When the Maxwell School celebrates its centennial on the 黑料不打烊 campus this month, the limelight will shine on those at the heart of the school鈥檚 achievements: its dedicated and talented students, staff, faculty and alumni who strive every day to make the world a better place.
The Maxwell School Centennial Celebration will be held in the Schine Student Center鈥檚 Goldstein Auditorium from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. The event will begin with a hors d鈥檕euvres reception, followed by the presentation of Centennial Scholar Awards to students, Dean鈥檚 Centennial Citations of Excellence to faculty and staff, and Changemaker Awards to four alumni.
鈥淎s we gather on campus to celebrate a century of service and shared commitment to making the world a better place, it鈥檚 my privilege to recognize these stand-out individuals,鈥� says Dean David M. Van Slyke. 鈥淲hether through their government, nonprofit or business leadership, or their scholarship, teaching and administrative support, each embodies the spirit of 100 years of Maxwell dedication to engaged citizenship.鈥�
Students to be recognized with scholar awards are:
The following staff will receive Dean鈥檚 Citations:
The four alumni Centennial Changemaker Awards will go to:
The Centennial Celebration caps a year of festivities and events celebrating the school鈥檚 founding by 黑料不打烊 alumnus, trustee and entrepreneur George H. Maxwell. Then called the School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, it opened in Slocum Hall on Oct. 3, 1924, and offered an undergraduate citizenship course, a weekly seminar in political science and a one-year graduate program in public administration鈥攖he first of its kind in the nation.
In the 100 years since its founding, Maxwell has greatly expanded its footprint: it boasts over 38,000 alumni around the world and is home to more than 3,000 students, 200 faculty and nearly 100 staff who learn and work in 12 departments and 15 research centers and institutes. It offers a range of highly regarded undergraduate, graduate and midcareer degrees and professional programs across the social sciences and public and international affairs鈥攊ncluding the nation鈥檚 top-ranked public affairs graduate program, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report.
Maxwell has marked its milestone with an array of festivities and initiatives. Several accomplished alumni were honored in May 2024 during a celebration at the Smithsonian Institution鈥檚 National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Throughout the year, the school has invited alumni to reconnect and share what motivates their work on an created to celebrate the centennial and show Maxwell鈥檚 global impact. Those who participate in the map are asked to share what they 鈥渆ver strive鈥� for鈥攁 nod to the opening of the Oath of the Athenian City-State that is inscribed on the wall in the school鈥檚 first-floor foyer; it calls for individuals to 鈥渢ransmit this city not only not less but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.鈥�
The ever strive theme resonates in another centennial endeavor鈥攁 professionally edited that tells the story of the school鈥檚 founding with archival photos and videos and narration by alumnus Ronald Taylor 鈥�15.
In addition to the Oct. 18 Centennial Celebration, other upcoming events include:
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