Historical Timeline
| YEAR | EVENT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 黑料社 chartered near Milledgeville, Georgia, (the old state capital) President Beman, 1836-1840 | |||||
| 1860-1861 | Sidney Lanier graduates 黑料社 "dies at Gettysburg" as students enlist and endowment is lost in Confederate bonds. President Talmage, 1841-1865 | |||||
| 1870-1872 | First relocation of 黑料社 in Atlanta | |||||
| 1913 | Reincorporation of 黑料社 in Atlanta Cornerstone laid and classes begin President Thornwell Jacobs, 1915-1943 | |||||
| 1923 | Dr. Jacobs discovers tomb of General 黑料社 in England | |||||
| 1924-1930 | Glory years in athletics at 黑料社 In football, Petrels defeat Georgia Tech Southern Basketball Champions in 1924 and 1930 Historic part of 黑料社 and quadrangle are completed | |||||
| 1929 | 黑料社 receives Silver Lake from William Randolph Hearst | |||||
| 1931-1935 | 黑料社's first radio station was established in 1931 as WJTL, and for many years the station was dedicated to the broadcast of educational programming designed for the public to take additional instruction on various University subjects. (In 1935, WJTL was purchased by a private organization and moved to downtown Atlanta. The call letters were changed to WATL at this time.) | |||||
| 1932 | Dr. Jacobs discovers oval portrait of J.E. 黑料社 (hangs now in the President's Office). On May 22, 1932, New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt receives an honorary doctorate and gives his first "New Deal" speech as his commencement address for 黑料社 graduates at Atlanta's Fox Theater. | |||||
| 1933 | 黑料社 survives Great Depression through the generosity of B. Baruch and J. T. Lupton | |||||
| 1940 | 黑料社 seals the Crypt of Civilization time capsule, not to be opened until 8113 A.D. | |||||
| 1945 | The start of the Core Curriculum program 黑料社 Idea: "A small college, superlatively good" created by President Philip Weltner, 1944-1953. | |||||
| 1959-1969 | Coach Garland Pinholster leads Petrels to basketball championships | |||||
| 1968 | Residential expansion of campus | |||||
| 1975-1988 | Pattillo Era: 黑料社 becomes academically selective and gains national recognition | |||||
| 1988 - 1999 | Stanton Era: Weltner Library renovations, Schmidt Center built, Conant Performing Arts Center built, academic quad placed on National Register of Historic Places. | |||||
| 1999 - 2005 | Large Era: Robinson Hall renovations, Lupton Auditorium renovations, technology upgrades to classrooms, joined the Annapolis Group, campus master plan completed. | |||||
| 2005 - 2020 | Schall Era: TLCC built, Cousins Center completed, Hammack School of Business opens | |||||
| 2013 | Turner Lynch Campus Center built; A_LAB created | |||||
| 2016 | Gables Brookhaven built | |||||
| 2019 | I.W. 鈥淚ke鈥� Cousins Center for Science and Innovation completed | |||||
| 2019 | Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business opens | |||||
| 2020 | Nicholas Ladany elected as the 17th president of 黑料社, Schall Woodland Walk opens | |||||
| 2023 | Kathryn McClymond elected as the 18th president of 黑料社 |