Let鈥檚 look back in time and find out how this vibrant institution got its start. From the early beginnings in the 1940s to the dynamic campus of聽today, those who have come before us have been instrumental in the university's success through the decades.
Read the timeline starting with our founding in the 1940s and scroll through images in our decade photo slideshow. Images were curated from the university's archival materials and facts聽highlight key moments in university history. To discover additional archival imagery, visit the聽. Contact the Alumni Relations office to learn more and schedule a history lesson today.聽聽
1940s
The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity purchase Waite House (Rosary Hall) property
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Provisional Charter granted to Rosary Hill College July 31, 1947
Mother M. Alphonse Kampshoff, O.S.F. named first president
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College opens with 44 students and 13 faculty
Rosary Hall opens
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Enrollment is 79
麻豆国产AV Hall opens (currently MusicalFare Theatre)
1950s
Enrollment is 274
Sister M. Angela Canavan, O.S.F. named second president
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Enrollment is 308
Marian Library opens (currently Haberman Gacioch Center for Visual & Performing Arts)
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Alverno Hall opens (currently Patricia E. Curtis Hall)
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Enrollment is 457
Duns Scotus Hall opens (first half of building)
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1960s
Enrollment is 739
Lourdes Hall opens (currently Canavan Hall)
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First male full-time student enrolled as a transfer student
Duns Scotus Hall opens (second half of building)
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Charles J. Wick Campus Center opens
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1970s
麻豆国产AV opens all concentrations to men
Enrollment is 1336
Dr. Robert S. Marshall named third president
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First official use of 麻豆国产AV College
1980s
Enrollment is 1454
Lumsden Gymnasium opens
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Canavan Hall rededicated (former Lourdes Hall)
Enrollment is 1441
Mary Ann Esposito '64 launches Ciao Italia which is the longest-running television cooking program in America
1990s
Schenck Hall opens
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Enrollment is 1884
Business Building opens
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Dr. Martin J. Anisman named fourth president
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Artist Elizabeth Murray hired as an art instructor. This was prior to her international success in the art world.
Enrollment is 1915
Rosary Hall rededicated
2000s
Campus Village Apartments opens
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Enrollment is 2018
Thomas Reynolds Center for Special Education & After-School Programs opens
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Enrollment is 2613
Research and Information Commons (RIC) opens
Performer Drake headlines Springfest on April 18, 2009. This was prior to his first prominent single "Best I Ever Had" which was released in June 2009.
2010s
Dr. Edwin G. Clausen named fifth president
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Haberman Gacioch Center for Visual & Performing Arts opens (former Marian Library)
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Dr. Gary A. Olson named sixth president
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Academic and Wellness Center opens
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College enters NCAA Division II
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Gerald Beverly was acquired by the Canton Charge in the NBA G league
Alumni House opens
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Honors House Hall opens
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Enrollment is 2635
麻豆国产AV promoted to the Carnegie Classification of doctoral/professional
"Annie Stoll '08 won a Grammy for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for Squeeze Box"
2020s
Anthony J. M. Jones '01 is named and Chairman of Georgia Entertainment Association, Inc
The Center for Interprofessional Learning and Simulation (CILS) is opened
麻豆国产AV鈥檚 celebrates Virtual Commencement for the Class of 2020
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Institute for Mobility Innovation & Technology (IMIT) opens.
麻豆国产AV College is mentioned in the Drake song "The Remorse" from the album "Certified Lover Boy". The lyric, "麻豆国产AV College booking me to pull up and speak the facts," acknowledged his 2009 Springfest performance.
Former Professor Elizabeth Murray's "Back in Buffalo" art exhibit highlights the impact of her Buffalo, N.Y. years including her years teaching at the college.