Reviewed by: Liv George
Alabama State University buries time capsule to be opened in 2074
Just months after opening a 50-year-old time capsule, Alabama State University has buried more of its history for future students and faculty to discover.
ASU President Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr. hosted Thursday’s ceremony to bury the new time capsule which contained several historical and contemporary materials from around campus. The time capsule is schedule to be unsealed on August 22, 2074.
Keep reading to find out more about the time capsule’s contents + check out more information from the university’s capsule buried back in 1974.
2024 Time Capsule
The university wanted to bury a new time capsule to help future students see what changes happened to their campus over five decades.
Some of the items put in this time capsule included:
- Videos + voice recordings from students and staff
- Campus photos
- ASU sports paraphernalia
- Documents highlighting current achievements
- Business cards
“Each one of us here today is part of this proud history and by placing these items today in this Time Capsule, to be opened in the year 2074, we are allowing future members of the Hornet Nation family to see what we are today. This is a surreal moment.”
~ Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr., ASU President
1974 Time Capsule
The new time capsule comes six months after the university opened a previous capsule that was buried in 1974, sealed by then president Dr. Levi Watkins.
When it was opened, everything was still in good condition. The capsule included things like:
- Special ASU coins and medallions
- Photos of faculty + students
- ASU yearbooks
- Aerial photo of campus
- 32nd Magic City Classic brochure
Those items are now on display at the university’s Levi Watkins Learning Center. The time capsule will be on display through the fall semester.
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