The Gift of Knowledge

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Location: Siebert Administration Building, Western Michigan University
Installed in 2003
About the Sculpture: “The Gift of Knowledge” is also Western Michigan University’s Centennial Time Capsule. The capsule is scheduled to be opened on the University’s Founders Day, May 27, 2053. Items were selected based on what best represents 2003, the university’s centennial year.
A few items located in the Centennial Time Capsule include:
• Michigan House of Representatives centennial proclamation
• Michigan Senate centennial proclamation
• WMU Alumni Association centennial holiday ornament
• Inauguration/Centennial Gala ticket and parking permit
• Centennial pin and centennial necktie
• Photos of selected centennial events and activities
• Replica of centennial banner with East Hall cupola
• Music CD of Avery’s composition performed by Gold Company and GCII
• Centennial Cocoa-Cola bottle
• Centennial Homecoming t-shirt, postcard and events brochure
• Audio CD of Centennial Homecoming Parade
Information was retrieved by an article written in the WMU News, April 19, 2004:  http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2004/0404/0304-x230.html
Photograph by Jade Wethy, 2013