![Lynn Darbyshire standing in the middle of the floor gym during its construction.](http://www.miamioh.edu/regionals/_files/images/mum-50/banner-image-bank/mum-darybshire-gym.jpg)
Timeline of MUM Since 1966
![Lynn Darbyshire standing in the middle of the floor gym during its construction.](http://www.miamioh.edu/regionals/_files/images/mum-50/banner-image-bank/mum-darybshire-gym.jpg)
![3 photos of arial views of the Middletown Campus while it was under construction.](http://www.miamioh.edu/regionals/_files/images/mum-50/banner-image-bank/mum50web-construction-800x300.jpg)
![Skyline located in the quad of the Middletown Campus, Fountain of Knowledge located in front of the Dave Finkelman Auditorium, Guardians of the path located at the entrance of the Middletown Campus.](http://www.miamioh.edu/regionals/_files/images/mum-50/banner-image-bank/mum50web-sculptures-800x300.jpg)
![Students working in the computer center of the Middletown Campus.](http://www.miamioh.edu/regionals/_files/images/mum-50/banner-image-bank/mum50-computercenter.jpg)
1966 - Johnston Hall and Gardner-Harvey Library open
Artist Series begins
KAOS student newspaper begins publication
1967 - Men’s Basketball team created
Construction begins on Dave Finkelman Auditorium
1968 - Thesken Hall opened
Department of Nursing established
Armco donates 6 acres to MUM at Breiel Boulevard entrance
1969 - Verity Lodge dedicated as Student Center
Dave Finkelman Auditorium opens in September
1971 - First Citizens Advisory Committee formed
Golf team created
1972 - Bennett Recreational Center opens
First Nursing class graduates
1973 - First Casper Lecture with US Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
Skylink sculpture dedicated – first sculpture on campus
1974 - Department of Business Technology created
Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams created
Tree of Life sculpture installed at Dave Finkelman Auditorium
1975 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree approved
Tennis courts constructed
1976 - 10th Anniversary – Guardians of the Path sculpture dedicated
Women’s Basketball and Men’s Baseball teams created
Leonard Nimoy appears on Artist & Lecture Series
Bookstore established on the campus (formerly offsite, privately owned)
1977 - Brakeman Scholarship established
1978 - Applied Research Center established
Nature Trail created
1980 - Women’s Volleyball team created
Big Red Bird sculpture installed at head of Nature Trail
1981 - The Commons student life area created in Johnston Hall
MUM’s Tots child care co-op established at Verity Lodge
1984 - Maya Angelou appears on Artist & Lecture Series
1986 - 20th Anniversary – The Association performs in concert at DFA
1987 - First computer network on campus
1995 - +2 bachelor degree program in Engineering Technology approved
1999 - Levey Hall opened
2000 - Fantastic Free Fridays series began
2001 - Department of Computer & Information Technology created
Illuminati student literary journal created
2002 - Segue online literary journal created
2003 - Women’s Softball created
2006 - 40th Anniversary – Campus & Community Center opens
ThunderHawks Hall of Fame inaugurated
2008 - Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree program created
2011 - Verity Traditions programs begin
2014 - College of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences created at the Regionals
2015 - New degree programs begin:
BS in Commerce
BS Health Information Technology
BA/BS in Liberal Studies
2016 - Regional campuses become Miami University Regionals College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science
New degree programs begin:
BS in Applied Communication
BS in Applied Social Sciences
BA in Community Arts
BA: in Psychological Science
MS in Criminal Justice