1877 | Detroit College opened at Sts. Peter and Paul Church (the former Trowbridge Residence), 362 Jefferson Avenue, with 40 students. Its first president: the Very Rev. John Baptiste Miege, S.J. |
1878 | The College graduated its first class which studied Latin, Greek, English, math, history and geography. |
1890 | Dowling Hall opened to house the growing College. |
1895 | Baseball team created. |
1896 | First football team, the Tigers, begins. |
1907 | First basketball team formed. |
1911 | Detroit College became University of Detroit. The College of Engineering was established with its curriculum requiring cooperative education experience. |
1912 | School of Law opened. |
1915 | Dinan Hall opened to house Engineering School. |
1916 | Evening School of Commerce & Finance opened and the first female student was admitted at U of D. |
1917 | First female graduated from the School of Law. |
1919 | First Varsity News published. |
1921 | University President John P. McNichols, S.J., purchased property at Livernois and Palmer Boulevard (later McNichols Road) for the expanding University. |
1922 | Commerce & Finance Day College opened; women admitted. |
1923 | Architectural engineering offered. |
1924 | Sports teams renamed the Titans. |
1927 | The University�s McNichols Campus opened encompassing the Commerce & Finance, Chemistry, Engineering, and Science buildings; a power plant; and the Tower, which commemorated students who lost their lives in World War I. |
1932 | Fencing established as intercollegiate sport. School of Dentistry founded. |
1934 | Larry Bleach received first scholarship grant to basketball player; became first Black captain of team and went on to play pro ball. |
1935 | A theatre facility opened on the McNichols Campus. However, University theatre performances dated back to 1880 with the first production, �Elmo the Druid Martyr.� |
1938-39 | Bob Calihan became Detroit�s first All-American in basketball. |
1941 | College of Education formed. |
1947 | U of D�s first dormitory, Holden Hall, opened. |
1950 | College of Business Administration accredited by American Association of Collegiate Business Schools. U-D Library dedicated. |
1951 | The Spring Carnival was a popular social event for students and community members during the 1950s and 1960s. |
1952 | Memorial Hall dedicated. Law School moves to Dowling Hall. |
1953 | First nun appointed to faculty at U of D. |
1955 | Reno Hall and the Student Union opened. |
1956 | Smith Media Center (formerly Lewis Bros. Mortuary) dedicated. |
1958 | Walter O. and Jane Briggs Building dedicated. |
1959 | Commerce & Finance Chapel opened; Fisher fountain dedicated in honor of Charles T. Fisher, Jr. |
1960 | Master�s degree programs in aeronautical, civic, electrical and mechanical engineering added. |
1963 | U of D�s School of Dentistry moved from Old Dinan Hall on the southside of Jefferson Avenue to the new Dinan Hall (formerly the Chrysler Building) to make way for Chrysler Freeway ramp. Bachelor of Architecture offered for first time. |
1964 | Football discontinued at U of D. |
1965 | U of D�s Urban Law Clinic was established to provide �clinical training� for law students and legal services for the city�s poor. First cross-country team established. |
1966 | Foley Hall for female residents opened; Fisher Administration Center, a gift from the Fisher family, dedicated. Doctoral program in chemistry added. |
1967 | Doctoral programs in English and engineering added. Ford Life Sciences building, a gift from Ford Motor Company and the Kresge Foundation, dedicated. |
1968 | Quads residence halls opened. |
1970 | Doctoral program in clinical psychology added. |
1973 | Dick Vitale hired as head coach (1973-78) of U of D�s basketball team. |
1977 | U of D celebrated its 100th anniversary. |
1983 | School of Law building provides prime viewing location for Detroit�s Grand Prix. |
1987 | The Lillie B. Kassab Mall was dedicated, creating a contiguous campus with the closing of Florence Avenue between Livernois and Fairfield. |