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Cornerstone Week: Saturday and Sunday activities

Cornerstone Week and Inauguration celebrations continue Saturday and Sunday. All events are free, except two ticketed, sold-out concerts.

SATURDAY, MAY 18
Sesquicentennial Walkway Dedication
11:45 a.m. Jefferson Plaza
North Central College will formally dedicate the Sesquicentennial Walkway, a pedestrian thoroughfare through the heart of campus that opened in fall 2012.

Springfest
4:30-8:30 p.m. Championship Plaza

Cornerstone Week: Monday and Tuesday activities

The May 17 inauguration of Troy D. Hammond as North Central College’s 10th president takes place during Cornerstone Week, May 13-19, an annual celebration that commemorates the College’s 1870 move to Naperville from Plainfield and the laying of the cornerstone for Old Main.

The inauguration is also part of a week that includes the Last Lecture, honors ceremonies, research presentations, panel discussions, concerts, fireworks display, service project and more. Some events will be webcast live.

Activities on Monday and Tuesday are free and include:

View videos, hear stories from Cornerstone Week

During Cornerstone Week at various events, several videos were shown that featured North Central College’s connection with Naperville and the many faculty, staff and community members who have made an impact on the College. These videos, produced by Naperville Community Television, can be viewed on the College’s website at northcentralcollege.edu/150.

Cornerstone Week: Friday, May 20, events

All are invited for afternoon unveiling of signs naming North Central College Avenue and evening Cornerstone Celebration with music and special programming.

Friday, May 20
2 p.m., Wentz Concert Hall, front lawn at Chicago Avenue, all
Unveiling of signs commemoratively renaming a stretch of Chicago Avenue as North Central College Avenue.

5 p.m., Wentz Concert Hall and lobby, all

North Central College in the news

Media sources report recent news about College’s Cornerstone Week, Old Main as a Naperville landmark and fine arts events.

Cornerstone Week: Sunday, May 15, events

North Central Pride will post daily events and activities during Cornerstone Week, which celebrates the anniversary of the College's 1870 move from Plainfield to Naperville and the laying of the cornerstone for Old Main. This year's Cornerstone Week, May 15-21, kicks off the College's yearlong Sesquicentennial Celebration.

Sesquicentennial and College legacy website

North Central College is proud to kick off its yearlong Sesquicentennial celebration with special activities starting this May during Cornerstone week and the launch of dedicated pages on the College’s website. From the College’s homepage, select the red button and Sesquicentennial logo, 150 Years: A Promising Start. It’s your window to North Central’s 2011-2012 Sesquicentennial celebration.