Pages

▼
Showing posts with label CMU125th. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CMU125th. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Clarke Director Shares the Stories of Beloved Campus Buildings

›
As CMU’s official YouTube channel notes, “everyone has a favorite building or two on campus.” Recently, Frank Boles, the Director of the C...
Friday, November 17, 2017

Exactly When Was CMU Founded

›
by Frank Boles Through the kindness of a donor the Clarke Library recently received an early Central class ring, proudly emblazoned with t...
Thursday, October 12, 2017

The First Homecoming Tradition and the Creation of a Mascot

›
by Bryan Whitledge In 1924, the Central Michigan Normal School held our first homecoming football game. And even from the first game, it...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

The Homecoming Queen Race of 1950

›
by Bryan Whitledge  This week is Homecoming week at Central. One of the long-standing traditions has been the selection of students to re...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Homecoming Mums: A 90-Year Tradition With More History Than You'd Think

›
by Bryan Whitledge Homecoming, that wonderful autumn rite, tends to coincide with the blooming of chrysanthemums. So, it goes without say...
Monday, October 9, 2017

Homecoming Traditions...With a Twist

›
by Casey Gamble and Bryan Whitledge We are all familiar with the excitement that Homecoming week brings to campus. Students have fun bui...
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Ask a CMU Archivist Day

›
On Wednesday, October 4, archivists across the country will participate in the Society of American Archivists' "Ask an Archivist...
Friday, August 18, 2017

The Central Marching Band

›
By Casey Gamble and Bryan Whitledge In September 1923, the students of the Central Normal College were hustling around in a frenzied attem...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

125th Anniversary of the Mount Pleasant Improvement Company

›
by Bryan Whitledge Exactly 125 years ago, a small group of individuals came together with the goal of creating something that would benefi...