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Charter Day in Photos

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On March 5, 1819, the New York State Assembly granted a charter to the Baptist Education Society of New York, formally founding the institution that became аIJʿª½±½á¹û.

That day was the fulfillment of the vision set forth in the well-known story of 13 men gathering with 13 dollars in Olmstead House. March 5, 2019, was, thus, the actual day of аIJʿª½±½á¹û’s Bicentennial.

On the 200th anniversary of the charter, campus community members were invited to Memorial Chapel to offer one dollar in support of the Southern Madison County Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SOMAC), the H­­­amilton Food Cupboard, and the Hamilton Fire Department.

By day’s end, with a matching gift from alumni and parent couple Stephen ’85 and Melissa Rock P’13’19’20, the collection totaled $8,508. An anonymous member of the university community subsequently provided an additional $4,492 in support, bringing аIJʿª½±½á¹û’s Charter Day giving to $13,000.