Founders Day Activities
Schedule of Events
Monday, September 18, 2023
The Daily Joy
Inspirational Segment
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Official Presidential
Founders Day
Video Message
Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, University President
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University Birthday Party
12 p.m.
Location: Student Center Lobby
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The Daily Joy
Inspirational Segment
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Constitution Day Commemoration
12:30 p.m.
Student Center, Room 138AB
Speaker: The Honorable Marcia “Cia” Price, Virginia House of Delegates, 95th District
Something To Behold: A History of Theatre at Norfolk State University
7:30pm
NSU Brown Memorial Hall Mainstage Theater
Ticket price: $35
Tickets available for purchase
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
The Daily Joy
Inspirational Segment
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Founders Day Breakfast
Sponsored by NSU Foundation, Inc.
7:30 a.m.
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Arena
Speaker: Juan Williams, American journalist and political analyst
Ticket Price: $30
Tickets available for purchase
Scholarship Dinner
Sponsored by NSU Foundation, Inc.
(Scholarship donors and recipients)
6 p.m.
Student Center, Room 149
By invitation only – Registration required
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The Daily Joy
Inspirational Segment
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Freshman Convocation
12:30 p.m.
L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center
Speaker: Markus Gillis, President & CEO,
Business Integration Group (Class of 2004)
Friday, September 22, 2023
The Daily Joy
Inspirational Segment
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Today’s Green & Gold Color Run/Walk Canceled
Due to inclement weather, the Green & Gold Color Run/Walk scheduled for this afternoon has been canceled.
Encore performance of Thoughts of a Colored Man
7:30 p.m.
NSU Brown Memorial Hall Mainstage Theater
Ticket price: $35
Tickets available for purchase
Saturday, September 23, 2023
The Daily Joy
Inspirational Segment
Encore performance of Thoughts of a Colored Man
3:00 p.m.
NSU Brown Memorial Hall Mainstage Theater
Ticket price: $35
Tickets available for purchase
Encore performance of Thoughts of a Colored Man
7:30 p.m.
NSU Brown Memorial Hall Mainstage Theater
Ticket price: $35
Tickets available for purchase