{"id":61,"date":"2024-01-09T14:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2025-01-22T15:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:01:29","slug":"macalester-college-at-150-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/","title":{"rendered":"Macalester at 150 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2024\/01\/Macalester-150-vertical-full-color-1024x913.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2024\/01\/Macalester-150-vertical-full-color-1024x913.png 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2024\/01\/Macalester-150-vertical-full-color-300x267.png 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2024\/01\/Macalester-150-vertical-full-color-768x684.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2024\/01\/Macalester-150-vertical-full-color-1536x1369.png 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2024\/01\/Macalester-150-vertical-full-color.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"introduction__copy\">In 2024, the Macalester community celebrated the 150th anniversary of our founding. We reflected on defining moments in the college&#8217;s history, and honored the many people over generations who have nurtured Macalester. Many thanks to all who shaped the milestone, celebrated on campus and around the world, and joined us in imagining the college&#8217;s next 150 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating 150 Years of Macalester Moments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we close this milestone year, we invite you to look back on the moments that defined 2024\u2014and imagine with us about the brighter future that comes next for our Macalester community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrating 150 Years of Macalester Moments\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jb1tTyzuMt0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Panelists on stage at the Imagine! event at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/01\/0177__2-8-24_Macalester-College-Alumni-Reception-National-Museum-of-Women-in-the-Arts-DC-EventPhotojournalism-event-photographers.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Imagine! Macalester\u2019s 150th Signature Events Series<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">President Suzanne M. Rivera and members of the Macalester community reflected on moments of transformation, struggle, and joy while exploring the college&#8217;s history and building toward the future at Imagine! events held in five cities around the United States.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--left\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/01\/20240301_mac_1345.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Founding Day<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Founding Day 2024 events honored the college&#8217;s legacy while showcasing the remarkable talents of its current students. Highlights included the annual Pushball game and a special Founding Day Dinner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Macalester alum poses with the highland cow mascot.\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/01\/20240928_mac_0650.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Mac Fest<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Sporting events, music performances, a student research showcase, and chances to reconnect with others were all part of this weekend event. A new Scot joined the Macalester community: Coo the Highland Cow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--left\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Macalester Pipe Band performs on a street in Scotland. The group is standing in a circle with a drummer in the middle. Old white brick buildings are on both sides of the street.\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/01\/buchananst3.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Scotland Heritage Trips and World Pipe Band Championships<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">The Macalester Pipe Band competed in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Alumni and friends, including President Suzanne M. Rivera, cheered them on as the culmination of two special heritage trips to Scotland in August 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta-button-block block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"cta-button-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"cta-button-block__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Support the Macalester Fund<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Make a gift to the Macalester Fund to celebrate the college&#8217;s legacy and future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <div class=\"base-lockup__cta\">\n\t\t\t            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/engage.macalester.edu\/portal\/giving\" target=\"_self\">Make a Gift<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, the Macalester community celebrated the 150th anniversary of our founding. 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