May 14, 1857 Sixty-three students, five faculty, and three now nonexistent buildings (College Hall, 1856; Saint's Rest, 1856; and a brick horse barn)
Dedication Date
May 13, 1857
Founding Date
February 12, 1855 As the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
Governing Body
1855 - State Board of Education
1861 - State Board of Agriculture
1959 - Board of Trustees
Morrill Act
1862 To grant lands to each loyal state to support a college "where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts..in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life."
Name Changes
1855 - Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
1861 - State Agricultural College
1909 - Michigan Agricultural College
1925 - Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
1955 - Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science
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