Convocation – Convocation will be held following the Rose Laying Ceremony. The 35 Remembrance Scholars and two Lockerbie Scholars will be honored and recognized at this event.

- Remarkable Story – A play about the Pan Am 103 tragedy will be shown the Friday and Saturday of Remembrance Week. Remembrance Scholars will be in attendance on both dates.

- Talk Back Panel – The Remembrance Scholars will speak about their experiences and what they learned from the Pan Am 103 tragedy and their time as Remembrance Scholars on SU campus.

Remembrance Week 2005 consisted of a weeklong series of events honoring the lives of 35 Syracuse University students who lost their lives in the Pan Am Flight 103 terrorist attack over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. Each year, 35 Remembrance Scholarships, each in the amount of $5,000, are awarded to undergraduate students because of distinguished academic achievement, citizenship, and service to community. The 2005-2006 Remembrance Scholars hosted all events.