DSU 125th Kickoff – Photo Slideshow
DSU has gotten an early start in celebrating its 125th anniversary by holding a kickoff event on April 22 in the MLK Student Center and then by forming a human “125” formation on the Alumni Stadium football field the following week.
For images from those two events, click on the below link.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48216028@N03/sets/72157667116178590/show
The April 22 event featured remarks by DSU President Harry L. Williams, followed by a group of students who blew bubbles as a climax to the kickoff event.
On April 26 about 200 faculty, staff and students formed a 125 on the football field. Carlos Holmes, director of News Services, captured formation on camera while airborne in a DSU aircraft piloted by Hans Reigle, DSU aviation instructor.
The actual anniversary date is May 15. On that date in 1891, the Delaware General Assembly and then-Gov. Robert J. Reynolds enacted legislation that established the State College for Colored Students. The 125th anniversary will be observed from May 15, 2016 to May 14, 2017.