Members of the Mayville State Class of 1974 are invited to be part of the excitement and success on the Mayville State campus with their donation of $500 to establish the "Comets Forever" garden project located in the busy corridor between the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse and the Classroom Building.
The new garden/meeting place will include a large Comet logo with blue nighttime lighting, benches, tables that welcome all students, plantings, stamped blue concrete featuring MSU students' handprints, and donor signage.
This garden will add beauty and be a source of much Comet Pride!
Will you be a part of this special project?
The goal is to begin work on the $20,000 project early in the summer of 2024, or whenever the funding is secured. Several members of the Class of 1974 have made commitments of $500 each and they challenge others to do the same. Knowing that not everyone is able to contribute at that level, gifts of any size are very much appreciated.
Payment can be made electronically by clicking the link below or by sending a check made out to the MSU Foundation to 330 Third Street NE, Mayville, ND 58257. Indicate "Comets Forever" in the memo line of the check.
Please respond by June 1, 2024, so work will be completed in time for the homecoming festivities on September 27 and 28.
Click here to make your gift and leave a lasting mark on the Mayville State University campus.
Questions?
Please direct questions to alumni.mail@mayvillestate.edu or 701-788-4750.
Members of the Mayville State Class of 1974 were polled just before graduation. Their responses were printed in the 1974 edition of “The Mill” and are re-printed here.Do these quotes from members of the class bring back memories?What do you feel is MSC’s most valuable asset?
“The personal touch – everyone knows everyone including faculty and students.”
“The ‘unpressured’ friendly atmosphere – not just between the kids, but faculty as well.”
“It’s a small school, so each student is recognized as an individual.”
Why should anyone else attend Mayville State College?
“The teachers, for the most part, care how you’re doing.”
“It’s a friendly place in general.”
“Because you can get a good education for the nominal fee and are assured of a job’”
“The placement record is worth talking about.”
“You get to know a lot of kids.”
“You get to know the teachers really well.”
“If you need help with something you can always find someone to help you or talk to, besides you’ll learn a lot.”
“It has a lot of excellent teachers, a good reputation, good location, cheap, and has a pretty decent student body.”
“It’s a small college and town – in most cases teachers really know who you are”.
“This college is really making a name for itself with new curriculum being added and all it’s reaching out to serve and meet the needs of more people.”
What will you remember most about attending MSC for four years?
“Physics Methods from Bliss.”
“The close family atmosphere in the dorm and the many friendships made during my four years.”
“Parties and people.”
“A place where I met my wife.”
“There were several major changes that came about: I met my wife and got
married, increased my feelings of responsibility and gained self-discipline and a better self-concept.”
“Lots.”
“The five years I attended MSC.”
“I will remember MSC was as a home, not a school.”
“It has been my second home for four years, complete with parents,
grandmother and friends.”
“I will never forget these close
friendships.”
“Meeting my boyfriend.”
“All the wild parties packed with people.”
“Totem pole; ‘Valley City vs Mayville’ games, clean-up day (East Hall - 1973).”
“Elementary classes (loved them);
informal and small classes.”
“Ragaz geography tests.”
“Friends I’ve made, people I’ve met.”
“Activities that have made MSU eventful.”
