January 1, 2007 saw the University of Redlands Rose Parade float, themed “A Century Educating Minds and Hearts” gliding down Colorado Blvd. on a picture-perfect California morning. More than 550 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the university cheered the float on from the Redlands section of the grandstands and hundreds more cheered and chanted the Och Tamale from various areas all along the 5.5 mile route.

More float details: Dimensions: 55' long x 18' wide x 30' tall  Designer: Raul Rodriguez Builder: Charisma Floats; Larry Crain, President Music: Celebration, composed by Buddy Clements ‘77 TV Coverage: KTLA/Discovery Channel/Travel Channel HGTV NBC KWHY/UNIVISION (Spanish) Materials on the float: Approximately 25,000 roses, carnations, Gerbera daisies, mums and irises created the campus grounds. Thousands of dendrobium orchids decorated the cascades on the chapel. Hundreds of pounds of coconut, dock weed, flaxseed and golden flax were used for the fur of the bulldog. Thousands of pounds of sesame seed created the walls of the Chapel and surrounding structure. Meet our float riders Rose Parade Photos - (New)  Click here to watch a video clip of KTLA's parade coverage (Click on "Rose Parade Part 6" to go directly to the University of Redlands float).
It was a day full of Bulldog pride as we celebrated a century of achievements with a world-wide audience!