Key moments in the history of the University of Washington’s Bothell campus:
1870: George R. Wilson homesteads in the Sammamish territory; his land will become Boone Ranch in Bothell, later owned by Dick Truly.
1984: Last year of cattle ranching on Boone Ranch.
1987: State Higher Education Coordinating Board presents plans for university branch campuses.
1989: Legislature authorizes UW branch campuses in Bothell and Tacoma.
1990: Classes begin at Canyon Park Business Center with 126 students.
1992: First class of 26 students graduates; nursing and master’s in education programs started.
1996: Boone Ranch purchased; bachelor’s in computing and software systems and teaching certificate programs started.
1997: Enrollment tops 1,000 and 1,000th student graduates.
1998: Norm Rose steps down as dean; Stan Slater is acting chancellor and dean; ground breaking of new campus on old Boone Ranch site; forerunner of master’s of business administration program started.
1999: Warren Buck named first chancellor.
2000: Classes begin at new campus, co-located with Cascadia Community College.
2001: Bachelor’s in environmental science and master’s in policy studies started.
2002: Master’s in nursing started; liberal studies becomes interdisciplinary arts and sciences.
2003: 4,000th student graduates; exchange program with Ehime University in Japan starts.
2005: Legislature approves UW-Bothell as four-year school; Warren Buck steps down, and Steven Olswang becomes interim chancellor; dual enrollment begins with area community colleges.
2006: Freshmen arrive on campus in September.
Future: Construction will add south campus access from Highway 522, a third classroom building of 99,700 square feet, and a 22,300-square-foot addition to the library.
Source: UW-Bothell
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