Reinhardt University - Milestone Dates

Milestone Dates

  • 1883 – Reinhardt Academy is founded to serve school-children of all age groups
  • 1884 – School opens in an old cabinet and wood shop located at the southern edge of Waleska
  • 1888 – First class graduates
  • 1891 – School is chartered as Reinhardt Normal College
  • 1893 – Military academies established at the school
  • 1897 – Military training became mandatory for most students
  • 1903 – First business classes are offered
  • 1911 – The word "Normal" is dropped from Reinhardt's name, thus becoming Reinhardt College
  • 1921 – First "college" students graduate from the school
  • 1927 – School is accredited as a junior college by the State of Georgia
  • 1948 – Elementary students leave Reinhardt for Cherokee County public schools
  • 1948 – Soil Conservation Day, May 18; Vice President of the United States, Alben W. Barkley, visits the college, where volunteers made more than $100k in improvements to the physical campus
  • 1956 – Older students transferred to Cherokee County's Cherokee High School, Reinhardt officially houses only college-age students
  • 1957 – Student government association is founded
  • 1975 – Chatsworth, Ga., center is opened
  • 1982 – The eagle is selected as Reinhardt's mascot
  • 1987 – North Fulton Center in Roswell, Ga., opens
  • 1992 – School started Bachelor of Arts in business administration program
  • 1994 – Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited Reinhardt to award bachelor's degrees
  • 1994 – Ga. State Route Hwy. 140 from the Bartow/Cherokee County line to Ga. Hwy 5 Business in Canton, Ga., is renamed Reinhardt College Parkway
  • 1996 – Chatsworth, Ga., center is closed
  • 1997 – Cartersville, Ga., center is opened
  • 2000 – North Fulton Center moves to Alpharetta, Ga.
  • 2003 – By this year, the school offered 24 four-year degree programs in thirteen areas
  • 2007 – SACS approved first graduate program – Master of Business Administration
  • 2008 – SACS approves the school as a level III -graduate institution
  • 2009 - School holds 1st Annual Convocation of Artists and Scholars
  • 2010 – Reinhardt College becomes Reinhardt University
  • 2011 - Epworth Center campus is closed
  • 2012 - Chambers at City Center in downtown Woodstock, Ga. opens

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