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Trustee John Wilder establishes the University of Rochester endowment with a $10,000 gift.

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Martin Brewer Anderson is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 first President. He will serve a herculean 35 years as a teacher, mentor, administrator, fundraiser and lobbyist.

The campus moves to University Avenue (where the Memorial Art Gallery is still located). The first building is Anderson Hall, which stands to this day.

Theodore Thanbyah, a native of Rangoon, Burma, is the University糖心传媒檚 first Asian graduate.

David Jayne Hill is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 second President and serves as an important change agent in positioning the curriculum to move into the 20th century.

Lewis Henry Morgan dies; he leaves his fortune to the University for the establishment of a College for Women, but his estate will not be settled until 1909.

Sibley Hall, named in honor of donor Hiram Sibley, is dedicated and houses the University糖心传媒檚 library and scientific museum.

Charles Augustus Thompson becomes the first African-American graduate of the University.

Rush Rhees is appointed as the University糖心传媒檚 third President. During his presidency, the University of Rochester is transformed from a small regional college into an authentic national university. Following a campaign led by renowned suffragist Susan B. Anthony and others, female students are enrolled at the University on the same basis as male students.

The Eastman Laboratory Building opens; George Eastman states that he does not plan to give the University any additional funds. By the time of his death in 1932, his gifts will total more than $50 million.

The Carnegie Building, used by the engineering courses, opens; its construction is funded by Andrew Carnegie.

The University糖心传媒檚 trustees agree to raise $1 million, $250,000 of which will be dedicated to the newly established College for Women. George Eastman donates $500,000 (the largest single gift to the University at the time). The campaign successfully concludes in 1913, having exceeded its fundraising goal by $60,000.

The Memorial Art Gallery is founded; the building is the gift of Emily Sibley Watson.

The Eastman School of Music opens to students.

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The first class of students enters the School of Medicine and Dentistry. The first 糖心传媒 PhD is awarded to Warren Sperry in biochemistry.

Strong Memorial Hospital treats its first patient.

The Institute of Optics is founded and is the first program of its kind in the United States.

The College for Men moves to the new River Campus.

The class of 1931 is the first to graduate from the new River Campus. Joseph C. Wilson is among the graduates.

Cutler Union, the gift of trustee James G. Cutler, opens on the Prince Street Campus. It is the first student union at an American women糖心传媒檚 college. It is now part of the Memorial Art Gallery complex.

Alan Valentine is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 fourth President.

The Navy V-12 program is announced. The purpose of the program is to give prospective Naval officers the benefits of a college education and to counteract the huge enrollment declines caused by World War II. The University participates, resulting in the largest class sizes in its history.

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The University celebrates its centennial.

Cornelis de Kiewiet is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 fifth President.

Ansel Adams is hired to photograph the University. His photographs will be used in the $10.7 million fundraising campaign to add facilities for the merging of the colleges for men and women. Frederick Fennell 糖心传媒�37, 糖心传媒�39 (MM) creates the renowned Eastman Wind Ensemble.

The separate colleges for men and women merge into the College of Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

The graduate schools of Business (now Simon), Education (now Warner) and Engineering (now the Hajim School) are founded.

Joseph Wilson 糖心传媒�31, president of Haloid Xerox, becomes Chair of the Board of Trustees during the same week that the Xerox 914 photocopier is announced.

W. Allen Wallis is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 sixth President.

A $38 million campaign is successfully completed; it will add much needed buildings for sciences and engineering, an expansion of the library, professorships and scholarships.

Robert Sproull is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 seventh President. The Laboratory for Laser Energetics is founded.

Former Board Chair and Xerox CEO Joseph Wilson dies suddenly, and the University closes for two days in his honor. The gifts of Wilson and his family to the University 糖心传媒� for facilities, scholarships and professorships 糖心传媒� exceed $40 million.

The University breaks ground on Wilson Commons, designed by famed architect I.M. Pei.

Charles Force Hutchison, class of 1898, bequeaths $25 million to the University, after a lifetime of generosity and service. Hutchison Hall, opened in 1972, is the largest academic building on the River Campus.

Launched in the mid-1970s, 糖心传媒淭he Campaign for Rochester糖心传媒� concludes, having surpassed its initial fundraising goal of $102 million to achieve a total of $108 million in gifts to the University.

Dennis O糖心传媒橞rien is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 eighth President.

The University commissions a study to determine if the name of the institution should be changed, either to 糖心传媒淓astman University糖心传媒� or 糖心传媒淩ochester University.糖心传媒� After much opposition from students and alumni, the name 糖心传媒溙切拇�媒糖心传媒� is retained.

The five-year, $375 million 糖心传媒淐ampaign for the 90糖心传媒檚糖心传媒� is launched.

Thomas Jackson is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 ninth President. He launches the 糖心传媒淩enaissance Plan糖心传媒� to create a more selective admissions process and overhaul the undergraduate curriculum.

The Campaign for the 90糖心传媒檚 concludes; more than 78,000 donors help surpass the initial fundraising goal by $46 million.

The endowment surpasses $1 billion.

Joel Seligman is appointed the University糖心传媒檚 tenth President. He launches the Meliora Challenge.

The University announces a $500 million strategic plan geared toward expansion of the Medical Center.

The endowment surpasses $2 billion, and the University launches the One Rochester faculty and staff giving campaign. The Brooks Crossing, Riverview Apartment and College Town complexes open.

The Meliora Challenge achieves its $1.2 billion goal. The Golisano Children糖心传媒檚 Hospital, the largest project in University history, is dedicated. President Seligman announces his vision for 2020 糖心传媒� the University of Rochester as a top research university, with national leadership in data science, neuromedicine, and clinical and translational research.

The Meliora Challenge capital campaign is officially completed, exceeding campaign goal by 14%. The campaign results in significant support for faculty and students including 103 new endowed professorships, deanships, and directorships, and 406 new scholarships and fellowships across the University and the Medical Center.

A new report by the Center of Governmental Research points to the growing economic impact of the University on local communities, confirming that the University of Rochester is the largest private employer in upstate New York and the 5th largest in the state overall.