{"id":20,"date":"2012-08-02T16:44:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T16:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/mission-and-history\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:59:21","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/mission-and-history\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1872 <\/strong><\/td>\nCharter for Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1878<\/strong><\/td>\nFirst student enrolled.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1918<\/strong><\/td>\nCollege closed as a result of World War I.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1930<\/strong><\/td>\nCollege reopened.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1932<\/strong><\/td>\nSchool of Business Administration, Evening Division, started under the name of Hudson College.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1942<\/strong><\/td>\nHudson College closed because of World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1948<\/strong><\/td>\nEvening Session resumed under the name of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/strong><\/td>\nÂ鶹ÊÓƵ’s College became coeducational in the Day Session.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/strong><\/td>\nOpening of Englewood Cliffs Campus – a branch campus for adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/strong><\/td>\nProgram leading to the Master of Arts in Education introduced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/strong><\/td>\nReactivating of Alpha Sigma Nu, the national society of Jesuit colleges and universities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/strong><\/td>\nOpening of Veteran’s Memorial Court, the College’s first residence hall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/strong><\/td>\nEstablishment of the Will and Ariel Durant Chair for the Humanities, funded by the New Jersey State Legislature.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/strong><\/td>\nProgram leading to the Master of Business Administration in Management Information Systems introduced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/strong><\/td>\nDedication of the Joseph J. Jaroschak Field, the College’s first athletic field.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/strong><\/td>\nFormal dedication of Whelan Hall, a residence hall on the East Campus, funded with the help of a one million dollar gift by Thomas V. Whelan ’68.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/strong><\/td>\nRenovation of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hall as a residence facility.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/strong><\/td>\nIntroduction of new M.B.A. programs in Management and International Business as well as Master of Science in Accountancy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/strong><\/td>\n125th Anniversary of the founding of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/strong><\/td>\nIntroduction of Master of Science in Nursing program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/strong><\/td>\nIntroduction of new M.B.A. programs in Finance and Marketing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/strong><\/td>\nFormal dedication of Millenium Hall on the East campus, the College\u2019s fourth residence hall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/strong><\/td>\nCompletion of $8.2 million renovation and modernization of Gannon Hall, the College\u2019s science building.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/strong><\/td>\nCollege opens extension site at South Amboy, NJ’s Cardinal McCarrick High School.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/strong><\/td>\nConstruction of a pedestrian bridge linking East and West campuses over Kennedy Boulevard completed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Board of Trustees appoints Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D. as the College’s first layperson president.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/strong><\/td>\nÂ鶹ÊÓƵ’s College becomes Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/strong><\/td>\nCompletion and grand opening of the Mac Mahon Student Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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