History Of The Penn State Brandywine Campus

By seanmorrow

  • Penn State Comes To Deleware County

    Delaware County commissioners request to establish a campus of the Pennsylvania State Universtiy in Delaware County in 1966.

  • The Campus Is Opened

    The Campus Is Opened
    The campus opened in a rented building in Chester on September 25, 1967, admitting 236 students. They were taught by a full-time faculty of 11, and were served by a campus library consisting of about 500 books.

  • Ground Breaking Ceremony

    Ground Breaking Ceremony
    November 1968, the groundbreaking ceremonies held for the new campus.

  • Dedication Ceremonies For Campus

    Dedication Ceremonies For Campus
    May 1971, the dedication ceremonies for the new campus building. About 600 people attended the ceremonies which was moved indoors due to rain.

  • Library Is Opened

    Library Is Opened
    December 1980, Library/Learning Center is officially opened.

  • Commons/Athletics Ceremony

    Commons/Athletics Ceremony
    October 1985, groundbreaking ceremony for Commons/Athletic Center.

  • Dedication Of Commons/Athletics Center

    October 1988, the dedication of Commons/Athletic Center.

  • Classroom Building Dedication

    Classroom Building Dedication
    October 1998, the The Classroom Building is formally dedicated.

  • Campus Name Change

    Campus Name Change
    November 2007, Penn State’s Board of Trustees approves Penn State Delaware County’s official name change to Penn State Brandywine.