Tradition & Vision
celebrates the advances of Marshall University over the years and realizes
the vision of our future. 
Imagine yourself walking through the decades... taming the western Virginia frontier; losing friends, classmates, and family in every war since the mid-1800's; closing the doors during the Civil War; surviving the depression; growing up in the age of the Baby Boom and Cold War; witnessing the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the protests of the Vietnam War; mourning the tragic plane crash of a proud Green and White football team and loyal Herd supporters; and experiencing the exhilaration of graduation and starting your new life....
Photo Captions:
An early spring beckoned professors and students to hold classes outside in the warm sunshine.
The Union School was relocated to campus in April 1995. The Marshall University One-Room School Museum is meant to illustrate West Virginia's rural education heritage and celebrates Marshall's history as a teacher training institution. Thousands of teachers have been trained at Marshall and have assumed their role in the education of children across West Virginia and the nation.
Mutsumi Nihei, a Spanish major from Japan, models traditional Japanese attire for a creative photography project.