Centennial
1910
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1919
Emmanuel College opens at 400 The Fenway
1920
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1923
On June 7th, 26 young women become the first Emmanuel College graduates
1930
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1933
College purchases additional land on The Fenway and expands the campus to Avenue Louis Pasteur and Brookline Avenue
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1935
During the Great Depression, the Alumnae Association creates the Placement Bureau to help students and graduates find employment
1940
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1940
Emmanuel students and graduates contribute to the war effort
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1945
College purchases additional land along Avenue Louis Pasteur
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1945 - 1946
Student Government is established
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1949
Alumnae Hall opens as a science center, the first building constructed since the Administration Building
1950
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1950 - 1951
Intercollegiate basketball introduced at Emmanuel
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1954
Marian Hall opens as a multi-purpose building serving as a residence, dining facility and student center
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1958
St. James Hall built to house Sisters of Notre Dame
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1958
First student residence hall, Julie Hall, opens
1960
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1962
St. Ann Hall opens
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1964
College purchases additional land along Brookline Avenue
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1964
Loretto Hall opens
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1965
Cardinal Cushing Library dedicated
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1966
St. Joseph Hall, Emmanuel's largest residence hall, opens
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1969
Senator Edward M. Kennedy gives the Commencement Address
1970
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1974
College initiates continuing education program
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1977
Students participate in a teach-in as part of the anti-war movement
1980
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1984
Democratic presidential primary debate on women's issues hosted by Emmanuel
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1987
A new science center opens in renovated Marian Hall
1990
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1993
First Founders' Day honors St. Julie Billiart and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
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1994
Emmanuel's campus becomes fully networked, bringing technology to each residence hall
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1996
Emmanuel President Sr. Janet Eisner, SNDdeN, initiates founding of the Colleges of the Fenway Consortium
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1998
College Chapel reopens after a complete renovation
2000
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2001
First coeducational class arrives on campus
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2001
Emmanuel signs ground lease with Merck, establishing a first-of-its-kind partnership
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2002
Carolyn A. Lynch Institute is established to support urban education
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2004
The Jean Yawkey Center, a student center with dining, fitness and a NCAA-regulation gymnasium, opens; Jean Yawkey Center for Community Leadership is established
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2007
College establishes the Center for Mission Engagement
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2009
Roberto Clemente Field is restored and becomes home field for Emmanuel College athletics
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2009
The Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center and a renovated Art Department open
2010
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2013
Emmanuel completes restoration of its historic Administration Building
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2014
The Notre Dame Campus opens in Roxbury, just blocks from where the SNDs operated Notre Dame Academy from 1854-1965
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2018
Emmanuel announces the formation of five academic schools: The School of Humanities & Social Sciences, the School of Science & Health, the School of Business & Management, the School of Education and the School of Nursing
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2018
The College opens its new, 18-story, 692-bed, contemporary apartment-style residence hall.
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2019
The College celebrated its Centennial year with celebrations that reflected on 100 years of transformative educational experiences and the bold, entrepreneurial spirit that enabled Emmanuel to thrive amid changes in society and in higher education.
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2019
Emmanuel welcomes the first cohort of traditional undergraduate nursing students.
2020
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2021
The Maureen Murphy Wilkens Schools of Nursing & Clinical Sciences formally opens on the second floor of Marian Hall following a complete renovation, adding a state-of-the art skills lab.