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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma company history timeline

1908

The University was founded on May 16, 1908, with the signing of Senate Bill 249 by Governor Charles Haskell.

1912

In 1912, the school's authorities renamed the school Oklahoma College for Women.

1955

On June 6, 1955, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education adopted the policy that all state-supported institutions would be racially integrated.

1965

The legislature made the school coeducational in 1965, and the school was renamed Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.

1974

In a 1974 effort to rejuvenate the school, the name of the institution was changed to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO). Although the name was new, the basic liberal arts program endured.

2001

Cynthia Savage, National Register Nomination for the Oklahoma College for Women Historic District, Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City (March 2001).

2004

Owens Flag Plaza, a centerpiece for the campus 'oval', was opened in 2004.

2005

Since 2005, USAO, with the support of the State Regents for Higher Education, has embarked on a Mission Enhancement Plan intended to emphasize the University's unique role as the public liberal arts college in Oklahoma.

2015

In Spring 2015, construction of Coming Together Park began in front of Sparks Hall.

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