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Founded in 1909

����Ӱ�� is founded by the Brethren in Christ Church under the presidency of S.R. Smith, a church leader and Harrisburg businessman. Its original name was ����Ӱ�� Bible School and Missionary Training Home. It began as a school offering high school curriculum and a few Bible programs.

����Ӱ�� relocates to Grantham

����Ӱ�� Bible School and Missionary Training Home relocates to Grantham, Pennsylvania where students and educators have more classroom space as well as a campus library, dining hall and chapel.

Name change to ����Ӱ�� Bible College

Developments in academic programs suggest a name change is necessary. The ����Ӱ�� Bible School and Missionary Training Home changes its name to ����Ӱ�� Bible College, which more adequately represents the nature of the school.

Curriculum expanded

����Ӱ�� College expands its academic curriculum to begin offering college-level courses.

Another name change

����Ӱ�� Bible College officially changes its name to ����Ӱ�� College.

Athletics joins the MAC Conference

����Ӱ�� Athletics joins the MAC (Middle Atlantic Conference), which at the time was an athletic organization of 26 small, private liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.

Service learning established through the Agape Center

The Agape Center for Service and Learning is founded.

The Oakes Museum opens

With the completion of the Jordan Science Center, ����Ӱ�� College opened the Oakes Museum, a 40,000-square foot museum with Smithsonian-quality collections of North American and African wildlife, seashells, bird eggs, insects, minerals and fossils.

Eighth and current president named

Kim S. Phipps, is named the eighth president (and the first female president) of ����Ӱ�� College. View a timeline of ����Ӱ�� College presidents.

Candidates, computers and championships

����Ӱ�� hosts The Compassion Forum, a nationally televised, unprecedented conversation with then-presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the integration of faith and public policy.

����Ӱ�� begins offering undergraduate online courses during the summer session.

Graduate programs launched; Centennial celebration

����Ӱ�� launches its first on many graduate programs to come, an online master's degree in counseling.

����Ӱ�� celebrates a century of God's faithfulness during its centennial year, with the Centennial celebration “Shared Faith. Bold Vision. Enduring Promise” during the 2009-2010 academic year.

DNP approved

The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing fully approves a new Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nursing Practitioner (DNP-FNP) program.

����Ӱ�� College becomes ����Ӱ��

����Ӱ�� College officially becomes ����Ӱ��. The new name more accurately reflects ����Ӱ��'s structure that offers an extensive mix of undergraduate and graduate programs in both the liberal and applied arts and sciences—including expansion to master’s and doctorate programs.

Dedication of new Kim S. Phipps Admissions and Welcome Center

����Ӱ�� officially dedicates the Admissions and Welcome Center, a centralized space for prospective students that houses Undergraduate Admissions, as well as other offices that recruit and retain students, including Financial Aid and Financial Services, the Registrar’s Office, and the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations.