|
November 1, 1875 |
Rio Grande College Board of Trustees is organized and Articles of Incorporation are adapted, with an affiliation with the Freewill Baptists of Ohio. |
|
September 13-14, 1876 |
The first class registration is held on the 13th and classes begin on the 14th. |
|
March 9, 1885 |
Permelia Atwood dies, leaving all assets from her estate to Rio Grande College. |
|
1917 |
The campus Boarding Hall, one of the two original buildings, burns. |
|
1926 |
Anniversary Hall is constructed to celebrate the College’s first 50 years. |
|
November 19, 1937 |
Atwood Hall, a signature building in Rio Grande’s history, burns. |
|
May 1, 1952 |
Baptist affiliation terminated and Rio Grande becomes an independent college. |
|
February 2, 1954 |
Bevo Francis scores 113 points against Hillsdale College, establishing a collegiate record that stands today as the national record (NCAA) for a single game. |
|
March, 1969 |
Rio Grande College received accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
|
September, 1974 |
Rio Grande Community College classes officially begin |
|
1979 |
Davis Career Center |
|
1981 |
John W. Berry Fine & Performing Arts Center |
|
1982 |
Rhodes Student Center |
|
1984 |
Math-Science Center |
|
1988 |
Wood Hall |
|
September, 1989 |
Rio Grande is renamed the University of Rio Grande |
|
1991 |
New Residence Hall; Davis Library expanded. |
|
1992 |
Esther Allen Greer Museum; Child Development Center. |
|
1993 |
Student Center Annex (dining room and conference rooms); Lyne Center doubled in size |
|
1994 |
New President’s Home |
|
1995 |
Fine Arts Annex Studio |
|
1996 |
McKenzie Hall |
|
1996 |
Madog Center established (the first Welsh Studies Center in North America) |
|
1997 |
Major fundraising campaign completed (over $9.2 million raised) |
|
1998 |
Meigs Center opens |
|
1999 |
Stockmeister Track and Field Complex completed on land donated by Bob Evans Farms, Inc. |
|
2000 |
2.029 acres adjoining Route 588 deeded to URG from Bob Evans Farms, Inc., allowing for construction of a new campus entrance. |
|
2000 |
Fine Woodworking Building |
|
2001 |
Bob Evans Farms Hall (School of Business Building) |
|
2001 |
Conversion to Semesters in Fall, 2001. General Education requirements are implemented. |
|
2001 |
Endowment exceeds $22 million |
|
2002 |
Lighting the Way Campaign for $21 million begins. |
|
2003 |
Largest headcount enrollment in the school’s history (2607 – Fall Quarter) |
|
2005 |
Bunce School of Education named |
|
2005 |
Kidd Math & Science Center named |
|
2005 |
Davis University Center named |
|
2006 |
Jenkins Student Center for Success |
|
2007 |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program accredited |
|
2007 |
Davis University Center is expanded |
|
2008 |
Rio’s first MBA is approved |
|
2009 |
Legislature authorized one president for both institutions |
