TROY, Ala.—Nearly 200 students, faculty and staff at Troy University gathered on the University’s main quad Friday morning for a ceremony to honor the memories of the victims of Monday’s shootings at Virginia Tech University. Names of the deceased were read and a moment of silence was held during the ceremony, which was presented by the University’s Student Government Association. Captions for the attached photos are included below.

Crowd1.jpg: Troy University students, faculty and staff join in a moment of silence on Friday in remembrance of the victims of Monday’s shootings at Virginia Tech University. The ceremony, held around the Trojan statue fountain on the University’s main quad, was organized by the Student Government Association.

SGApres.jpg: Troy University Student Government Association President-elect Andrea Roberts speaks during Friday’s ceremony to remember the victims of Monday’s shootings at Virginia Tech University. Nearly 200 students, faculty and staff joined in a moment of silence as the names of the deceased were read.

Statue.jpg: Troy University students, faculty and staff gather around the Trojan statue fountain on the University’s main quad on Friday morning to remember the victims of Monday’s shootings at Virginia Tech University. During the ceremony, which was organized by the TROY Student Government Association, names of the deceased were read and a moment of silence was held in remembrance.

VT.jpg: Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., (background) joins students in pausing for a moment of silence during a Friday morning ceremony to remember the victims of the shootings at Virginia Tech University. The TROY student in the foreground shows his support for the Hokie nation by wearing a Virginia Tech t-shirt.