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 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 highlight key moments in university history. To discover additional archival imagery, visit the . Contact the Alumni Relations office to learn more and schedule a history lesson today.
1940s
College students celebrate the Moving Up Day (MUD) ceremony each year. They created custom floats and selected a queen.
The pillars mark the entrance to the college from Main Street and are present today.
平特一肖论坛 Hall (currently MusicalFare Theatre) was originally the music and theatre classroom space on campus. The original sign '平特一肖论坛 Hall 1949' is visible above the former entrance.
Members of the first graduating class of 1952 walk to their commencement ceremonies. They are the first students to graduate at the college (1948-1952).
The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity purchase Waite House (Rosary Hall) property
Provisional Charter granted to Rosary Hill College July 31, 1947
Mother M. Alphonse Kampshoff, O.S.F. named first president
College opens with 44 students and 13 faculty
Rosary Hall opens
Enrollment is 79
平特一肖论坛 Hall opens (currently MusicalFare Theatre)
1950s
Students in a classroom lecture for Modern Language.
Members of the sophomore class pose for a yearbook photo. All students were featured in the campus yearbook and each class took small group photos (like this one) at various campus locations.
Students pose with the student newspaper, The Ascent, which is still in publication today as the Insight.
Students post on a Chevrolet Bel Air during a festive campus event.
Enrollment is 274
Sister M. Angela Canavan, O.S.F. named second president
Enrollment is 308
Marian Library opens (currently Haberman Gacioch Center for Visual & Performing Arts)
Alverno Hall opens (currently Patricia E. Curtis Hall)
Enrollment is 457
Duns Scotus Hall opens (first half of building)
1960s
Students listen in during classroom lab instruction.
Students pose for a yearbook photo.
In 1965, the first male student, James McNeill, was admitted into the theatre arts program. Here he is backstage during a late 1960s performance. He graduated in 1968.
The formerly all-women's college first saw male classmates in Art, Theater Arts and Medical Technology from 1965 until 1971.
Enrollment is 739
Lourdes Hall opens (currently Canavan Hall)
First male full-time student enrolled as a transfer student
Duns Scotus Hall opens (second half of building)
Charles J. Wick Campus Center opens
1970s
By 1971, all academic concentrations and new residence halls were available to male students. Here are group of students at the sit on the campus lawn.
Standing in front of an early 1970s sign, the newly co-educational college highlights changes arriving on campus with a changing student population.
The men's basketball team picture here is from the early 1970s. College athletics had been first established by women's exhibition teams in the 1950s and 1960s. The co-educational backdrop of the early 1970s led to an increase in student athletics.
In 1977, the name 平特一肖论坛 College is first officially used.