Celebrating 125 Years of Experience

A year’s worth of celebrations is coming to an end as LDS Business College officially celebrated its 125^th anniversary on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

Beginning in January, an ambitious list of events, activities and displays unfolded, including a float in the July Days of ’47 Parade featuring students riding atop a giant birthday cake that won the parade’s “Community Award”; a professional display of the College’s history and programs in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building; street banners hung on North Temple adjacent to campus; new partnerships built with numerous businesses through celebration involvement; and a letter of congratulations from Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert’s office.

Closer to home, the College issued a commemorative edition of its alumni BC Magazine, created commemorative professional displays, served cake to the entire student population on the College’s actual anniversary date, and supported the student body’s “125 Days of Service” which included a blood drive, making hats and quilts for several agencies, creating cards for soldiers, a canned food drive, assistance with College events, and a “Choose 2 Give” student fundraising campaign with a 125^th perspective resulting in the highest percentage of student participation on record. Alumni planted a memorial tree on campus grounds with a plaque to mark the occasion.