A heartfelt tribute now greets visitors at the entrance to Beam Hall on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. Spanning the building’s façade, the new mural was designed to bring hope, healing, and a vibrant splash of color to a community still processing a recent tragedy.

UNLV is honoring the lives of three professors killed in the Dec. 6 campus shooting Friday morning. Professors Patricia Navarro Velez, Jerry Cha-Jan Chang, and Naoko Takemaru were fatally shot by a gunman who entered Beam Hall that morning.

The only person to survive the Dec. 6, 2023, shooting rampage at UNLV said the school must continue with courage. UNLV honored and remembered on Friday the three professors killed a year ago.

As Natalie Matarazzo prepares for graduation, she reflects on the strength she’s gained through her experiences, including the tragedy UNLV experienced last year.

One year after a shooter unleashed horror on their campus, members of the UNLV community said they stand stronger than ever.

The UNLV and Las Vegas communities gathered Friday to mark one year since the tragic deaths of three faculty members in a campus shooting. The campus was invited to a gathering at 11 a.m. to remember the lives of Drs. Patricia Navarro Velez, Cha-Jan "Jerry" Chang and Naoko Takemaru.

Audience members embraced each other and wiped away tears as music from a piano and cello echoed around campus near the Student Union at UNLV.

Six murals created by UNLV student artists outside Beam Hall pay tribute to the three professors who lost their lives during the December 6 tragedy, and convey a message of hope and healing.

What started as just another day on the job for University Services Police Detective Nate Drum and Officer Damian Garcia ended as a day that forever changed their lives.