The campus kicks off a year-long sesquicentennial celebration of its founding in 1863 with Founders Week, April 22-29, an expansion of the annual Founders Day celebration.
Students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to a healthy, sustainable campus on Earth Day, April 22. The full day of activities celebrating Earth Day features an afternoon student fair and concert on Goodell Lawn, a Trashion Show featuring student-designed outfits made from recycled materials, and an evening keynote address, film screening, and book signing with Annie Leonard,
The campus is celebrating its 150th birthday and is asking supporters to be part of the festivities by making a gift to the university during its first-ever fundraising campaign driven by social media.
One hundred fifty years after Levi Stockbridge helped found Massachusetts Agricultural College, his descendant Kay Stockbridge will join other dignitaries in a groundbreaking ceremony and celebratory lunch from 12:30-2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 for the campus’s new Agricultural Learning Center (ALC).
As part of the sesquicentennial, Physical Plant last week began a year-long effort to plant 150 trees at campus locations.
The construction of two new athletic facilities was officially launched April 22 with ceremonial groundbreakings for the Football Performance Center at McGuirk Alumni Stadium and the Champions Center south of the Mullins Center.