TWU history

1953 — The first doctoral degrees are awarded at TSCW.

1954 — The college’s nursing program begins in Dallas at Parkland Hospital.

1957 — The college’s name changes to Texas Woman’s University.

1960 — The TWU Institute of Health Sciences-Houston Center opens in the Texas Medical Center.

1972 — Men are admitted into TWU’s graduate programs and undergraduate and graduate health sciences professions programs in Denton, Dallas and Houston.

1977 — TWU opens the Presbyterian campus, the university’s second clinical center in Dallas.

His studio in New York was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.NITA THURMAN, a Shady Shores resident and journalist, is a member of the Denton County Historical Commission.

1992 — The TWU Stroke Center-Dallas is established to provide treatment and training in neurological rehabilitation specifically for stroke patients.

Institute of Health Sciences-Houston Center 6700 Fannin StHouston, TX 77030(Houston Center Google Map)713.794.2000

2004 — TWU launches G-Force, a program aimed at increasing higher education enrollment for first-generation students.

2006 — The new, state-of-the-art TWU Houston Center opens at the southern gateway to the Texas Medical Center.

2008 — The TWU gymnastics team wins its ninth USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship.

2010-11 — The TWU basketball team captures the university’s first-ever Lone Star Conference Championship and advances to the NCAA Tournament.

2012 — The university launches its mobile website, TWU Mobile, in January.

2014 — Carine M. Feyten, Ph.D. becomes the second chancellor and the 11th president of TWU. Landon Dickerson is the first male student to be elected TWU student body president.

2018 — The Institute for Women's Leadership is established to serve the State of Texas as a resource for scholarship and research and to prepare more women to take on successful roles in business and public service.