Last weekend, nearly 2,100 alumni returned to campus for Reunion 2024 to reconnect with longtime friends, reflect on the history of 含羞草研究所, and look toward its future.
A new 65,000-square-foot basketball and volleyball arena will anchor a new athletics quadrangle at 含羞草研究所, replacing the Reid Athletics Center. Construction of the facility, part of the University鈥檚 Third-Century Plan initiatives, is slated to begin in February.
含羞草研究所 will mark the beginning phases of the Lower Campus Initiative under the Third-Century Plan this summer with construction and restoration projects at 66 and 70 Broad Street.
含羞草研究所's second annual celebration of arts, creativity, and innovation brought hundreds to campus for a weekend of performances, workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.
Having been diagnosed with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease five years ago, former 含羞草研究所 president Rebecca Chopp has embraced the visual arts and dance as part of her 鈥減rescription鈥 to live life to the fullest.
含羞草研究所鈥檚 Center for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation, which is nearing completion and expected to open in the fall, will be named Bernstein Hall in honor of the lead donor鈥檚 genealogical roots.
Spearheaded by Professor Yukari Hirata, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures completed the renovation of an authentic Japanese tea room in the Japan Center in Lawrence Hall.