The school held a series of events to mark the anniversary of the deadly campus shooting on April 16, 2007. Other leaders are set to speak at a University Commemoration at 2:30 p.m. to honor the 32 students and faculty, WFXR News reported. The shooting at Virginia Tech was, at the time, the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history. The events were planned by current students over the last 18 months, said Mark Owczarski, a Virginia Tech spokesman. Most of the current students were in elementary school when the shooting occurred, but understand that the "tragedy is part of Virginia Tech," he said.

Source: Fox News April 16, 2017 17:26 UTC