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1863
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Originally called Bryant and Stratton National Business College, Bryant was founded as part of a national chain of private coeducational commercial colleges.
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1916
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Harry Loeb Jacobs buys the college and merges it with the Rhode Island Commercial School, granting bachelor of commercial science and bachelor of accounting degrees.
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1949
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Bryant becomes a nonprofit, governed by a board of trustees.
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1963
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Bryant holds its first Women's Symposium.
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1964
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Bryant earns accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Bryant becomes a four-year school and offers a blend of business and liberal arts courses.
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1969
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The new master of business administration degree program is introduced.
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1970
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Bryant breaks ground on the 220-acre estate in Smithfield, Rhode Island donated by Earl Tupper, president of Tupperware Corporation.
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1971
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Bryant moves from Providence, RI to the $17.5 million campus in Smithfield, RI. Bryant now occupies 420 acres and 82 percent of Bryant undergraduates live on campus.
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1973
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Bryant opens the Executive Development Center, which offers adult students classes and certificate programs that provide a practical education to excel in business.
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1988
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The Rhode Island Export Assistance Center opens on the Bryant campus to serve regional businesses that conduct or would like to begin to do business abroad.
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1994
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Bryant's business programs receive accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.
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1996
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President Ronald K. Machtley takes office. The former U.S. Congressman and U.S. Naval Academy graduate leads Bryant to a new level of prominence.
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2001
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Bryant launches The Campaign for Bryant, the institution's first comprehensive capital campaign.
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2001
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The Elizabeth and Malcom Chace Wellness and Athletic Center opens. The facility rivals state-of-the-art, private fitness centers.
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2002
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The George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology is the highlight of the physical transformation of Bryant's campus. Designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, the Bello Center houses the Walter and Heidi Stepan Grand Hall, the Douglas and Judith Krupp Library, and the C.V. Starr Financial Markets Center.
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2003
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Bryant is reclassified as a Master's I-level institution by U.S. News & World Report and ranked in the Top 20 in its category in the Northeast region.
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2004
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Bryant College becomes Bryant University, with two colleges: the College of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences.
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2004
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The Campaign for Bryant successfully ends, raising more than $40 million for new facilities, programs, and scholarships.
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2005
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The U.S.-China Institute opens on campus to enhance academic and business programs with Chinese academic institutions and foster trade between U.S. companies and China.
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2005
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The Communications Complex in the Koffler Building provides students with a state-of-the-art digital multimedia studio.
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2006
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Bryant offers new undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Applied Economics. The Graduate School launches the new Bryant MBA program.
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2006
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The Confucius Institute, the first China-funded institute in Southern New England dedicated to the promotion of Chinese language and culture, opens. The joint project between Bryant University and the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) is managed by the U.S.-China Institute at Bryant University in collaboration with the China University of Geosciences at Wuhan.
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2007
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Bryant offers four additional degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences: Global Studies, History, Literary and Cultural Studies, and Politics and Law.
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2008
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Bryant offers the Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Statistics and the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science.
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2009
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Bryant offers concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Management.
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2010
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Bryant offers the Bachelor of Science in Biology.
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2011
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Bryant offers the Master of Arts in Teaching.
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