Sesquicentennial Events
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Minnesota State University, Mankato Sesquicentennial
CELEBRATION WEEK
September 29 - October 6, 2018
Saturday, Sept. 29
- 7:30 a.m. President's Pancake Breakfast (Downtown)
- 10 a.m. Stompin' Through the Decades Homecoming Parade (Downtown)
- 2 p.m. Mavericks Homecoming Game (Blakeslee Stadium)
Sunday, Sept. 30
- 3 p.m. Sesquicentennial Concert (Earley Center for Performing Arts)
Monday, Oct. 1
- 12 p.m. Founders Day Celebration (The Mall)
- 2 p.m. Presentation and signing of Bill Lass’s book, “Minnesota State University, Mankato, 1868-2018: A Sesquicentennial History” (Ostrander Auditorium)
Tuesday, Oct. 2
- 7 p.m. “Two Weeks in May” showing and discussion (Ostrander Auditorium)
Wednesday, October 3
- 2 p.m. Re-dedication of Wigley Administration Center plaque
- 3 p.m. Dedication of “Toward Tomorrow” by Thomas Riefe, (Clinical Sciences Building)
- 6:30 p.m. Ted Paul Theatre Renovation Dedication followed by The Music Man (by invitation only) Earley Center for Performing Arts)
Thursday, October 4
- 2 p.m. Maverick Icons: Leaders with Big Ideas (ticketed event; Verizon Center)
Friday, October 5
- 6 p.m. Purple & Gold Gala (by invitation only; Centennial Student Union Ballroom)
Saturday, October 6
- 7 p.m. The Birthday Bash (Centennial Student Union)