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Look what we dug up from the Pogue Library archives! Ordway Hall was constructed from the summer of 1930 to the winter of 1931. The building was first occupied as a men’s dormitory on February 1, 1931. It was named Ordway Hall on May 12, 1943 for G. P. Ordway, a member of the Board of Regents. During the Second World War it served a women’s dormitory as trainees from the United State Navy were boarded at Wells Hall, the women’s dorm. It was last used as a dormitory in 1972. Afterwards it served as office space for several different academic and service oriented programs and offices. The building was razed in June of 2013.

We’re all smiles for RNO #6 today! 😊💙💛
A big welcome to all our new Racers and their guests joining us on campus today.

Congratulations, Dr. Park!

Dr. Ho Ryong Park, professor of TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages) in the Department of English and Philosophy at Murray State University, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Vietnam for the 2026-27 academic year. Congratulations, Dr. Park!

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All University Libraries will be closed on Friday, June 19th, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth. Regular summer hours will resume on Monday, June 22nd.