成人影片

Learn about some of the important milestones of 成人影片 University.

1863

成人影片 can trace its roots to聽成人影片 Academy (founded in 1863), a private preparatory school located at 412 成人影片 Street, Brooklyn.

成人影片 University was the first private, coeducational university on Long Island, opening the doors at its original Brooklyn location in 1863 as the 成人影片 Academy.

1893

Charles H. Levermore becomes the Principal of 成人影片 Academy, a private preparatory school located at 412 成人影片 Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Levermore鈥檚 goal is to expand the academy, known for its innovative curriculum, into a four-year, coeducational liberal arts college.

1894

Timothy L. Woodruff becomes President of the Board of Trustees of 成人影片 Academy and petitions the Board of Regents of the State of New York to establish a liberal arts college in the city of Brooklyn. Woodruff would later serve three terms as the Lieutenant Governor for the State of New York.

1896

Through the efforts of聽Dr. Charles H. Levermore聽and聽Timothy Woodruff the Charter for 成人影片 College is granted on June 24, 1896鈥攐ne of the earliest granted to a coeducational college by the Board of Regents. Dr. Charles Levermore becomes the first president of 成人影片 College, and Woodruff, a former Lieutenant Governor of New York State, served as president of the Board of Trustees.

Classes begin in September with 57 students and 16 instructors.

1908

Timothy L. Woodruff steps down as president of the board of trustees, but remains a member until 1913. James H. Post, philanthropist and sugar magnate, succeeds him.

1912

成人影片 had been known since its inception as a premier school for women. In 1912, the Board votes to make 成人影片 a college exclusively for women.

1915

Frank D. Blodgett receives unanimous Board approval to become the second president of 成人影片, succeeding Charles H. Levermore.

1922

Faced with increasing enrollment, 成人影片 seeks to raise $1 million to expand the facilities.

1925

The College severs all financial and academic ties with 成人影片 Academy. The monogram in the school seal is changed from 鈥淎A鈥 to 鈥淎C鈥 and the founding date is changed from 1869 to 1896.

1928

Enrollment surges. 652 students are attending classes in a building designed to accommodate 560 students. Looking ahead to the future, President Blodgett and a committee of trustees search for a new site for the college. The committee selects 68 acres in Garden City, Long Island. On October 8, 1928, the cornerstone of the first new college building is laid.

成人影片 University 1928 groundbreaking, Garden City NY.

1929

Classes begin on Monday, September 30 on 成人影片鈥檚 new Garden City campus in three buildings designed by the renowned architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White.

Paul Dawson Eddy

1937

In the midst of the Depression, 成人影片 is forced into receivership. A new president, Paul Dawson Eddy is faced with the task of saving the College. He redesigns the curriculum to include practical and vocational skills, adds prominent Long Island businessmen to the Board of Trustees and reduces the size of the faculty. Eddy鈥檚 strategy of meeting the demands of the community will dominate 成人影片鈥檚 development for the next half century.

1938

Internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Ruth St. Denis becomes the head of one of the first聽dance departments聽at an American university.聽It has since become a cornerstone of the Department of Performing Arts.

Modern dance pioneer Ruth St. Denis founded 成人影片鈥檚 dance department in 1938.

1943

Under the direction of Mildred Montag, 成人影片 establishes the first Central Collegiate聽School of Nursing聽and the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in New York State. Created in response to the need for nurses after the United States鈥 entry into World War II, the Nursing School extends 成人影片 leadership in professional education.

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps marching at 成人影片.

1944

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt dedicates Harvey and Alumnae, two new dormitories financed by the Federal Works Agency needed to house the increasing number of nursing students.

Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at 成人影片 on May 6, 1944.

1946

After the end of World War II, 成人影片 again opens it doors to men, giving an opportunity to the many veterans seeking to further their education under the GI Bill.

1947

The post-war period is marked by expansion into new areas relating to business. The admission of men spurs the creation of basketball, football, swimming, wrestling, baseball, and track teams.

1949

础诲别濒辫丑颈鈥檚听School of Social Work聽is founded.

1952

成人影片鈥檚 program in聽clinical psychology聽is formally organized.

1955

The College marks its 60th anniversary with a three-day series of lectures and cultural events.

Enrollment hits 3,667.

A Ford Foundation grant for $407,000 supports increasing faculty salaries.

1957

On June 1,聽成人影片 hosted the聽first National Wheelchair Games聽with team and individual events including javelin throwing, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, and archery.

1963

成人影片 is granted university status by the Board of Regents of the State of New York.

