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College
takes over Montrose Higher Ed Center from Trustees of the State Colleges
Campus appearances: Ken Richters as Mark
Twain; John Fielder, nature photographer; Joe Clark, disciplinarian Dr.
Raymond Kieft named president College
receives $825,000 AT&T grant for computer hardware and software Midterm
grades abandoned Best Picture: Dances With Wolves |
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Mavericks
begin moving from NAIA to NCAA Division II Reoccupation
of remodeled College Center begins Teacher
certification program approved
Campus appearances: Frank-Douglas Brown,
actor; Ernest Boyer, educator; Joe Hicks, former gang member; John Nichols, author
Best Picture: Silence of the Lambs U.N. launches a ground assault on
Iraqi troops. Kuwait is liberated after 100 hours. CNN dominates news coverage
worldwide during Gulf War. | |
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| Tilman M. Bishop Unified Technical Education Center officially opens
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College
computers connected by fiber optics cable Schools
of the college reorganized and reduced to three Campus
appearance: Boris Bolshakov, Russian journalist
The
"Great Flood of 1993" leaves path of death and destruction in 9 Midwestern
states. World Trade Center is bombed; seven people killed.
Best Picture: Schindler's List 
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Enrollment
rises at rate of 6% and tops all state colleges 34%
growth over 9-year period Little
Maverick Learning Center receives national accreditation Best
Picture: Forrest Gump
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Gold
Card, all-purpose I.D., is introduced RMAC
and Colorado Conference merge; 15 teams in combined conference; two divisions
College receives $185,166 grant from CCHE for distance learning and applied
multimedia initiative Chamber
of Commerce reports college has $138,000,000 annual impact on local economy Trustees
of the State Colleges approve MBA degree for Mesa State Campus
appearances: John Trudell, Native American activist; Edward James Olmos, actor;
Michael Temple, social observer April 19th, Oklahoma City
bomb kills 168 Americans. Best Picture: Braveheart
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student fitness center opens | | |
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Athletic
Hall of Honor inaugurated College
receives $201,000 PUC grant to purchase communications server to provide Netscape
access to students First interactive
video class (Managerial Finance) between MSC and Montrose campus
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Michael Gallagher named president |  |
Bill Clinton is re-elected. Astronaut, Shannon Lucid ends a 188-day
stay in space; longer than any other American | |
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New
residence hall, Monument Hall, occupied Americorp
chapter established
Fifty-four hour public service requirement established
for all scholarships awarded by the Admissions Office UTEC
receives two $194,000 grants (from Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction)
to equip new class and operations building
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New
Science Center is dedicated Colorado/Eastern
Utah reciprocal tuition program initiated
Kresge Foundation donates $250,000
for purchase of scientific equipment Soccer
team repeats as RMAC champs and advances to national "Elite 8" again Campus
appearances: Leon Lenderman, scientist; Stuart Udall, environmentalist; Christo
and Jeanne-Claude, environmental artists
President Clinton's
relationship with Monica Lewinsky is exposed.
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President and football quarterback, Josh Penry, named National Burger King "Athlete
of the Year" | | |
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| MSC awards first-ever MBA to Desiree Dole | | |  | Men´s
basketball team advances to national playoffs | Fears
of Y2k computer bug, power outages, and terrorist attacks before start of 2000. Columbine
High School massacre. Panama Canal returned to Panama. |
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