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Founders Day
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Saint Louis area
St. Louis, 63110
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- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy
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Date: Nov. 13, 2026Time: All day
Founders Day has become one of the University’s most important traditions, where the campus community unites to reflect on all those who have contributed to the University over the years and celebrate our future.
Join us on Friday, Nov. 13 for a day of service, celebration and fun as we come together to honor our rich history.
Start the day serving the St. Louis community. Then, celebrate in the afternoon with on-campus activities, including a photobooth, face painters, balloon artists, caricature artists and a food truck.
DATE
Volunteering and campus events will be held throughout the day on Nov. 13.
Location
Event locations will vary based on the volunteer event. Afternoon activities will be held on the UHSP Campus.
Founders Day Events
Celebrate Founders Day with us! A variety of activities will be happening across campus in recognition of the University’s founding, and you are invited to join the fun.
Morning | Volunteering
Volunteer Check-In8-8:30 a.m. | Recreation and Student Center, UHSP CampusVolunteers will check-in for their designated volunteer assignment in the lobby of the Recreation and Student Center. Off-campus volunteers will be able to access the transport buses from this location as well.
Off-Campus Volunteer Transport8:30-9 a.m. | Various LocationsVolunteers for off-campus sites will be transported to these external sites via bus.
Volunteer Opportunities9 a.m.-Noon | Various LocationsOn-Campus Volunteer Options: Humane Society Shelter Buddies, Cards for Hospitalized Kids, Ronald McDonald House Tie Blanket Making, Girls in the Know & Community Women Against Hardship Period and Hygiene Kits, and Knitting and Crocheting Station Off-Campus Volunteer Options: Gateway Pet Guardians, Veteran’s Advantage Urgent Care, Gateway 180 Homeless Shelter and Missouri Botanical Gardens Garden Glow Decorating
Off-Campus Volunteer TransportNoon-12:30 p.m. | Various and UHSP CampusVolunteers for off-campus sites will be transported to back to campus via bus.
Afternoon | Campus Celebration
Founders Day LunchNoon-1:30 p.m. | Recreation and Student Center, UHSP CampusEnjoy lunch on us!
Afternoon Activities1:30 p.m. | UHSP CampusCommemorate this moment at the photo booth; get silly with face painters, balloon artists and caricature artists; and satisfy your sweet tooth at the mini donut food truck.
Join the Founders Day Giving Challenge
In the spirit of service and giving back, the Founders Day Giving Challenge, our dedicated day of giving, is a great way to celebrate Founders Day while supporting current and future generations of students.
Join the Giving Challenge
Our Foundational History
When University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis was founded in 1864 as St. Louis College of Pharmacy, it became one of the first colleges of pharmacy west of the Mississippi River and added to a long history of health education in the region.
Since then, the University has played an integral role in the advancement of health sciences education.
Through times of war, economic depression and pandemics, the University has persevered and triumphed with innovation, evolution and the pioneering spirit of its founding. The University’s constant pursuit of excellence, insatiable curiosity and commitment to its students and community have always been the guiding light for our growth and expansion.
About Our Founding
Seeing a need for pharmacy education in St. Louis, Eugene Massot, a self-educated apothecary from Kentucky, became the founding father of St. Louis College of Pharmacy, and his vision became the foundation for our institution’s legacy.
As a 13-year-old boy growing up in Galena, Illinois, in 1836, Massot worked as an apprentice in a local pharmacy. In those days, apothecaries didn’t attend classes, and there were no formal degrees in pharmacy in the Midwest.
After completing his apprenticeship, Massot followed the Gold Rush to California, passing through St. Louis on the way. In 1852, he returned to St. Louis and opened his own drugstore, the same year the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) was formed. He became closely involved with APhA and helped to breathe new life into the St. Louis Pharmaceutical Association.
Massot wanted the local apothecaries, who had begun to meet in the back rooms of drugstores to learn about botany, chemistry and other pharmaceutical topics, to have the education he never had.
In 1860, Massot, along with a committee of apothecaries and physicians, was appointed by the St. Louis Pharmaceutical Association to consider opening a college of pharmacy. Discussions stalled out during the Civil War but were revived in September of 1864.
On November 11, 1864, at 7:30 p.m., St. Louis College of Pharmacy was founded in the hall of the St. Louis Medical College. Massot, along with four other medical colleagues, went about drafting a charter, constitution, and…
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