As we get closer to March, we get closer to a special time for our campus community, the University\u2019s sesquicentennial.<\/p>\n
Sesquicen-what-a-who?<\/p>\n
Say it with us, \u201cses-qui-cen-ten-ni-al.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you haven\u2019t Googled it yet, a sesquicentennial is a 150th<\/sup> anniversary or its celebration. Basically, it\u2019s a really big word for a pretty big birthday.<\/p>\n So, Syracuse University is turning 150!\u00a0With a full month of events to celebrate, reflect and look to the future, you won\u2019t want to miss out on what\u2019s planned, especially Forever Orange Week on Sunday, March 22 through Sunday, March 29! Here are some of the top events to look forward to:<\/p>\n Kick off Forever Orange Week with the most Orange Instagram Story you\u2019ve ever created. A big, Orange stripe will be painted from the corner of Marshall Street up University Ave. Don\u2019t miss your photo op and tag your photos using #SU150!<\/p>\n Be a part of history and get a free winter beanie! Meet on the Quad at 1:45 p.m. to form a \u2018150\u2019 and be part of a photo that\u2019ll for sure go into the SU Archives.<\/p>\n Fireworks and birthday cake. Need we say more? After the Celebrating 150 Years of Impact program, you\u2019re invited to the Life Sciences Complex for a reception complete with food, birthday cake and a fireworks show to follow!<\/p>\n Celebrate the talents of our campus community with a star-studded night of entertainment in Hendricks Chapel!<\/p>\n Stay tuned for more events and programs in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we get closer to March, we get closer to a special time for our campus community, the University\u2019s sesquicentennial. Sesquicen-what-a-who? Say it with us, \u201cses-qui-cen-ten-ni-al.\u201d If you haven\u2019t Googled it yet, a sesquicentennial is a 150th anniversary or its celebration. Basically, it\u2019s a really big word for a pretty big birthday. So, Syracuse University…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":1242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[63,7],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-life","tag-sesquicentennial","tag-things-to-do"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1244,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions\/1244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Painting the Orange Stripe<\/a><\/h2>\n
150th<\/sup> Celebration Photo<\/a><\/h2>\n
Orange Extravaganza + Fireworks<\/a><\/h2>\n
Forever Orange Talent Showcase<\/a><\/h2>\n