Timeline
Timeline of the É«»¨ÌÃ
1959&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;°Õ³ó±ð Benedictine Sisters of the Annunciation open the doors to É«»¨Ìà College, offering 4-year undergraduate degrees in nursing and education. Mother Edane Volk serves as the college’s first president.
1963&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Sister Anne Burns becomes the second president of the college, articulating a vision for "education in the professions with a strong liberal-arts base."
1965&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Father Arno Gustin, who had served as president of Saint John's University in Minnesota, is selected as the third president.
1968 – The heart of north campus is completed, featuring four buildings designed by world-famous architect Marcel Breuer.
1969&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà College achieves full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
1970&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Dr. Harold Miller becomes fourth president of É«»¨Ìà College. Under his leadership, the college becomes fully coeducational, inaugurates an athletics program, and achieves impressive financial health.
1978&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Sister Thomas Welder is inaugurated as the fifth president of the college and serves in this capacity for 31 years.
1983&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà College offers its first graduate program in nursing.
1986&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà College achieves university status and is renamed the É«»¨ÌÃ.
The University experienced outstanding growth in enrollment, program offerings, and campus development through the 1980s & 1990s.
1999&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;°Õ³ó±ð university grants its first honorary degree.
2001&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Sister Thomas unveils a vision of the É«»¨Ìà as America's Leadership University.
2004 – É«»¨Ìà President Sister Thomas receives North Dakota’s highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.
2006&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà Athletics moves from NAIA to NCAA Division II.
2006&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;A doctoral degree, Physical Therapy, is awarded for the first time.
2009&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Monsignor James Shea is inaugurated as the sixth president of the É«»¨ÌÃ.
2010&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Enrollment at the university reaches 3,000.
2010&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;°Õ³ó±ð É«»¨Ìà opens its first international campus, Rome, Italy.
2010&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà launches Bishop Paul A. Zipfel Catholic Studies Program and quickly becomes one of the largest and most respected programs in the United States.
2012 – The É«»¨Ìà enters into a first-of-its-kind collaborative agreement with Arizona State University (ASU) — the largest public research university in the U.S. — to offer ASU students the unprecedented opportunity to take courses in theological studies and Catholic studies.
2013 – His Eminence, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, visits the É«»¨Ìà and receives an honorary degree.
2014 – The Higher Learning Commission awards the É«»¨Ìà its second doctoral degree — .
2014&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;In partnership with the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), É«»¨Ìà becomes one of a select few Catholic universities in the U.S. to offer a and the first in North Dakota.
2015&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;°Õ³ó±ð Higher Learning Commission awards the É«»¨Ìà its third doctoral degree — .
2015&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà announces innovative Year-Round Campus program — where students have the option to get their degree in 2.6 years and master’s in four years.
2015&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà adds an engineering program.
2015&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà President Monsignor James P. Shea announces Vision 2030 Capital Campaign to raise $272 million for new programs and facilities.
2016&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà celebrates its first graduating class for the program.
2016&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà officially opens Roers Hall, a new residence hall in the center of campus.
2017&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà selected to lead the March for Life rally in Washington, DC.
2017&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà opens a new fieldhouse and wellness center.
2017&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà opens the Lumen Vitae University Center and the Warford Grotto.
2017&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨ÌÃ's premier occupational therapy program adds a Doctor of Occupational Therapy program.
2018&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà launches the Marauders Armada to fund athletic scholarships.
2018&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà unveils a new Marauders logo and brand.
2019&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà announces the new strategic plan for Marauders Athletics.
2019&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà announces plans to name its School of Health Sciences after Saint Gianna Beretta Molla.
2020&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà opens a new state-of-the-art School of Engineering facility.
2022&²Ô²ú²õ±è;–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;É«»¨Ìà announces the naming of the Hamm School of Engineering after Harold Hamm of Continental Resources.