Institute For Traffic Safety Management And Research Established 1978 Fall Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research founded. Institute is dedicated to improving highway safety in New York State.
School Of Library Science Renamed School Of Library And Information Science 1979 School of Library Science renamed School of Library and Information Science.
Chinese Student Exchange Program Negotiated And Capital District Humanities Program Launched 1979 Chinese Student Exchange Program negotiated. Capital District Humanities Program launched.
Irst Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Month Luncheon 1979 First annual Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Month Luncheon. Christopher DeCormier Scholarship Fund first awarded in 1979 to Rosalie M. Robertson, a Master’s Degree candidate with combined fields of anthropology and archeology. The fund, which contained over $21,000 from 425 donors at the...
Downtown Campus Officially Named And Rededicated 1979 October 13 -– Downtown Campus officially named and rededicated. The rededication marked the completion of a $1,000,000 program of restorations to Draper and Richardson Halls, the move of the Schools of Criminal Justice, Library and Information Science, and Social Welfare to the restored buildings. The first...
Gallery Of Honor For Winners Of Distinguished Faculty Awards Opened 1979 December 19 -–Gallery of Honor for winners of Distinguished Faculty Awards opened on the first floor, east entrance, to the Administration Building. In 1998 (?) the Gallery photos were moved to the President’s Lounge on the second floor of the University Libraries. The original idea for the Gallery came from...
Zeta Beta Tau National Fraternity Established 1979 Zeta Beta Tau national fraternity established Beta Tau Colony on campus.
Center For Professional Development And Continuing Education Research Established 1979 Center for Professional Development and Continuing Education Research established.
Center For Staff Development (School Of Social Welfare) Founded 1979 The Center for Staff Development (School of Social Welfare) was founded to engage in research on training needs assessment technology and training materials development, as well as conduct staff development training activities.
Institute For Renaissance Interdisciplinary Studies Formed 1979 The Institute for Renaissance Interdisciplinary Studies formed to encourage interdisciplinary research and instruction on Renaissance topics.