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2007 Time Capsule Events

2007 marked the anniversary of two very important events on the UW campus - in 1907 the first journalism class was taught here and in 1957 a group of Communication students created a time capsule. On Saturday, April 28, 2007, we opened the 1957 time capsule, kicking off a celebration of the past and future of Communication at the UW.

Media Coverage

Taking a look into the past... (article at the UW Daily Web site)

Time Capsule Pranksters (video at the UW Daily Web site)

University of Washington Time Capsule Suprise (audio at NPR)

Alumni get nasty suprise as UW opens time capsule (article at the Seattle PI)

Activities included:

- unveiling of the 1956/1957 time capsule contents

- the inauguration of the 2057 time capsule

- interactive displays from the 1900s to the 1990s - featuring journalism, mass communication, interpersonal communication, broadcasting, advertising, PR, radio and television

- Tours of The Daily

Keynote Speaker: Tim Egan

The keynote speaker was Tim Egan, a 1981 graduate of the department. Egan, a former editor at The Daily, is the Pacific Northwest enterprise reporter for The New York Times and a renowned author. He is the 2006 recipient of the National Book Award in nonfiction and a 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner for reporting.

A recording of Egan's keynote address is forthcoming.

Photos of the 2007 Time Capsule Unveiling at Washington Weekend