The intermediate memorial will be at the same location as the impromptu memorial, fronting Burruss Hall, and consist of an arc of crushed gravel upon which will sit 32 Hokie stones etched with the names of the deceased. An adjacent walking path with be the memorial viewing site. Campus Landscape Architect Matthew Gart expects the memorial will be complete by the end of July.

The intermediate memorial is expected to remain on campus for three or four years, at which time the stones will be offered to the families of the deceased and a permanent memorial constructed.