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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi company history timeline

1876

The first day of classes was slated for October 2, 1876, but only six students enrolled on the first day, and classes were delayed and officially began on October 4, 1876, with six faculty members and forty students.

1877

During the first semester, enrollment increased to 48 students, and by the end of the spring 1877 semester, 106 students had enrolled.

1883

Enrollment climbed to 258 students before declining to 108 students in 1883, the year the University of Texas opened in Austin, Texas.

1911

Under pressure from the Texas Legislature, in 1911 the school began allowing women to attend classes during the summer semester.

1915

A.M.C. also expanded its academic pursuits with the establishment of the School of Veterinary Medicine in 1915.

1925

In 1925, Mary Evelyn Crawford Locke became the first female to receive a diploma from Texas A&M, although she was not allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony.

1948

In 1948, the state legislature established the Texas A&M College Station campus as the flagship of the Texas A&M University system.

1971

Texas A&M became one of the first four universities given the designation sea-grant for its achievements in oceanography and marine resources development in 1971.

1977

In 1977, the University System of South Texas was created.

1988

More:#TBT: Corpus Christi's Watergarden dedicated in 1988

1989

Then in 1989, the school joined The Texas A&M University System.

1999

On November 18, 1999, the Aggie Bonfire, a ninety-year-old student tradition, collapsed during construction.

2001

With strong support from Rice University and the University of Texas, the Association of American Universities inducted Texas A&M in May 2001, on the basis of the depth of the university's research and academic programs.

2012

Texas A & M University--Corpus Christi Summer 2012.

2013

On July 12, 2013, Texas A&M Health Science Center was formally merged into the university.

On August 12, 2013, the university purchased the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and renamed it the Texas A&M School of Law.

The university underwent several large expansions in 2013.

2015

Doctor Flavius Killebrew becomes the University’s President/CEO and initiates Momentum 2015, a 10-year plan to establish Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi as the flagship university for South Texas.

2016

Sand volleyball announced as an intercollegiate athletics program for the spring 2016 season.

2017

From those original 312 students to 12,236 in the fall of 2017, the school has steadily expanded and its alumni have spread over the world.

The 560-bed student housing project is expected to open in 2017.

In 2017, the status of the statue of Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross was in question after other schools removed statues of former Confederate officers.

2018

Former President George Bush remained actively involved with the university, frequently visiting the campus and participating in special events until his death and burial on school grounds in 2018.

2020

The University announces Momentum 20/20, a five-year strategic plan that looks forward to 2020.

2021

The Department of Humanities at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUC-CC) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of History in United States Latinx History beginning fall 2021.

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