Seattle College relocated to Interlaken site.
Seattle College returned to Broadway.
Student body swelled to 500 with full-time and extension school students.
The G.I. Bill brought an influx of students and led to permanent enrollment growth.
Women’s dormitory Marycrest Hall opened on the corner of James and Summit.
Men’s dormitory Xavier Hall and a new Jesuit residence, Loyola Hall, opened.
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1976 1979 1987 1988 1989 1997 William Sullivan, S.J., became Seattle U’s 20th president. Dr. Virginia Parks was the first woman to hold a top administrative post as financial vice president.
The Dalai Lama visited campus to receive an honorary doctorate.
James Pigott and Ann Wyckoff completed a successful $26 million capital campaign, resulting in a science and engineering center named for Thomas Bannan and a liberal arts facility named for Marguerite Casey.
After standing for 90 years, Marian Hall is demolished to make space for the campus’ new quadrangle, today known simply as “the Quad.”
Artist George Tsutakawa’s “Centennial Fountain” was unveiled in the new Quad.
April: The dedication of the Chapel of St. Ignatius. July: Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., became Seattle University’s 21st president.
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today Growth, progress and reputation blossom leading up to our 125th anniversary.
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