Speaking of Birthdays: Happy Birthday to My Alma Mater

Community to celebrate UA's 175th birthday

When the Capstone opened to young men in Alabama on April 12, 1831, it consisted of two faculty houses, two dormitories, a laboratory, Gorgas House and the Rotunda.

The University is now home to more than 21,000 students from 49 states and 79 countries. The University has changed a lot during its existence, and the UA community will celebrate those changes at an event marking the 175th anniversary of the institutions' founding today at 3:30 p.m.

There will be more events this year marking the University's 175th birthday, including concerts, lectures, speakers, art events and an unveiling of a permanent campus marker during the commencement ceremony in December.

Edited from: Community to celebrate UA's 175th birthday, Ceremony to be held outside Gorgas today, By Christy Conner, Contributing Writer, The Crimson White, April 12, 2006