{"id":346,"date":"2017-06-22T16:51:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T16:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/regina-library\/archives\/university-history\/timeline\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T01:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T20:41:19","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/regina-library\/archives-art-gallery\/archives\/university-history\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rivier University, 1933-2021<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>The Passing Scene<\/strong><br \/>\nFor many, the journey has traversed decades.<br \/>\nFor others, the journey has scarcely begun.<br \/>\nFor all, the journey has been transforming.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 3854px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>1933<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">&#8211; Formal opening of Rivier College in Hudson, NH. Founded by Sr. Madeleine of Jesus, p.m. with 7 faculty and 3 students.<br \/>\n<strong>Sr. Madeleine of Jesus, p.m. President: 1933-47<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1934<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Rivier College enrolls 24 students: 19 residents and 5 commuters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1935<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Pope Pius XI bestows his Papal Blessing on Rivier College<br \/>\n&#8211; New Hampshire State Legislature formally charters the College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1936<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; First degree conferred on B.Ed. transfer student, June Fortune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1937<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; First Commencement exercises with 3 students receiving degrees<br \/>\n&#8211; First issue of <em>College News<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1938<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; College granted permission to accept international students<br \/>\n&#8211; Centennial anniversary celebration of Saint Marie Rivier&#8217;s death<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1940<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Visit by author Mrs. Corinne Rocheleau Rouleau, who later donated her personal collection to Regina Library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1941<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Transfer of Rivier College campus from Hudson to Nashua, NH<br \/>\n&#8211; The new campus includes four tracts of land with four buildings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1942<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Visit of Cardinal Villeneuve of Quebec following his visit with the Oblate Fathers in Hudson, NH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1943<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Expansion of College in Molloy Hall for classes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1944<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Installation of Our Lady &#8211; Queen of the Campus in the Sunken Garden behind Madeleine Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 71px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\"><strong>1945<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\">&#8211; Launching of the Rivier College Guild<br \/>\n&#8211; First building constructed on campus: Auditorium\/Classrooms (now Memorial Hall)<br \/>\n&#8211; First graduation on campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 125px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 125px;\"><strong>1946<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 125px;\">&#8211; Expansion with the construction of St. Joseph Annex for chemistry lab and rooms<br \/>\n&#8211; Departure of Sr. Madeleine of Jesus for France; she returned in the autumn of 1947<br \/>\n<strong>Sr. St. Pascal, p.m. President: 1947-53<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1947<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Visit of Vatican Prelate, Cardinal Tisserant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1948<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; College accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1949<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Former auditorium becomes Chapel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1950<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; First issue of the <em>Rivier Literary Magazine<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1951<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Expansion with the renovation of the cafeteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1952<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Organization of the Graduate Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 101px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\"><strong>1953<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\">&#8211; New Hampshire Legislature grants Rivier charger to confer master&#8217;s degrees<br \/>\n<strong>Sr. Marie Carmella, p.m. President: 1953-55<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1954<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Dr. Jeannette E. Vidal &#8217;37 awarded Magnificat Medal by Cardinal Stritch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 101px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\"><strong>1955<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\">&#8211; Golden Jubilee of Sr. Madeleine of Jesus, Foundress of Rivier College<br \/>\n<strong>Sr. Adelard-Marie, p.m. President: 1955-57<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1956<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Grant received from the Ford Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 101px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\"><strong>1957<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\">&#8211; Gift of the Monsignor Gilbert&#8217;s book collection to the Library<br \/>\n<strong>Sr. Clarice Dion, p.m. President: 1957-69<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1958<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Celebration of Rivier&#8217;s 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary: Sr. Madeleine of Jesus was the Guest of Honor, and Mrs. Rose Kennedy was the Keynote speaker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1959<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Regina Library and Mendel Hall built<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1960<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Guild Hall, a dorm for resident students, constructed<br \/>\n&#8211; Alumnae Office established; College has approximately 1,200 alumnae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1962<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Louis Pasteur Hall built with chemistry and physics labs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 