April 24, 2026

Red Memorial is May 1

Lights illuminate the Broyhill Fountain red in honor of late UNL student, Keaton Klein.

The Red Memorial, an annual University of Nebraska–Lincoln remembrance for the lives of students who died during the current academic year, will take place from 4-5 p.m. May 1 in the Nebraska Union Platte River Room South.

Three students will be honored during the memorial, which is free and open to the public. Please RSVP online by April 27. 

The ceremony will include brief remarks from T.J. McDowell, assistant vice chancellor/dean of students, individual recognition of the students lost this year and a moment of reflection led by a member of the Association of Campus Religious Workers. 

Light refreshments will be provided after the formal program. 

Later in the evening, Broyhill Fountain in the Nebraska Union Memorial Plaza will be illuminated red in memory of the students. 

Red Memorial began in 2015 at the request of deceased student Keaton Klein’s family, who had a long-standing wish to turn the fountains and Plaza red, to honor his memory. 

For more information on the Red Memorial, contact Allie Woolworth, allie.woolworth@unl.edu.