At the founding of the Mississippi State University School of Architecture, the dean and faculty of the school invited outstanding practitioners and academics to come to campus and take on a design challenge, the Chautauqua. The Chautauqua was conceived as a collaboration between the School of Architecture and the Center for Small Town Research and Design (the former name of the current research center the Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center) at the inception of the Small Town Center in October 1979.

As part of events surrounding the 50th Anniversary of the School of Architecture at Mississippi State, alumni gathered for a football tailgate at Giles Hall before the MSU vs. Arizona game on Sept. 9, 2023.

Alumni and friends toured the school, visited with classmates and enjoyed some tailgating fun.

Check out the photos below.