Celebrate 100 years of Mackay, April 20-26
Nearly 100 years ago, the public flocked to the University of Nevada campus on a June day to commemorate the creation of what has since become one of the state’s most enduring and historic academic enterprises.
Today’s Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering was born on June 10, 1908, with the official dedication of the Mackay School of Mines building on the historic University Quadrangle.
And now, nearly 100 years later, as Mackay continues its countdown to its official anniversary in June, a series of events in late April promises to rekindle much of the fanfare and festivities associated with the school when it first opened its doors. (Read the full story, "Mackay School celebrates centennial")
The Mackay Centennial Week, April 20-26, includes several events that are open to the public.
The agenda for the week includes:
Sunday, April 20:
- Open House in the W.M. Keck Museum and DeLaMare Library, noon to 5 p.m.
Monday, April 21:
- “Mackay Town” all-campus barbecue and celebration on the Quad, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Public lecture, Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre, 6:30-8 p.m. Featured speaker: State Climatologist and Assistant Professor of Geography Jeffrey Underwood, an expert on state and worldwide climate patterns.
Tuesday, April 22:
- Public lecture, Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre, 6:30-8 p.m. Featured speaker:
Hans-Peter Plag, research professor at the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory and expert on solid Earth geophysics and sea level and global climate change, will speak about sustainability as a mosaic of many small steps in the right direction and relate this to research conducted at the Mackay School.
Wednesday, April 23:
- Public lecture, Joe Crowley Student Union, Room 402, 6:30-8 p.m. Featured speaker: Rachel Dolbier, W.M. Keck Museum Administrator and expert on the world-famous Mackay Silver.
- Public lecture, Mackay Science Building, Room 227, 11 a.m. to noon. Featured speaker: Don Myers, emeritus professor of mathematics and hydrology, University of Arizona, and expert on the history of geostatistics.
Thursday, April 24:
- Mackay alumni and friends reception, Little Waldorf Saloon, Reno, 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: $5. Call 775-682-5906 for information.
- Public lecture, Orvis School of Nursing, Room 203, 11 a.m. to noon. Featured speaker: Myers, speaking on multivariate spatial statistics.
Friday, April 25:
- Virginia City Field Trip: A geologic and historic tour of the Comstock Lode including a ride aboard the V&T railroad to Gold Hill. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $65 per person. Call 775-784-6987 for reservations.
- Ralph Roberts Lecture, Mackay Science Room 215, 3-4 p.m. Featured speaker: Dr. James Saunders, “Bonanza Epithermal Au-Ag Ores Related to the Yellowstone Hotspot.”
Saturday, April 26:
- Open House in the W.M. Keck Museum and DeLaMare Library, noon to 5 p.m.
- Mackay Gala, 5:30 to 11 p.m., Grand Sierra Resort, Reno.
Tickets $150 per person; $1,200 for table of eight.
Note: All events, unless otherwise noted, are free and open to the public.
For more information: Call (775) 784-6987.
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