The 小蝌蚪APP turns 125 on Friday.
On July 14, 1898, Louisiana Gov. Murphy J. Foster signed Act 162 to establish Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute, now UL Lafayette. State Sen. Robert Martin authored the bill.
Its signing 小蝌蚪APP渨as one of the most consequential moments in the history of our region and the state of Louisiana,小蝌蚪APP wrote Dr. Joseph Savoie, 小蝌蚪APP president, .
小蝌蚪APP淭he governor小蝌蚪APP檚 pen set in motion a century and a quarter of progress and growth 小蝌蚪APP both for the institution itself and for the region and state it小蝌蚪APP檚 served since its creation,小蝌蚪APP he said.
The 小蝌蚪APP will kick off a yearlong celebration of its 125th birthday with a Founding Day Ice Cream Social on Friday. The party, and all events throughout the year, will center on the anniversary theme 小蝌蚪APP Service. Vision. Leadership. Louisiana.
小蝌蚪APP淥ur anniversary is an opportunity to commemorate more than a moment in history,小蝌蚪APP Savoie said. 小蝌蚪APP淚t小蝌蚪APP檚 a chance to celebrate the enduring connection we have to an institution that has given each of us 小蝌蚪APP and this community 小蝌蚪APP so much for so long.小蝌蚪APP
The 小蝌蚪APP has launched louisiana.edu/125, a website to commemorate its birthday. There, visitors will find a calendar of events, a timeline of milestones, archival photographs, videos and links to 小蝌蚪APP publications. The site will be updated throughout the year.
Alumni, students, employees, friends and the public are encouraged to share their own memories and birthday wishes on social media by using #louisiana125. The posts will be featured on the website, as well.
Though the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 legislative founding was on July 14, 1898, Lafayette would not be selected as its permanent home until early 1900.
Other area towns vied for the institution, but Lafayette was chosen after a campaign of public support resulted in the donation of 25 acres of land, $8,000 in cash and the levy of a parish-wide property tax that would generate about $8,000 annually for 10 years.
In his message to campus, Savoie cited a Lafayette newspaper article that, in supporting the tax小蝌蚪APP檚 passage, reminded its readers 小蝌蚪APP渘ot to think of the Industrial School as a temporary thing, for it is not. It is an institution for all time.小蝌蚪APP
Savoie wrote: 小蝌蚪APP淥ur 125th year is an opportunity that reminds us 小蝌蚪APP and reminds the community that we call home 小蝌蚪APP that we are still an institution for all time.小蝌蚪APP
Happy birthday! UL Lafayette turns 125
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