More than 500 people, including President and Mrs. Merten, attend the candlelight
vigil on Sept. 13. The vigil was organized by Student Government.
Professor Stan Engebretson conducts a student chorus at a gathering host by
the College of Visual and Performing Arts. At the gathering, the space between
the Performing Arts Building and Concert Hall was dedicated as a Garden of Peace.
At the end of the dedication, faculty, staff, and students share their feeling
about the tragic events.
Following a university memorial service on the Fairfax Campus on Oct. 11, wildflower
seeds were spread in specially created flower beds behind the Johnson Center in
memory of the victims.