Paterson State College students enjoying a gala during the 1950s.

William Paterson University faculty and staff are invited to attend the Sesquicentennial Gala, the final event of the institution’s 150th anniversary celebration, on Friday, November 11 at The Brownstone House in Paterson.

The evening will begin with cocktails at 6:00 p.m., followed at 7:00 p.m. by dinner and dancing to the Time Machine Band.  Tickets are $50 per person; the event is black tie optional.

“It has certainly been wonderful to take stock of where we’ve been and what we’ve evolved into, but especially to use this milestone as the springboard to our next 150 years,” says President Arnold Speert.  “I look forward to a large turnout for the gala as we close our year-long celebration of William Paterson’s sesquicentennial.”