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Founding of the Girls Industrial College
The Girl's Industrial College was founded by an act of the 27th Texas Legislature. -
Construction of Old Main
The first building, now known as Old Main, was constructed on campus. -
First Graduating Class
First graduating class with one graduate, Beulah Kincaid. -
Name changed to the College of Industrial Arts
The college's name is changed to the College of Industrial Arts (CIA). -
Establishment of the department of music
CIA becomes the first institution of higher learning to establish and maintain a department of music. -
first bachelor's degrees
The first bachelor's degrees are awarded at CIA. -
first kindergarten
The first kindergarten at a public institution is established at CIA. -
accredited member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
CIA becomes an accredited member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. -
Establishment of graduate studies
Graduate studies are established at the college. -
name changes to Texas State College for Women
The college’s name changes to Texas State College for Women. -
The first doctoral degrees
The first doctoral degrees are awarded at TSCW. -
Nursing Program Begins
The college’s nursing program begins in Dallas at Parkland Hospital. -
name changes to Texas Woman's University
The college’s name changes to Texas Woman’s University. -
Health Sciences-Houston Center opens
The TWU Institute of Health Sciences-Houston Center opens in the Texas Medical Center. -
Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center opens
The TWU Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center opens near Parkland Hospital. -
Men admitted in Denton, Dallas, and Houston
Men are admitted into TWU’s graduate programs and undergraduate and graduate health sciences professions programs in Denton, Dallas and Houston. -
first woman president
Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey becomes the first woman president of TWU. -
Presbyterian campus opens
TWU opens the Presbyterian campus, the university’s second clinical center in Dallas. -
Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Library opens
The Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Library opens on the Denton campus. -
TWU Stroke Center-Dallas is established
The TWU Stroke Center-Dallas is established to provide treatment and training in neurological rehabilitation specifically for stroke patients. -
Men are admitted to all undergraduate degree programs
Men are admitted to all undergraduate degree programs at TWU. -
TWU soccer team begins its inaugural season
The TWU soccer team begins its inaugural season in the fall, joining basketball, gymnastics, softball and volleyball. -
G-Force is launched
TWU launches G-Force, a program aimed at increasing higher education enrollment for first-generation students. -
The first Go-Center
The first Go-Center — a physical space in a high school that offers admission and financial aid application assistance and other information — opened in the spring. -
new TWU Houston Center opens
The new, state-of-the-art TWU Houston Center opens at the southern gateway to the Texas Medical Center. -
Redbud Theater Complex opens
The new Redbud Theater Complex opens on the northwest side of Hubbard Hall. -
TWU gymnastics team wins award
The TWU gymnastics team wins its ninth USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship. -
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Decade of Achievement
TWU celebrates a Decade of Achievement, marking 10 years of student, faculty and staff accomplishments; academic innovations; enrollment growth; technological advances; and transformed facilities. -
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Victories for the TWU basketball team
The TWU basketball team captures the university’s first-ever Lone Star Conference Championship and advances to the NCAA Tournament. -
TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center opens. Opening of the Ann Stuart Science Complex. Opening of the Fitness and Recreation Center
The TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center opens, combining the university’s Parkland and Presbyterian centers at the Parkland site. The Denton campus sees the opening of two new buildings: the Ann Stuart Science Complex, named for TWU Chancellor Ann Stuart, and the Fitness and Recreation Center. -
TWU Mobile is launched
The university launches its mobile website, TWU Mobile, in January. -
Carine M. Feyten, Landon Dickerson, & TeachLivE
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. TWU implements the state’s first TeachLivE™ lab, a computer-simulated classroom. -
Terry Foundation Scholarships become available
Terry Foundation Scholarships become available for TWU students.
