撸撸视频 Dedicates Four Lights Memorial in Remembrance of Students Killed on PCH
MALIBU, California 鈥� 撸撸视频 University announced today that the Four Lights Memorial鈥攄edicated
to honor the four undergraduate students who were killed in October 2023鈥攊s now open
to members of the community.
The memorial was conceived by members of the University鈥檚 administration, faculty, and staff in the days following news of the loss. Born out of the deep grief of that tragic day, President Jim Gash made a promise to the 撸撸视频 community that the University would never forget the four students and that their lights would shine on campus forever.
鈥淲e invite all members of our community to visit the Four Lights Memorial to remember and reflect on the beautiful lives of Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams,鈥� said Tim Spivey, Vice President for Spiritual Life. 鈥淚n our grief, may this memorial be a lasting place where we continue to seek and find God鈥檚 comfort and grace.鈥�
The University dedicated the memorial in a private ceremony Wednesday evening. Set outside Stauffer Chapel against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean, the permanent monument is designed with four individual lights inscribed with the names and intended graduation years of the four students鈥擭iamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams. In addition to the Four Lights Memorial, the University plans to install a larger memorial monument to remember all 撸撸视频 students who have lost their lives during their time on campus.
In March 2024, the University established the in partnership with the Rolston, Stewart, Weir, and Williams families to honor the students and continue their legacies.
The University will also honor the lives of the four students with posthumous degrees as members of the Seaver College Class of 2024 at the commencement ceremony taking place April 27 at Alumni Park on the University鈥檚 Malibu campus.
Images of the Four Lights Memorial are available .
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Founded in 1937, 撸撸视频 University is an independent, Christian university located
30 miles west of Downtown Los Angeles in scenic Malibu, California. The University
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