| 1966 |
Orrville Branch University Committee forms |
| 1967 |
Board of Regents suggests combining academic centers into branch campus |
| 1970 |
160 acres were bought by the Orrville University Branch Foundation and given to The University of Akron |
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Orrville Campus Foundation is established to award scholarships to the students at the new College |
| 1971 |
Board of Regents vote to give branch to The University of Akron |
| 1972 |
Wayne General and Technical College officially opens (September 24) |
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Opening enrollment is 472, 105 course sections offered, tuition is $190.00 per quarter for full-time students |
| 1973 |
The Continuing Education program begins |
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Karl Stroh is first associate degree graduate |
| 1974 |
John Hedrick made director in March and in November, appointed as first dean |
| 1976 |
$80,000 spent on tennis courts, softball field, photo darkroom and lab |
| 1978 |
Went to semesters in the fall |
| 1979 |
Hedrick leaves, and Bob McElwee appointed acting dean |
| 1980 |
Tyrone Turning named first dean hired after an official search is conducted |
| 1982 |
Tenth Anniversary |
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Fall Enrollment is 900 |
| 1983 |
Enrollment hits 1,000 mark |
| 1984 |
William Muse named new president of The University of Akron |
| 1987 |
Tuition increased to $971.00 for full-time (12 credits) students |
| 1989 |
John Boyer Physical Education Facility completed |
| 1990 |
Name officially changed to The University of Akron Wayne College |
| 1992 |
Dr. Peggy Gordon Elliot named the first woman president of The University of Akron |
| 1994 |
Wayne College Nature Trail opens |
| 1995 |
Fred Sturm becomes interim dean of Wayne College |
| 1996 |
Marion Ruebel becomes 14th president of The University of Akron |
| 1997 |
25th Anniversary |
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Dr. John P. Kristofco named dean |
| 1999 |
Dr. Luis Proenza becomes president of The University of Akron |
| 2000 |
Twenty-year campus plan developed with Sasaki & Associates Architects |
| 2001 |
Library Enhancement - Smucker Learning Center addition completed, adding 14,000 square feet of new space to campus |
| 2002 |
Thirtieth Anniversary |
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Fall Enrollment is 1,929 |
| 2003 |
The Wayne College Holmes County Higher Education Center (HCHEC) opens in Millersburg |
| 2005 |
Barnet-Hoover Farmhouse adaptive re-use project completed (wins national "Chrysalis Award") |
| 2008 |
Groundbreaking for the first new separate building on campus: the Student Life Building |
| 2009 |
Student Life Building open for fall classes (wins "Outstanding Design: Post-Secondary Award" from American School & University Magazine and "Citation Award" from the American Institute of Architects, Toledo Chapter) |
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Enrollment reaches 2,245 |
| 2011 |
First bachelor's degree is offered at Wayne College, the Bachelor of Organizational Supervision |
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The Saturday MBA program begins at Wayne College |
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Enrollment 2,509 |
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Dr. Paulette Popovich named interim dean of Wayne College |
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Dedication of Phyllis Wiebe Garden |
| 2012 |
Neil Sapienza named interim dean of Wayne College |
| 2013 |
Second entryway to campus opens at Back Massillon Road |
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Renovated science labs completed |
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Dr. Dan Deckler named interim dean of Wayne College |
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Bachelor of Business Administration program begins |
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Continuing Education and Workforce Development offices merged to one office on the Akron campus and becomes UA Business Solutions |
| 2014 |
Wagstaff Way named for Dr. H. Reid and Susan Smucker Wagstaff, in recognition of the endowed scholarship they made to the College |
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Wayne College 3D Lab opened |
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The University of Akron names Dr. Scott Scarborough as president |
| 2015 |
Neil Sapienza named interim dean of Wayne College for the second time |
| 2016 |
Dr. Jarrod Tudor named dean of Wayne College and all satellite campuses, including Medina, Millersburg and Lakewood |
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UA Solutions, Adult Focus and Developmental Education placed under Wayne College's administrative umbrella |
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The University of Akron names Dr. Matthew Wilson as president |
| 2017 |
Dr. Jarrod Tudor also named acting dean of the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education |
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Held first Wayne County Mini Maker Faire |
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Wayne College becomes tobacco free campus |
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The Holmes County Higher Education Center is rebranded as The University of Akron Millersburg |
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The Medina County University Center is rebranded as The University of Akron Medina |
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The Lakewood campus is rebranded as The University of Akron Lakewood |
| 2018 |
Barnet-Hoover Farmhouse celebrates 200th Anniversary |
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Developmental Programs celebrates 50th Anniversary |
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Wayne College voluntarily resigned separate accreditation with HLC and will continue to be recognized as a branch campus of The University of Akron |
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The University of Akron names Dr. John Green as interim president |
| 2019 |
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Strategic and Organizational Communication, Bachelor of Business Administration and the Bachelor of Early Childhood Inclusive Teacher Preparation are offered in their entirety on the Wayne College campus. |
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UA Solutions becomes Workforce Training Solutions |
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Dr. Gary Miller named president of The University of Akron |
