March 27, 2015
Charter Day commemorates when Gov. Tom Rye signed the charter establishing Tennessee Polytechnic Institute.

March 15-May 2, 2015
Work by artists in residence will be displayed at the Appalachian Center for Craft.

April 6-24, 2015
The Joan Derryberry Art Gallery will host a juried exhibition of work by bachelor of fine arts students.

April 24, 2015
The spring faculty awards banquet will announce university-wide winners, including the Scholar-Mentor Award.

May 5-25, 2015
The Center for Craft will host a retrospective of work by metals professor Robert Coogan, who founded and taught in the metals program for 35 years.

Sept. 11-Oct. 25, 2015
Faculty will exhibit work at the Center for Craft.

Sept. 18, 2015
The downtown kick-off celebrates those who fought for public higher education. TTU’s Golden Eagle marching band will lead the campus community downtown for an exhibition opening, awards, a concert and reenactments. A book of photos and essays will be released.

October, 2015
Music written for wind and brass student ensembles will premiere. This is the first of two Centennial premiere concerts.

Oct. 26-Nov. 24, 2015
An art alumni invitational exhibition will be on display in the Joan Derryberry Art Gallery.

Nov. 14, 2015
Tech Through the Decades Homecoming is to feature reunions, pep rallies, the parade, tailgating, a pre-game show, football and living history campus tours.

Jan. 15, 2016
The black-tie, reservation-only Centennial Gala will be in a winter landscape of diamonds and light.

Jan. 26-Feb. 26, 2016
A commemorative exhibition will feature Joan Derryberry’s paintings in her namesake gallery.

April, 2016
Tech will dedicate art on Centennial Plaza, the space between South Patio, Derryberry and Henderson halls.

April, 2016
The centennial composition for Chorale and chamber orchestra will premiere.

Spring, 2016
The Center for Craft will host a juried student exhibition.

April 11-16, 2016
Centennial will end with Spring Finale Week, which includes a promenade from Courthouse Square to Sherlock Park for a festival and fireworks.

Visit tntech.edu/centennial for more information.

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