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1984: |
Dr. Dean L. Hubbard becomes Northwest president. |
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Northwest becomes a smoke-free campus. |
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1920: |
A degree group within the Northwest Alumni Association is formed. The dues are 25 cents in addition to alumni dues. |
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1991: |
University buildings become smoke-free. |
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1999: |
Northwest Online is launched, and 57 students enroll in nine courses. |
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1905: |
Maryville is notified it will be the site for the Fifth District Normal School in northwest Missouri. |
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1915: |
Small diplomas replace larger ones, which had signatures of all the students' instructors. Some students refuse to have the ones without signatures. |
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1948: |
The Bell of '48, a gift of the class of 1948, is rung for the first time at 7:45 a.m. |
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1906: |
The first commencement occurs and Golda Airy of Maryville receives the first certificate from the Normal School. |
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1942: |
A work program is set up for about 50 high school graduates at 25 cents an hour to help them attend college. |
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1910: |
A window shade committee is appointed by the Board of Regents to select shades for the new Administration Building. |
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1987: |
Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft switches on the Electronic Campus. Northwest's first comprehensive freshman orientation program begins. |
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2011:
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A powerful evening storm, carrying heavy rain, hail and 80 mph straight-line winds, causes widespread damage to the campus. The storm causes a power outage, numerous broken windows, water damage and downed tree limbs as well as damage to roofs and siding.
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2010: |
Northwest's Administration Building, with its century-old towers standing as symbols of culture, education and economic development, is added to National Register of Historic Places. |
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1909: |
Homer Martien Cook is elected acting president to serve with President H.K. Taylor for four months, and therefore the school had two presidents. |
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2001: |
The College of Professional and Applied Studies becomes the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies in honor of 1967 alumnus Mel Booth. |
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| Aug. 28 |
2000: |
The Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing begins with 41 students. |
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2009: |
The H1N1 influenza outbreak hits Northwest as two students are diagnosed with the flu strain. |
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1991: |
University President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard decides to stay at Northwest instead of accepting a position at the University of Northern Colorado. |
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