71px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\"><strong>1964<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\">&#8211; Construction of Trinity Hall, a dorm for resident students, and Dion Center<br \/>\n&#8211; First Humanities series offered to the public<br \/>\n&#8211; First Honorary degrees awarded at Commencement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1965<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Death of Sr. Madeleine of Jesus, p.m., Foundress of Rivier College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1966<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; First R-AID Day begun by Susan Zator &#8217;66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 101px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\"><strong>1967<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\">&#8211; Construction of Adrienne Hall Administration building<br \/>\n<strong>Sr. Gloria Lemieux, p.m. President: 1969-73<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1972<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; First study abroad for French, Art &amp; Civilization students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1974<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>Sr. Doris Benoit, p.m. President: 1974-80<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 59px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 59px;\"><strong>1976<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 59px;\">&#8211; Presentation Hall constructed as a Sisters&#8217; residence; now used as a student residence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 42px;\"><strong>1980<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 42px;\"><strong>Sr. Jeanne Perreault, p.m. President: 1980-97<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1981<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Non-Traditional students begin studies<br \/>\n&#8211; First Alumni Association craft fair held<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1982<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; New wing and renovations completed in Memorial Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1983<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Celebration of Rivier&#8217;s Golden Jubilee<br \/>\n&#8211; Nursing programs introduced with the establishment of a collaborative venture with St. Joseph Hospital<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1984<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Muldoon Health and Fitness Center constructed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1986<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Credit for prior learning initiated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1989<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Rivier partners with Sunset Heights Elementary School in Nashua &#8220;Adopt-a-School&#8221; program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1990<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Buddy Program &amp; Project H.U.G. initiated<br \/>\n&#8211; First &#8220;Heritage Day&#8221; celebrated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1991<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; School of Undergraduate Studies becomes co-educational with 35 men enrolled as full-time students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1993<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Construction of the Education Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>1994<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Education Center dedicated by Bishop Leo O&#8217;Neil, Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire<br \/>\n&#8211; Peace &amp; Justice series launched<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 71px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\"><strong>1996<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\">&#8211; Bi-Centennial celebration of the Founding of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary<br \/>\n&#8211; Project &#8220;So-Prepared&#8221; (a service learning program) initiated<br \/>\n&#8211; College on World Wide Web<br \/>\n<strong>Sr. Lucille Thibodeau, p.m. President: 1997-2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 119px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 119px;\"><strong>1997<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 119px;\">&#8211; Outreach for Black Unity Partnership Charter signed<br \/>\n&#8211; Elderhostel at College<br \/>\n&#8211; RISE (Rivier Institute for Senior Education) program inaugurated<br \/>\n&#8211; First edition of <em>Rivier Community Chronicles<\/em><br \/>\n&#8211; Annex added to Louis Pasteur Hall and renamed Sylvia Trottier Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 95px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\"><strong>1998<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\">&#8211; Dedication of Sylvia Trottier Hall by Bishop Francis Christian, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of NH<br \/>\n&#8211; Academic structure reformatted from four to two schools<br \/>\n&#8211; Sr. Helen Prejean speaks about the death penalty<br \/>\n&#8211; Renovation of Molloy Hall for Administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>1999<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Maya Angelou speaks about her life experiences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Construction of New Dorm for resident students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>Dr. William Farrell, First Lay President: 2001-11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 71px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\"><strong>2002<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\">&#8211; Enchanted Forest dedicated at the Early Childhood Center<br \/>\n&#8211; First lay President appointed: Dr. William Farrell, Ph.D.<br \/>\n&#8211; Inauguration of the 11<sup>th<\/sup> President on August 26, 2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>2003<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Rivier celebrates Seven Decades of Excellence<br \/>\n&#8211; Seminar Series \u00a0\u201cLiving the Mission\u201d begun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 95px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\"><strong>2004<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\">&#8211; Rivier\u2019s first-ever capital campaign<br \/>\n&#8211; Richard Harrington retires after 39 years of teaching biology at Rivier<br \/>\n&#8211; Oct. 14, environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. brings his message to Rivier<br \/>\n&#8211; New campus signage unveiled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 167px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 167px;\"><strong>2005<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 167px;\">&#8211; Accelerated executive M.B.A program in organizational leadership offered<br \/>\n&#8211; Collaboration between New Horizons and Rivier College established<br \/>\n&#8211; For the