ALT Deanell Tacha speaks at the podium. Text reads, "I've been around here 50 years now, and I've seen what Lawrence can do when we make up our minds--and we pretty much do the right thing. The Hall Center and Watkins Museum are among the right things."

ALT A wooden sculpture of the Hall Center's 50th Anniversary logo hangs on the wall, the dates beside it reading "1976" and "2026"

ALT A group of Hall Center supporters view the gallery wall of Hall Center history at the Watkins exhibit.

ALT A man wearing a brown blazer and a white button down speaks with a woman wearing a floral jacket in front of a display case.

ALT Five individuals posing for a photo in front of the "You'll Never Walk Alone" display at the Dole Institute of Politics, with four of them wearing shirts with "KU" logos.

ALT Two individuals shaking hands in a professional setting, with onlookers smiling in the background, beneath a wall of portrait photographs.

ALT Author John Green sits next to KU English professor Giselle Anatol in armchairs on the Lied Center's stage.

ALT A pair of hands holds two copies of John Green's book "The Anthropocene Reviewed."

ALT An attendee hands John Green a stack of books to be signed. More attendees wait in line in the background.

ALT John Green shakes hands with a KU student at a table where others are gathered around for a meal.