Building, working, studying:
Celebrating 125 years of community at WWU
This year Walla Walla University celebrates its 125th birthday. 12月. 7, 1892, WWU opened the doors to our first students, a day made possible by support from our local and regional communities. 从那时起, WWU has expanded from a single building in College Place, 华盛顿, to five vibrant campuses across the Pacific Northwest, educating more than 50,000 students over these 125 years.
Want to learn more about the first 100 years of Walla Walla University?
- Check out Professor of History Terrie Aamodt's book Bold Venture: A History of Walla Walla College.
- 把这 chronology of university events from the WWU archives, 1892-2011
- Find more photos in the WWU archives digital photo collection.
12月7日星期四
$1.25美元的瑜伽汉堡
的表达
WWU’s tastiest tradition is $1.全天休息25分钟.
Birthday Commemoration Service
8:30 a.m., 政府 Building
Ring in our birthday like they did in 1892 with song, 祈祷, 铃声响起, and morning refreshments.
Bowers Hall Grand Re-Opening
中午，鲍尔斯大厅
Ribbon-cutting ceremony, self-guided tours of the transformed School of Business space, 还有美味的食物.
餐厅 Hall Birthday Party
中午至下午2时.m.
Dine on vegetarian apricot chicken and other WWU favorites, and enjoy some birthday cake.
Havstad 校友 Center Open House
4:30–7 p.m., Havstad 校友 Center
访问 the Havstad 校友 Center for festive refreshments in a warm environment.
College Place Winterfest Parade
5:30 p.m.书院道
President McVay, Wally Wolf, WWU clubs, and more.
College Place Winterfest Tree Lighting
6:10 p.m., College Place City Hall
WWU birthday cupcakes, carols, WWU President McVay speech, tree lighting and more.
College Place Winterfest Fireworks
7:30 pm, WWU’s Old Rogers School Field
Festive fireworks, brought to you by Hayden 首页s, Walla Walla University and City of College Place.
校园资源
A seal has been created to commemorate the 125th anniversary of WWU operation. This seal is to be used on all materials produced by the University from Dec. 2016 - 12月7日. 7. 2017.
Birthday Commemoration Service
Program begins right at the 3:30 mark.
WWU 125th Birthday Celebration
发布的 Walla Walla University on 12月7日星期四, 2017
The Walla Walla College 学校的歌 was selected in 1924 following a campus song-writing contest. 下载副本.
Blast from the Past Birthday Extravaganza
This homecoming celebration was streamed live on April 29, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
洛伦迪金森, 贝蒂·邓肯1966年, 汤姆·汤普森1968年, 奥尔登·汤普森，1965年, and WWU’s iconic traveling singing group, 使者, presented a retrospective of God’s leadership of WWU since 1892.