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This weekend Adrian College will be celebrating its 150th anniversary. Quite a feat. Its roots go back to the civil war. In fact, Adrian College itself was involved in the abolitionist movement. So it has a rich and storied history.
A lot has changed since its inception in 1850. Hell, a lot has changed since I graduated in 2007. Resident halls have been redone (Pellowe has had a complete overhaul), apartments have been bought and built. There is now a skating rink and AC no longer has to share a football field with the local high school thanks to the completion of a stadium in 2006.
When I entered Adrian College in 2003, enrollment was down. A lot of people that I came in with didn't even make it past the first semester, or their first year. Now, enrollment is up and Adrian College has been ranked by US News & World Report as the #1Up-and-Coming Baccalaureate College in the Midwest for the 2nd year in a row.
So it is with even more enthusiasm that this 150 year anniversary is celebrated. Unfortunately, I can't make it to the festivities, but it promises to be a blast. Well, the part I will miss will be getting together with my former English professors, but I have plans to go to Adrian sometime in October.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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wow! you're way more enthusiastic about our alma mater (sp?!?) than i am!
ReplyDeleteWell, I could care less about the admins, but I loved the professors I had (some who are now gone due to the aforementioned admins) and I like the friends I made there, but I am less than found of the new outlook on sports and some of the comments Docking made about us previous students. But, I do think the abolitionist movement was cool in AC's history.
ReplyDeletedid'ja notice the blatant typo on the cover of the latest president's report... or whatever that booklet thingee is called?
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