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Students of Georgetown company history timeline

1972

On March 6, 1972, Students of Georgetown was officially incorporated as a non-profit organization in the District of Columbia.

1973

In November 1973, Corp Travel was opened.

1974

In April 1974 the Corp sponsored the first annual Vincent Lombardi Tennis Tournament for charity.

In October 1974, the Corp was denied tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service.

1975

In January 1975 the Corp restructured its upper management, deciding to institutionalize one-year terms for its officer and managers.

In September 1975 the Corp began Corp Concessions for athletic games.

By the mid-sixties, the school started seeing a decline in the number of resident students, so the boarding school was closed in 1975.

The year 1975 marked the first time that the Corp had been in existence since the arrival of all four contemporary undergraduate classes.

1976

In 1976 the Corp's board of directors voted to pay its top management for the first time.

1978

In April 1978, the Corp's board of directors voted to participate in a boycott of Nestle because of allegations that Nestle was selling baby food and baby formula in third world countries made with non-potable water.

Also in 1978, the Corp opened Corp Typing.

1979

In 1979, the Corp moved Vital Vittles' non-food sales into the new Saxa Sundries drugstore, which opened in the basement of Georgetown University's Copley Hall.

During the summer of 1974 Corp Travel separated from the Corp for various management reasons. It re-joined the Corp in 1979.

1982

Also in 1982 the Corp expanded the role of its marketing divisions into Corp Advertising, which provided graphic design services for university clubs.

1983

In 1983 the Corp's board of directors renamed the position of executive vice president to president of students of Georgetown, Incorporated and officially recognized the student government president as chairman of the board of Students of Georgetown, Incorporated.

1985

In 1985, the Corp opened its new ice cream parlor, which was named The Cone Zone by a campus-wide "Name the Store" contest.

1986

In February 1986, the Corp's board of directors lifted its ban on the sale of condoms in its stores.

1988

During the university’s bicentennial year (1988-89), United States President Ronald Reagan provided the opening address to kick off the yearlong celebration, the culmination of which included a reunion ball with over 3,500 guests at DC’s Union Station.

The Salesian Network was started in 1988, which was a way of naming and explaining Visitation charism, which the Sisters had always shared by example.

1991

In 1991, the Corp celebrated its 20th birthday with a weekend full of events on campus and specials in the stores.

Also in 1991–92, several major capital expenditures were made: The back offices were remodeled with new desks, a new phone system, and new computers; and a new Point-of-Sale system was purchased for Vittles and Saxas.

1992

The controversy over condoms erupted again in 1992 when the Corp again tried to sell them in Saxa Sundries.

1994

In 1994, the Corp won a bid to construct Georgetown University's first coffee shop in the university's Leavey Center.

1995

Everyone celebrated the dedication of Founders Hall on May 5, 1995.

1998

The two buildings were completed in October 1998 and dedicated at a kickoff celebration for the bicentennial, with many events during that academic year to acknowledge Visitation’s two hundredth anniversary.

1999

In 1999, the Corp built upon the success of Uncommon Grounds and opened a second coffee shop, More Uncommon Grounds (MUG) in the lobby of Georgetown University's Intercultural Center.

2000

In 2000, the Corp closed its Corp Travel business and opened a film developing store called Full Exposure (FX). FX was closed five years later.

2001

In 2001, John J. DeGioia became Georgetown’s 48th and first lay president.

2003

In 2003, the Corp opened its third coffee shop, The Midnight MUG, in Georgetown University's Lauinger Library.

2004

In 2004, the Corp launched www.TheCorp.org and began to use a website to conduct the Book Co-op service more efficiently.

2005

In 2005, the Corp closed its Full Exposure film developing service and Movie Mayhem video delivery store, and created Corp Information Technology and MovieMayhem.org.

2007

In 2007, the Corp terminated its ailing MovieMayhem.org service, citing a failure to generate profits, inability to compete with business such as NetFlix and iTunes, and a lack of student demand for a campus-based DVD delivery service.

2009

Europe Advisor: Amy Leonard Cohort Year: 2009 Research Interests: Early Modern Europe jd453@georgetown.edu

2011

Latin America Advisor: Erick Langer Cohort Year: 2011 Research Interests: Latin America; Coca Production in Bolivia csd36@georgetown.edu

2012

Europe Advisor: James Collins Cohort Year: 2012 Research Interests: Early Modern France; Blasphemy arc84@georgetown.edu

2013

Russia & Eastern Europe Advisor: Michael David-Fox Cohort Year: 2013 Research Interests: Late Imperial and Early Soviet Russia; Modern Europe; Cultural and Intellectual History aah57@georgetown.edu

2014

Russia & Eastern Europe Advisor: Michael David-Fox Cohort Year: 2014 Research Interests: Imperial Russia; History of Emotions; Cultural History st747@georgetown.edu

In 2014, the Corp opened the doors to a smoothie, açai bowl, salad, and health-food shop, The Hilltoss.

2016

Europe Advisor: James Collins Cohort Year: 2016 Research Interests: Early Modern French Empire; Indian Ocean World; Urban Colonial History; Women and Gender jb2675@georgetown.edu

In 2016, the Corp incorporated its latest coffee shop, Grounded, into the same location as Hilltoss.

2017

East & Central Asia Advisor: James Millward Cohort Year: 2017 Research Interests: Central Eurasia; Russia; China; Food; The Environment yg207@georgetown.edu

2018

Europe Advisor: James Collins Cohort Year: 2018 Research Interests: Women and Gender; Nobility and Court Studies; Transregional History; French History nad75@georgetown.edu

2019

Doctor Barbara McGraw Edmondson started in July 2019 as head of school.

Middle East & North Africa Advisor: Judith Tucker Cohort Year: 2019 Research Interests: Middle East & North Africa sa636@georgetown.edu

The 2019 Active Group performs at a Chimes Reunion, with #260 Phil Holt soloing.

These donations also funded two new buildings in 2019.

2020

Academic year 2020 – 21 delivered a series of challenges , requiring faculty , staff and students to demonstrate resilience and to reimagine the life of the univers…

Environmental Advisor: John R. McNeill Cohort Year: 2020 Research Interests: Environmental History; Energy History; California fc616@georgetown.edu

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