As part of ETSU’s Centennial celebration, the Reece Museum unveiled “Partnerships, Promise, and Hope for 100 Years: The Exhibit” on Saturday, Nov. 20.The exhibit chronicles the story of the institution as it grew from 29 students to more than 15,000; from a budget of $36,000 into $430 million generating an annual economic impact of $1 billion; and from an original two-year curriculum that expanded into 11 colleges and schools and 13 doctoral programs, graduating some 80,000 alumni since October 1911.

The story of ETSU is told through artifacts from the Reece Museum, the Archives of Appalachia’s University Collections, and other university departments. Visitors will learn little-known facts about the university from its first 100 years; experience hands-on stations where they can share their memories; and even have a photograph taken with the university’s first president, Sidney G. Gilbreath.

The exhibition will be on display through April 29, 2011. The Reece Museum is a division of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services.

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