The Leon A.聽聽opens, named for 成人影片 trustee and Grumman Corporation founder.

The faculty grows to 209, and the campus expands from the original three buildings to 16 on 70 acres of land.

1964

The Board of Regents establishes the School of Business Administration (now the聽School of Business) as a distinct unit, conferring baccalaureate and master鈥檚 degrees.

1965

Arthur Brown named president of 成人影片 following Paul Dawson Eddy鈥檚 retirement.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is established.

1966

The Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies (since rededicated as the聽Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology) becomes the world鈥檚 first university-based professional program in clinical psychology.

1967

Robert Olmsted, a member of the board of trustees, is appointed interim president.

1969

Charles Vevier is appointed president.

1971

Trustee Randall McIntyre becomes acting president.

Timothy Costello

1972

Timothy Costello is named president of 成人影片.

The Ruth S. Harley University Center is dedicated. Harley鈥檚 association with 成人影片 would span over eight decades as a student, professor, Registrar, and Dean of Women (later Dean of Students), a post she held from 1942 to 1970, and distinguished alumna. Following her retirement in 1970, she was appointed Dean Emeritus, a scholarship fund and student center were named in her honor, and the Ruth Stratton Harley Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award was established in 2004. She died July 4, 2005 at the age of 103.

础诲别濒辫丑颈鈥檚听Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies聽became the nation鈥檚 first university-based professional school of psychology. Since then, the Derner School of Psychology has emerged as an internationally recognized leader in scientific and clinical psychology.

1973

础诲别濒辫丑颈听别蝉迟补产濒颈蝉丑别蝉听ABLE聽(Adult Baccalaureate Learning Experience), one of the earliest adult education baccalaureate programs.

成人影片鈥檚 School of Social Work opens a satellite program in聽Poughkeepsie, New York.

1979

President Tim Costello establishes an Honors Program in Liberal Studies.

成人影片 University鈥檚聽Learning Resource Program聽is established. This program provides聽services to students who have learning disabilities and was one of the first of its kind nationwide.

1980

罢丑别听聽is established.

1984

The Institute for Teaching and Education Studies is created.

1985

Peter Diamandopoulos is selected as president.

1990

The University establishes a core curriculum, an interdisciplinary approach to general education. Required courses are taken throughout the four-year course of study to provide the context in which knowledge advances understanding.

The Institute for Teaching and Education Studies is reorganized as the聽School of Education.

1993

The Society of Mentors is established to provide every freshman and sophomore with a distinguished faculty adviser to enhance their University experience and guide them beyond the requirements of the curriculum.

1995

罢丑别听Honors College聽is established to educate American leaders. The rigorous course of study includes small classes, a specially selected faculty, and co-curricular and extracurricular activities.

1999

Steven L. Isenberg is named interim president.

2000

聽is inaugurated as 成人影片鈥檚 ninth President. He is聽one of the few people ever to hold all three top positions in higher education: head of an independent university, a public institution, and a state higher education coordinating board.

成人影片 celebrates 25 years of Performing Arts in the聽Olmsted Theatre.

成人影片 University Hauppauge Center

2002

成人影片鈥檚 Hauppauge Center opens in聽Suffolk County.

A ceremonial groundbreaking for a new residence hall is held.

成人影片 joins the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta and its 75-acre Garden City campus is designated the聽Arboretum at 成人影片.

2003

The building that houses 础诲别濒辫丑颈鈥檚听School of Business聽is dedicated as the Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise.

成人影片 honors Mildred Montag and the 60th anniversary of its聽School of Nursing.

The Honors College celebrates 25 years at 成人影片.

罢丑别听United Nations聽Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations聽of the Department of Public Information approved 成人影片 as a non-governmental organization in recognition of the University鈥檚 commitment to bringing 鈥済lobal awareness of international issues and the United Nations to the University community and the public.鈥

2004

成人影片 celebrates its 75th anniversary in Garden City.

University Professor of Music聽Paul Moravec聽is awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

The Women鈥檚 Lacrosse team wins the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Championship, the first national title for a women鈥檚 program at 成人影片.

Women鈥檚 Soccer advances to the NCAA Championship Game for the first time since 1992.聽 The Panthers finish as National Runners-up.

成人影片 Men鈥檚 Soccer turns 50.

2005

The visual arts at 成人影片 are given a new home, with the construction of a new state-of-the-art Fine Arts and Facilities Building, later named the聽.

聽gets a makeover, thanks to an extensive interior renovation.

