{"id":53,"date":"2025-06-17T18:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/report-to-the-community\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-08-26T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:01:23","slug":"milestone-moments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/report-to-the-community\/milestone-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"The first 35 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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THE FIRST 35 YEARS<\/h1>\n

A selection of milestone moments from 1990 through 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    1989<\/h2>\n
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    Governor Booth Gardner signs legislation creating a \u201cbranch campus\u201d in Bothell for the University of Washington, increasing access to UW undergraduate and graduate degrees.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    1990<\/h2>\n
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    The University of Washington Bothell opens its doors at a Canyon Park office building with 126 students,13 faculty members and a small, dedicated support staff.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    1991<\/h2>\n
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    Three students graduate with Bachelor of Arts degrees, becoming UW Bothell\u2019s first alumni.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    1993<\/h2>\n
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    As first chair of the General Faculty Organization, Robert Schultz charts the course for shared governance at UW Bothell.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    1997<\/h2>\n
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    Joe Santos becomes the 1,000th graduate, receiving his Liberal Studies degree from Dean Norman Rose.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    1998-2000<\/h2>\n
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    UW Bothell builds a permanent campus and starts restoration of the surrounding wetland. Prior to UW Bothell, the property served as a ranch for the Boone-Truly family. The land is the ancestral territory of Muckleshoot, Snoqualmie, Stillaguamish, Suquamish and Tulalip Nations.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    1999<\/h2>\n
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    Warren Buck is approved as UW Bothell\u2019s first chancellor by the UW Board of Regents under UW President Richard L. McCormick.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    The Chancellors and Early Leaders of UW Bothell<\/h3>\n