Sesquicentennial

Signature Events Celebrate with us! Listing of events, celebrations and activities for Ursinus College’s 150th anniversary year.
150 Fest
Share Your Stories Every classroom, playing field, dorm room and pathway has a story. Every Ursinus Bear has one to tell. Browse stories here and submit your own.

Music for 150 Carpenters
Our History As the College prepares to celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2020, Ursinus continues to move ignite innovation and transform the lives of students.
Committee Members Staff, faculty, students and alumni make up the Ursinus College Sesquicentennial Planning Committee.

Ursinus will celebrate our 150th anniversary year August 2019 through May 2020. Check back for events, stories and more!

In fall 2019, Ursinus College will kick off a year of celebration—marking our sesquicentennial—150 years of proud history, academic achievement, transformation and community.

This occasion gives us the opportunity to honor our past and our long commitment to the liberal arts while also celebrating a future that holds so much promise.

Sep 1 2019 12:00pm
150 Fest
Berman Museum Front Lawn

Ursinus welcomes our neighbors, community members, families, alumni, students and staff for an exciting kick-off to our 150th anniversary year! Join this community-wide event featuring live music, food trucks, games, craft vendors, a wine and beer garden, moon bounces, face painting and much more.

Sep 20 2019 All Day
Homecoming and Family Weekend 2019
601 E. Main St. Collegeville, PA 19426

Save the date for Homecoming and Family Weekend!
Bigger than ever as we continue the year-long 150th sesquicentennial celebration. This is THE year to return to campus!

Sep 20 2019 All Day
ROOTS: Ursinus College and the Pennsylvania Germans
Dewees Tavern, 301 W. Main Street, Trappe

From its founding in 1869 to the present day, Ursinus College has had deep roots in the local Pennsylvania German community. This exhibition will celebrate these connections in conjunction with the college’s 150^th anniversary and the opening of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies in Trappe