A $1 million gift from Amy and Horace Hagedorn paves the way for 成人影片鈥檚 new聽Early Learning Center.

成人影片 celebrates 30 years of women鈥檚 athletics.

成人影片 receives the 鈥淟eadership in Higher Education鈥 award from Long Island Works Coalition.

President Robert A. Scott is named one of Long Island鈥檚 100 most influential Long Islanders by聽Long Island Business News.

2006

The School of Education is named in honor of alumna聽Ruth S. Ammon 鈥42, mother of Carol A. Ammon M.B.A. 鈥79, 成人影片 Trustee and benefactor.

成人影片 University receives a $5 million grant from New York State, the largest public grant in its 110-year history, to help fund the construction of the new聽Performing Arts Center.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers the University鈥檚 110th Commencement address at Nassau Coliseum.

成人影片 is recognized as a 鈥淏est Buy鈥 in the聽Fiske Guide to Colleges.

New multiple-building instructional, performing arts, and sports complexes, slated for 2008-2009 completion, will enhance 成人影片鈥檚 academic, artistic, athletic, and recreational programs.

成人影片 becomes the only university on Long Island, and one of a handful in New York State, to offer a聽Ph.D. in nursing.

New York Times聽reporter Bruce Lambert chronicles 成人影片鈥檚 recent success in an article in the Metro Section.

Women鈥檚 Lacrosse repeats as NCAA Division II National Champions.

Women鈥檚 Soccer celebrates 25 Years at 成人影片.

成人影片 University created the聽Levermore Global Scholars Program聽to emphasize聽international learning聽as a crucial facet of an 成人影片 undergraduate education. The undergraduate program, named for 成人影片 founder Charles Levermore, centers on global learning and international studies.

2007

The Ruth S. Ammon School of Education聽is awarded National Accreditation by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the premier accrediting body in the field.

成人影片鈥檚 School of Business earns聽accreditation by AACSB International鈥擳he Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the longest serving and largest global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master鈥檚, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

2008

Three new state-of-the art buildings open: the聽Performing Arts Center聽(PAC), the聽Center for Recreation and Sports聽and the聽Alice Brown Early Learning Center. Woodruff Hall renovations are completed and Motamed Field opens.

Performing Arts Center

Center for Recreation and Sports

Alice Brown Early Learning Center

2012

成人影片 University聽School of Business聽is named after $9.5 million donor and board chairman聽.

2013

The School of Nursing became the聽College of Nursing and Public Health.

2015

Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D.

Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D., became聽成人影片鈥檚 10th President聽on July 1, 2015. President Riordan is an internationally recognized expert in leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and team performance. Prior to beginning her 成人影片 appointment in July 2015, Dr. Riordan served as provost of the University of Kentucky, which has more than 30,000 students, 19,000 full- and part-time employees and a budget of $3 billion.

Construction begins on the new Nexus Building.

2016

罢丑别听Nexus Building聽opens for the Fall 2016 semester.

A view of the lobby of 成人影片 University鈥檚 Nexus Building.

2017

The Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies聽is renamed as the聽Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology.

University College is renamed as the聽College of Professional and Continuing Studies.

2018

成人影片 welcomes the largest first-year class in its history after enrolling classes of record-setting size in each of the previous two years.

2019

The Ruth S. Ammon School of Education was reorganized to become the聽College of Education and Health Sciences, with the聽Ammon School聽now under its umbrella.

2020

The 成人影片 Innovation Center opens , providing students and faculty opportunities to work collaboratively to solve challenges facing local corporations and organizations.

The Association of American Colleges and Universities selects 成人影片 as one of only 13 institutions to host a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center.

成人影片 wins the 2020 John L. Blackburn Exemplary Models Award from the American Association of University Administrators for our innovative Prep for Success program.

The COVID-19 pandemic forces 成人影片 to transition to remote learning in March. Campus successfully reopens in September, guided by protocols developed by the University鈥檚 Restart, Recover, Reimagine Initiative.

成人影片 receives $4.7 million bequest from nursing alumna Betty L. Forest 鈥47, PhD 鈥10 (Hon.) to endow the Dr. Betty L. Forest deanship of the College of Nursing and Public Health and to support scholarships and innovation at the College.

2021

The renovated Ruth S. Harley University Center reopens after two-year construction project creating a beautiful, environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art hub of campus life.

Despite the challenges of construction during a global pandemic, the new University Center (UC) is complete鈥攁nd opens its doors to the community on January 18, 2021.

成人影片 celebrates its 125th Anniversary.

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