1967
Bryant receives the first significant philanthropic gift in its history, the donation of a 220-acre farm by former Tupperware Corporation President Earl Tupper. Tupper’s visionary investment provides the foundation for today’s stunning Smithfield, RI, campus
1971
Bryant moves from Providence, RI, to the new campus in Smithfield, distinguished by the landmark Unistructure and domed Koffler Rotunda.
1982
Janikies Memorial Auditorium is dedicated.
In just over a decade, Bryant has moved up the ranks in U.S. News & World Report from No. 24 in 2003 to No. 11 in September 2014. Money magazine includes Bryant on its list of “50 Colleges That Add the Most Value,” or schools that best help students exceed expectations. The University also ranked No. 68 in Money’s assessment of 736 colleges that provide the best value for the tuition dollar. And Bryant’s distinctive Applied Mathematics program is ranked #6 in the country by College Factual/USA Today. In recent years, Bryant has established itself as a leader in international education. Nearly 50 percent of the University’s students study abroad. Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Bryant’s International Business program as 16th in the United States. GENEROSITY FUELS GROWTH Throughout its history, Bryant’s success has depended on exceptional philanthropy. The site of the current campus was a gift from businessman and philanthropist
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1984
The Sarkisian Chair in Business Economics, Bryant’s first endowed faculty chair, is established.
2001
Bryant launches The Campaign for Bryant, the institution’s first comprehensive capital campaign.
Earl Tupper, who made his fortune selling Tupperware. Tupper , who received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Bryant in 1968 and posthumously was awarded an Honorary Master’s Degree in 1992, donated his 220-acre farm in rural Smithfield, RI,
2001
The state-ofthe-art Elizabeth and Malcolm Chace Wellness and Athletic Center opens its doors.
2002
The George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology is the highlight of the physical transformation of Bryant’s contemporary campus, providing a home for the Heidi and Walter Stepan Grand Hall, the Douglas and Judith Krupp Library, and the C.V. Starr Financial Markets Center.
Congressman Machtley first arrived at Bryant College nearly 20 years ago, “he found a campus that did not match the ambitions of our institution. “Though rich in intellectual vigor and institutional reputation, at that time
“BRYANT’S ACADEMIC INNOVATION CENTER WILL BE A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS WHETHER THEY SEEK TO MAKE THEIR MARK IN THE CORPORATE WORLD, IN LAW, OR IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES.” G L E N N M . S U L M A S Y, J . D . , L . L . M
Bryant Provost and Chief Academic Officer to Bryant, then a small business college on Providence’s East Side. At the Bryant Builds groundbreaking, William J. Conaty ’67, Chair of the Bryant University Board of Trustees and Co-Chair of Expanding the World of Opportunity: The Campaign for Bryant’s Bold Future, noted that when then-former
Bryant lacked the physical resources— great facilities—to fulfill its mission to develop the mind, body, and spirit of each student,” said Conaty. From 1996, Machtley says his objective as president was clear. “The general plan was to try to take everything to the next
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