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Timeline of the University of Mary

1959Ìý–ÂÖò³ó±ð Benedictine Sisters of the AnnunciationÌýopen the doors to Mary College, offering 4-year undergraduate degrees in nursing and education. Mother Edane Volk serves as the college’s first president.

1963Ìý–ÌýSister Anne Burns becomes the second president of the college, articulating a vision for "education in the professions with a strong liberal-arts base."

1965Ìý–ÌýFather Arno Gustin, who had served as president of Saint John's University in Minnesota, is selected as the third president.

1968 –ÌýThe heart of north campus is completed, featuring four buildings designed by world-famous architect Marcel Breuer.

1969Ìý–ÌýMary College achieves full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

1970Ìý–ÌýÌýDr. Harold Miller becomes fourth president of Mary College. Under his leadership, the college becomes fully coeducational, inaugurates an athletics program, and achieves impressive financial health.

1978Ìý–ÌýSister Thomas Welder is inaugurated as the fifth president of the college and serves in this capacity for 31 years.

1983Ìý–ÌýMary College offers its first graduate program in nursing.

1986Ìý–ÌýMary College achieves university status and is renamed the University of Mary.

The University experienced outstanding growth in enrollment, program offerings, and campus development through the 1980s & 1990s.

1999Ìý–ÂÖò³ó±ð university grants its first honorary degree.

2001Ìý–ÌýSister Thomas unveils a vision of the University of Mary as America's Leadership University.

2004 – University of Mary President Sister Thomas receives North Dakota’s highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.

2006Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary Athletics moves from NAIA to NCAA Division II.

2006Ìý–ÌýA doctoral degree, Physical Therapy, is awarded for the first time.

2009Ìý–ÌýMonsignor James SheaÌýis inaugurated as the sixth president of the University of Mary.

2010Ìý–ÌýEnrollment at the university reaches 3,000.

2010Ìý–ÂÖò³ó±ð University of Mary opens its first international campus, Rome, Italy.

2010Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary 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 University of Mary enters into a first-of-its-kind collaborative agreement with Arizona State University (ASU)Ìý— 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 University of Mary and receives an honorary degree.

2014 – The Higher Learning Commission awards the University of Mary its second doctoral degree — .

2014Ìý–ÌýIn partnership with the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), University of Mary becomes one of a select few Catholic universities in the U.S. to offer a and the first in North Dakota.

2015Ìý–ÂÖò³ó±ð Higher Learning Commission awards the University of Mary its third doctoral degree — .ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

2015Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary announces innovative Year-Round Campus programÌý— where students have the option to get their degree in 2.6 years and master’s in four years.

2015Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary adds an engineering program.

2015Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary President Monsignor James P. Shea announces Vision 2030 Capital CampaignÌýto raise $272 million for new programs and facilities.

2016Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary celebrates its first graduating class for the program.

2016Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary officially opens Roers Hall, a new residence hall in the center of campus.

2017Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary selected to lead the March for Life rally in Washington, DC.

2017Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary opens a new fieldhouse and wellness center.

2017Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary opens the Lumen Vitae University CenterÌýand the Warford Grotto.

2017Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary's premier occupational therapy program adds a Doctor of Occupational TherapyÌýprogram.

2018Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary launches the Marauders Armada to fund athletic scholarships.

2018Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary unveils a new Marauders logo and brand.

2019Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary announces the new strategic plan for Marauders Athletics.

2019Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary announces plans to name its School of Health Sciences after Saint Gianna Beretta Molla.

2020Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary opens a new state-of-the-art School of EngineeringÌýfacility.

2022Ìý–ÌýUniversity of Mary announces the naming of the Hamm School of Engineering after Harold Hamm of Continental Resources.