first time Rivier honors a charitable organization versus an individual at Commencement<br \/>\n&#8211; Rivier\u2019s Raiders unveil a new athletics logo<br \/>\n&#8211; Rivier continues to add to its online classes<br \/>\n&#8211; Rivier launches its new website<br \/>\n&#8211; Rivier celebrates the 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of its nursing programs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>2006<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; The McLean Center for Finance and Economics was opened within the College\u2019s Academic Computer Center in Sylvia Trottier Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; Construction of new wing and renovation of the existing Regina Library<br \/>\n&#8211; New five-year Psychology Program is launched<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 71px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\">&#8211; Celebration of Rivier\u2019s 75<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201cLasting Impressions\u201d, a Buy-a-Brick project is launched by the Office of Development &amp; Alumni Relations<br \/>\n&#8211; Launch of Rivier\u2019s first doctoral degree program: Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 167px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 167px;\"><strong>2009<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 167px;\">&#8211; Renovation of Athletic Field: installation of artificial turf, introduction of men and women lacrosse and women field hockey<br \/>\n&#8211; Opening of the new Clinical Psychology Lab<br \/>\n&#8211; Updates made at both Trinity Hall and Guild Hall<br \/>\n&#8211; Two Facebook pages initiated: one for alumni and one for prospective students<br \/>\n&#8211; Fritz Wetherbee, reporter for WMUR TV\u2019s New Hampshire Chronicle, serves as Commencement speaker May 16, 2009<br \/>\n&#8211; Sr. Lucille Thibodeau, p.m. publishes <em>Crucible and Charism: a\u00a0biography of Sr. M. Madeleine of Jesus, p.m.\u00a0founder of Rivier College<br \/>\n<\/em>&#8211; Ed.D. classes begin in fall semester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 191px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 191px;\"><strong>2010<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 191px;\">-Rose H. Arthur, Th.D. retires as Executive Director of RISE (Rivier Institute for Senior Education)<br \/>\n-The Muldoon Center expansion is completed<br \/>\n-President William Farrell, Ph.D. announces his plan to retire at the end of the 2010-11 school year<br \/>\n&#8211; A Presidential Search Committee is established<br \/>\n&#8211; Rivier establishes an online academic calendar<br \/>\n&#8211; Dr. Joseph Allard, Vice-President for Academic Outreach, retires<br \/>\n&#8211; Rivier hosts visiting faculty from universities in China<br \/>\n&#8211; Online courses become available to Rivier students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 101px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 101px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; Sr. Cecile Gamache retires as Assistant Finance Director<br \/>\n<strong>Sr. Paula Marie Buley, IHM President:\u00a0 2012 &#8211; Present<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; Rivier College officially becomes Rivier University<br \/>\n&#8211; Office of Global Engagement is established<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 71px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; Rivier celebrates its 80<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary<br \/>\n&#8211; Launch of Rivier\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup> doctoral degree program: Doctor of Psychology in Counseling and School Psychology<br \/>\n&#8211; Global Scholars Honors Program is initiated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 71px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 71px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; Gateway projects transform Rivier\u2019s Campus<br \/>\n&#8211; Resurrection Chapel is renovated and rededicated<br \/>\n&#8211; Learning Commons is created<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 95px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; Heritage Plaza is dedicated<br \/>\n&#8211; Rivier launches Doctorate of Nursing Practice program<br \/>\n&#8211; Partnership with The Learning House; Rivier University Online begins<br \/>\n&#8211; Exchange Program with Beijing City University for Biotechnology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 95px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; IT Partners with Ellucian<br \/>\n&#8211; Employment Promise Program Initiated<br \/>\n&#8211; University receives $650,000 National Science Foundation Grant<br \/>\n&#8211; Launch of Rivier\u2019s 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0doctoral degree program: Doctor of Nursing Practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2017\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; University launches <em>Vision 2020 <\/em>strategy and the Center for Behavioral Health Professions and Workforce Development<br \/>\n&#8211; Clement Street buildings and landscape renovations commence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2018\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; University receives $2.04 million Health Resources and Services Administration Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\" width=\"9%\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\" width=\"89%\">&#8211; University breaks ground on construction of Science and Innovation Center, the hallmark of <em>Vision 2020<br \/>\n<\/em>&#8211; Joanne Merrill Field and Linda Robinson Pavillion are dedicated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\">&#8211; Science and Innovation Center is dedicated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 47px;\">&#8211; University launches men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s ice hockey<br \/>\n&#8211; $1 million donation launches <em>Projects Excel<\/em> and <em>Elevate<\/em> to renovate Sylvia Trottier Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 119px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 119px;\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 119px;\">&#8211; Saint Marie Rivier Canonized by Pope Francis on May 15, 2022<br \/>\n&#8211; Rivier begins celebration of 90th anniversary (2022-2023)<br \/>\n&#8211; Renovation of Sylvia Trottier Hall transforms business and nursing education<br \/>\n&#8211; Opening of the Nursing Simulation and Clinical Education Center<br \/>\n&#8211; The University breaks ground on Rivier Village, apartment style suites<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&#8211; Psy.D. program achieves full APA Accreditation status<br \/>\n&#8211; Launches new online master&#8217;s degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, Nursing, and Cybersecurity Leadership<br \/>\n&#8211; Introduces new Post-Master&#8217;s Certificate program in Adult Gerontology &#8211; 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