Dec. 5, 1836 was a Monday and the day Bethuel C. Church called together the first class, some 20 students, to the new Alfred Select School. Fast-forward to Dec. 5, 2011, also a Monday and the 175th anniversary of the Alfred Select School, or what evolved into Alfred University. The occasion was marked in a proper but festive way, in what is likely a similar fashion to that opening day a century and three-quarters ago. Take a tour through the day’s festivities, beginning with a giant cake cutting and eating, moving to an “amazing race” scavenger hunt full of riddles and challenges, and closing with a spectacular fireworks show over the village by viewing the 175th anniversary video.
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Benefits, memories from sports linger a lifetime
As the University’s 175th anniversary drew near, there was a discussion amongst the Communications Office staff about the importance of sports at AU. In an effort to pinpoint just how vital campus organized sports have been through the decades, we contacted a few Sports Hall of Famers to ask them how their playing years affected them as students and in the years following graduation.
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In the beginning, there were athletics
From its early years, organized sports have been an important and growing facet of campus life at Alfred University. A large number — some 500 students currently — of the student body is currently involved in inter-collegiate sports programs. Compare that to the 60 athletes listed in 1921, or the 341 on the rosters in the 1984-85 academic year. There are 23 men’s, women’s, and co-educational intercollegiate teams.
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Faculty colleagues continue to inspire
“Very early in my career at Alfred I heard a presentation made by Dan Sass of the Geology Department titled something like, “Even the Dinosaurs Avoided Alfred.” While T Rex might not have munched vegetation in the Alfred area, I have often thought that it is a community that is inhabited by giants — not myths, but real people who either teach or live in the village.
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