遗产 & 十大赌博正规平台在线的传统

1980

• Harbor Springs II, an all-College retreat featuring faculty, administrators, staff 和董事会成员. A continuation of the College's revisioning 过程.

 

1982

Aquinas athletes enjoy continuing success. Fabian Knizacky set records in racewalking and competed on the national scene in that event. Pitchers Dave Gumpert and Paul Assenmacher lead the Saints to victory and later go on toe major league careers. 戴夫•Gumpert pitching for the Kansas Royals, is elected to the National Association of Intercollegiate 体育运动 Baseball 名人堂 in 1988. In 1995 and 1997, Assenmacher pitched relief in the World Series for the Cleveland Indians. 80年代中期，排球教练 Sharon Schatz takes teams to numerous conference 锦标赛 and international competition 在夏季.


At left: Reception for the Holmdene renovation in 1982. 原来的建筑，竖立起来 in 1908 as part of the Lowe family estate, had been used since 1955 as a residence for 多米尼加 sisters who taught and worked at the college. 在20世纪80年代早期 building was transformed from a residence to an office space for administrators, including the president, and faculty from several academic departments. 1982年，这座建筑 received historical landmark status from the Grand Rapids Historic Preservation Committee. Even though the building had to be brought up to modern fire code with enclosed staircases, the historic feel of the interior rooms was preserved.

 

1984 to 1986

1985

的 Insignis Program for Honors Students is founded by Gary Eberle to be an educational enhancement program serving the needs of high achieving students. 提供特殊 seminars and senior projects which encourage students to go into greater depth in their majors, the program will eventually grow from the initial twelve students to 一百多岁.

 

1986

As one of his final initiatives while in office, President Hruby initiates "age integration," erasing the line between traditional age and continuing education students, thus streamlining the administration and encouraging greater age diversity in the classroom.

女子足球 is added as a new sport in the mid-1980's and soon becomes a power in the WHAC.

妇女中心 opens on campus to focus on the needs of women. Eventually, the Women's Studies Minor 是否被添加到课程中.

 

 

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1987 to 1989

1987

Dr. Peter J. O'Connor is selected as the third president 十大赌博正规平台在线. 几乎 immediately, O'Connor puts into place an ambitious campus plan, taking on deferred maintenance projects and planning for campus expansion. 技术上的变化包括 the laying of fiber optic cable in anticipation of campus computerization, and a renovation 阿尔伯特·马格努斯科学馆.

学院采购 克里斯托弗的房子 和10.5 acres of grounds on Woodward Lane and Robinson Road from the Catholic diocese 以满足不断扩大的需求 荣誉学院 and to provide space for further growth.

 

 

的 renovation and expansion of Albertus Hall is only a part of 校园改造 和升级 that takes place under president Peter O'Connor. In 1988, a high-tech IBM ROLM telephone system is installed campus wide, introducing faculty, staff and students to the dubious 奇迹 phone-mail. That same year, the College installs the 同事软件系统 to manage financial and academic records

的 新生人文课程 启动. Required of all incoming first-year students, the academically ambitious program is designed to provide students with an intellectual framework for understanding the development of western civilization in a two-semester intensive course.

1988

的 频谱奖学金比赛 is begun to attract high-achieving students to Aquinas. 旨在绘制学术 and campus leaders, it offers five full scholarships to students who compete in this annual Saturday invitation-only competition. 最终，有几百名学生 compete annually for the scholarships. 的 winners of the competition automatically become members of the Insignis Program for Honors students.

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1988年7月， 改革宗圣经学院 and 十大赌博正规平台在线 agree to the terms of a contract for the sale of the nearby RBC 以600万美元的价格卖给十大赌博登录官网大学. This purchase, though costly, adds 11 buildings to the College and connects the main campus with the recently purchased Browne Center (前克里斯托弗·豪斯). By fall, 1988, Aquinas students occupy some RBC residence 大厅.

 

October: a campus furor is started when President O'Connor proposes changing the tree 作为书院的标志. In the end, the tree resisted felling, and the familiar logo remains, in one form or another for many years.

1989

书院庆祝 20th anniversary of its 继续教育 program. Aquinas has long been a recognized leader in the field of life-long learning. 的 week-long event features receptions in the Academic Building.

Summer: Aquinas launches $8 million capital campaign called 十大赌博正规平台在线发展壮大 in order to create a freestanding library, to purchase new science instrumentation, and help finance the recent RBC campus purchase.

October: Monsignor Arthur Bukowski, first president 十大赌博正规平台在线, dies of congestive 心脏衰竭. College classes are suspended on the day of his funeral. 校园 教堂以他的名字重新命名.

11月: 十大赌博正规平台在线 Child Development Center opens in its first location, on the campus of Marywood. 最终，它移动到 主校区，然后到圣. Adalbert's school on Grand Rapids near west side.

 

的 Baldwin 基金会, under the leadership of Ralph Baldwin, contributes $30,000 to the Capital Campaign towards the construction of a 新天文台 阿尔伯塔斯大厅顶部.

Students continue the College's commitment to social service with Hunger and 首页lessness Awareness Week and work with Degage Ministries, Habitat for Humanity, and God's Kitchen.