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1922

On March 26, 1922, Mother Mary Cecilia wrote a letter to Cleveland Bishop Joseph Schrembs asking for permission to open a college for women.

Notre Dame College was founded in the summer of 1922 on Ansel Road as a women's college under the guidance of Mother M. Cecilia Romen.

1925

On June 15, 1925, Notre Dame College celebrated its first graduates of the two-year (certificate only) teacher training school: Kathleen Foster, Helen Maher, Josephine Ogrin, Estelle Weist and Kathryn Poelking.

On June 15, 1925, NDC conferred its first graduating class in the form of two-year teaching certificates.

1926

Construction of the campus began in the fall of 1926 and opened on Sept.

1928

17, 1928, 13 seniors, 16 juniors, 21 sophomores and 32 freshmen began classes in the new Administration Building.

1933

The college later bought the 39 leased acres (160,000 m) in 1933.

1938

On June 9, 1938, Betty Brown became the first black student to graduate from NDC with a degree in art and music.

1952

Under the presidency (1952–87) of the Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, the faculty and student body increased in number and the university’s physical facilities and academic programs were greatly expanded.

1955

On June 4, 1955, Suzanne Gelin earned the first summa cum laude designation in Notre Dame’s history.

1969

In 1969, the College’s sociology department initiated the Law Enforcement Education Program in which men could obtain an A.A. degree.

1972

Formerly a men’s university, it became coeducational in 1972.

1975

On May 18, 1975, the first two male students graduated from the College with A.A. degrees.

In 1975, the College established the Lifelong Learning Center for the education of mature women and to ease the return to college for women over age 25.

1991

In the fall of 1991, Notre Dame's Master of Education program started.

1994

In July 1994, the Center for Excellence began operation.

For his work in religion, economics, and cultural criticism, he won the 1994 Templeton Prize from the Templeton Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes research concerning the interaction of religion and the sciences and humanities.

Marcia Anselmo and Lu Kinblade were the first M.Ed. graduates of Notre Dame in 1994.

The college saw its first M.Ed. graduates in 1994.

1998

Renamed the Center for Professional Development in 1998, it offers programs in teaching, technology and learning.

2001

In January 2001, the first three men enrolled as undergraduate students, compared to 875 women.

2003

In 2003, WECO celebrated its 25th anniversary.

2005

The college graduated its first co-ed class on May 7, 2005.

In November 2005, the Academic Support Center for Students with Learning Differences opened.

2008

In 2008, NDC began construction on two additional residence halls, North and South halls.

2009

The structures opened in 2009 at a cost of $15 million.

2011

The College acquired the former Regina High School complex in 2011.

By fall 2011, enrollment had grown to a record 2,156 students with 1,346 full-time undergraduates.

2021

April 16, 2021, was the inaugural opening of the Notre Dame Center for Intelligence and Security Studies.

In 2021 it was renamed as the Thrive Learning Center to better reflect its student-centered purpose.

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