Wiley College Celebrates Sesquicentennial

Wiley College is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1873 and there are a number of activities planned this week. The 150th Anniversary webpage includes a brief historical sketch plus details for planned activities.

The college will host an “Oral History Project and Reception” on March 13th in the Thomas Winston Cole Sr. Library. A Sesquicentennial chapel service will be held on March 14th followed by a premiere of the film "Freedom" on March 15th.  Then on March 17th, a “Celebration Under the Stars” event and the sesquicentennial convocation in Wiley’s pedestrian plaza will be held. 

You can read more in "Wiley College celebrates 150th anniversary all this week," posted by The Marshall (TX) News Messenger on March 12th with reporting by Sadiq King.

Wiley College has also been featured in a couple of College History Garden posts:

• March 21, 2016 Historical Markers Unveiled at Wiley College
• March 1, 2015 Buard History Trail features Wiley College and Bishop College in Marshall, TX