Videos of Shaw University
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TIME LINE
Here is a time line of key events in Shaw University’s history
2000-2015
2006
2006
The University and City of Raleigh join to create a Citizens’ Participation and Leadership Institute.
2006
2007
2007
Dual degree programs in engineering, pharmacology and dentistry are established with N.C. State University and N.C. A&T University.
May 13, 2009
May 13, 2009
President Clarence Newsome steps down, leaving the university with $20 million in debt.
May 13, 2009
June 2009
June 2009
Dorothy Cowser Yancy is named interim president, becoming the university’s first female president.
Sept 9, 2010
Sept 9, 2010
Irma McClaurin is named Shaw’s 15th president.
Sept 9, 2010
April 16, 2011
April 16, 2011
A tornado hits the campus, causing severe damage to the university’s student center and residence halls.
Aug 6, 2011
Aug 6, 2011
The university reopens after the tornado.
Aug 6, 2011
August 15, 2011
August 15, 2011
Dorothy C. Yancy returns as president.
March 24, 2012
March 24, 2012
The Lady Bears basketball team wins its first NCAA Division II title.
March 24, 2012
Jan. 1, 2014
Jan. 1, 2014
Gaddis Faulcon becomes acting president following Yancy’s retirement.
June 2015
June 1, 2015
Dr. Tashni Dubroy is introduced as the 17th president of Shaw University on June 1, 2015.
June 2015
April 2019
April 2019
Paulette R. Dillard, Ph.D., the 18th President of Shaw University, is a scientist, educator and astute business woman. Prior to her appointment as president, Dr. Dillard served as Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
1900-1999
1902
1902
A central hot-water heating plant given by J.D Rockefeller furnishes heat to all the buildings expect Tupper Hall.
1902
1909
1909
The Teacher Education Department is formed.
1914
1914
The law school closes.
1914
1918
1918
The pharmacy school closes.
1923
1923
Becomes the first black college in the state to receive an A rating by the North Carolina Board of Education.
1923
1924
1924
The alumni athletic field is dedicated. Shaw Journal, the student newspaper, begins publication.
1927
1927
Greek fraternity chapter of Omega Psi Phi is established.
1927
1931
1931
The university elects its first black president, Dr. William Stuart Nelson.
1933
1933
The theological department becomes a theological seminary.
1933
1934
1934
Y.W.C.A sponsors the first “Miss Shaw” contest.
1936
1936
Greek sorority Zeta Phi Beta and fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha are established.
1936
1936
1936
Shaw is admitted to an approved list of schools under the Board of Education of Northern Baptist Convention.
1948
1948
University chapel is built.
1948
1949
1949
West Campus (the old Rex Hospital building) is purchased.
1960
1960
A conference led by Ella Baker results in the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
1960
February 1960
February 1960
SNCC organizes a “sit-in” protest at Raleigh’s F.W. Woolworth. Students from Shaw University and St. Augustine’s College are later arrested on trespassing charges at Cameron Village in Raleigh, after refusing a request to leave by an official with the shopping center.
1963
1963
James E. Cheek is appointed president of Shaw. He is the first alumnus to head the school.
1963
1968
1968
The university’s 40-acre farm on Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh is purchased.
1975
1975
James “Bonecrusher” Smith (1975), 1st heavyweight boxing champion to earn a college degree was a notable alumni.
1975
1976
1976
The seminary becomes an independent entity.
1984
1984
Shirley Caesar (1984), Grammy Award-Winning Gospel singer was a notable alumni.
1984
1987
1987
Talbert O. Shaw is named the university’s 12th president at a time when a lack of money threatens to close the school’s doors. At Shaw’s retirement in 2003, the school has an endowment of more than $15 million and several new and renovated buildings throughout its campus.
1995
1995
The university reports to the U.S. Dept. of Defense the results of an investigation into why no black World War II veterans had been awarded the Medal of Honor. As a result, President Bill Clinton awards medals to seven of 10 recommended soldiers in 1997.
Also, Shawn “CoCo” McMillan (1995), 2010 Stellar Award Winner was a notable alumni.
Also, Shawn “CoCo” McMillan (1995), 2010 Stellar Award Winner was a notable alumni.
1995
1996
1996
The largest single building project in the school’s history is christened the Talbert O. Shaw Living Learning Center.
1865-1899
Dec 1, 1865
Dec. 1, 1865
Shaw University is founded by Dr. Henry Martin Tupper. A two-story structure at Blount and Cabarrus streets is called the Raleigh Institute.
Dec 1, 1865
March 1, 1866
March 1, 1866
The first class of women is enrolled.
1870
1870
The American Baptist Home Mission Society and the Freedman’s Bureau began to provide support, and the Barringer property on South Street is purchased.
1870
1873
1873
Estey Hall, a female residence hall, is constructed.
1875
1875
The school, which has been renamed Shaw Collegiate Institute in honor of Elijah Shaw, is chartered and incorporated under the name Shaw University.
1875
1878
1878
The first college class graduates.
1885
1885
Leonard Medical Hospital is built.
1885
1886
1886
The first class of medical doctors graduates.
1888
1888
The law school is founded – the first in the South for black students.
1888
1890
1890
The first law degree is awarded.
1893
1893
The first pharmacy degree is awarded.
1893
1895
1895
The first Missionary training class graduates.
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