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1975

The Mission College Interim Campus was housed on the site of the vacant Jefferson Middle School at the corner of Monroe Street and Lawrence Express in Santa Clara, California in early September, 1975.

1976

By summer, 1976, the Governing Board had appointed Warren Sorenson as founding president.

1977

Mission College's first Commencement took place in June, 1977 with the President of Santa Clara University as Commencement Speaker.

1979

The first piece of the Mission College Interim Campus construction plan was completed during 1979, which is also the start of the 1979–80 academic year, which enrolled about 3,500 students, 8 administrators, and 73 instructors.

1985

The Mission College Interim Campus was renamed West Valley-Mission Community College District in September 1985.

2005

Since 2005 alone, Maryland has won 19 national championships, including NCAA titles in women’s basketball, men’s soccer, men's lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, and field hockey.

2008

2008 Opened the Don and Karen DeRosa University Center

2013

2013 Received transformational $125 million gift from estate of Robert and Jeannette Powell

2014

2014 Moved the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry to a state-of-the-art facility in downtown San Francisco

Since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014, UMD has won a combined 32 regular season and tournament championships.

2019

2019 Established the School of Health Sciences

President Christopher Callahan visits Sacramento Campus, 2019

2020

On July 1 2020, Christopher Callahan became Pacific’s 26th president, three months after the majority of Pacific’s students, faculty and staff had to leave their campuses for remote learning and work due to COVID-19.

2022

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