Timeline of MUM Since 1966

Lynn Darbyshire standing in the middle of the floor gym during its construction.
3 photos of arial views of the Middletown Campus while it was under construction.
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.
Students working in the computer center of the Middletown Campus.

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