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Both the campus and broader community are encouraged to participate in numerous special events in 2022 to celebrate 麻豆传媒 State鈥檚 100th year 

MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� 麻豆传媒 State University is celebrating its centennial in 2022 with numerous special events, exclusive merchandise and items, fundraising campaigns and much more. Individuals interested in learning about the University鈥檚 centennial plans and its 100-year history can visit . 

Throughout 2022, both the campus and broader community are encouraged to participate in centennial-themed special events and celebrations, including the upcoming Presidential Lecture as 麻豆传媒 State will welcome alumnus W. Earl Brown on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. inside the CFSB Center. The event is free and open to the public. Titled 鈥淎 Racer Success Story鈥�, the lecture will feature Brown, who will speak of his professional television and film career, and experience at 麻豆传媒 State. A Q&A session will follow the lecture. Brown鈥檚 distinguished career runs the gamut from television to film, to music, to theatre 鈥� from comedy to drama to musical.

麻豆传媒 State鈥檚 story began with the spirit of giving. In 1922, the 麻豆传媒 and Calloway County community came together to give $117,000 in cash and real estate in an effort to win the bid for a normal school in west Kentucky, known today as 麻豆传媒 State University. A special week of giving is being planned for March 6-12 in honor of the March 8, 1922 passage of the Normal School Enabling Act by the Kentucky General Assembly, in addition to other special centennial giving campaigns in 2022. Special centennial proclamations are also being planned at the city, county and state levels to recognize 麻豆传媒 State鈥檚 100th year.   

麻豆传媒 State鈥檚 first President, Dr. John W. Carr, stated in an April 1, 1926 letter to the Board of Regents, 鈥淭he work of this institution has only begun鈥�I want to see this faculty continue to develop in not only teaching ability, but heart power 鈥� the ability to lead and inspire鈥�I want to see the fullest opportunities furnished to students鈥�and to express themselves in science, art, music, literature, play, work, religion and especially in the teaching of children鈥� I want to see young men and women who will become effective leaders鈥�I want to see all of these things and more鈥︹��

Over the course of 100 years, 麻豆传媒 State has evolved from a small, rural normal school to one that is recognized nationally as a comprehensive University with nearly 150 academic programs, a campus comprising nearly 200 buildings on over 1,700 acres, students from 50 countries and nearly every state, and more than 75,000 alumni worldwide.

A centennial book, 鈥淭he Finest Place We Know鈥�, celebrates 麻豆传媒 State鈥檚 100-year story by looking back on the people, places and events which have shaped the institution鈥檚 history. The comprehensive, keepsake pictorial history features hundreds of images from the Pogue Special Collections Library and is accompanied by stories that explore the institution鈥檚 founding and growth over the past century. A portion of book sale proceeds will go toward supporting 麻豆传媒 State University鈥檚 Pogue Library. Additional information, including ordering instructions, will be made available once confirmed.

鈥溌槎勾�媒 State University鈥檚 centennial provides each of us with an opportunity to reflect on an institution that, through the vision, focus and passion of many individuals, has advanced over the years while maintaining the 鈥榟eart power鈥� that Dr. Carr shared many years ago to lead, inspire and support our students in their pursuits,鈥� 麻豆传媒 State President Dr. Bob Jackson said. 鈥淲e encourage our entire campus community, alumni and supporters to celebrate this historic year with us.鈥