1908
The Mackay family donated $1.5 million to support a new mining building and its equipment, landscaping for the Quad, and an athletic field and training house.
1908
The dedication of the Mackay School of Mines building took place in June.
1908
The Mackay Mineral Museum opened to showcase minerals, rocks, and fossils from Â鶹ӳ» and around the world.
1909
The Mackay Athletic Field and Training Quarters opened.
1910
The student newspaper, The Student Record, changed its name to The U. of N. Sagebrush.
1910
Audrey W. Ohmert and Dorothy F. Riechers received the first R. Herz Gold Medals, given to the graduating senior(s) achieving the highest undergraduate grade-point average.
1911
A ceremony commemorated the completion of the Orr irrigation ditch dam and Manzanita Lake.
1912
The Mackay family established a $150,000 endowment for the Mackay School of Mines.
1912
Students enrolled in the first summer session of the University.
1913
Campus held the first Mackay Day celebration.
1913
Students placed and whitewashed thousands of rocks to form a 140 by 150 foot "N" overlooking the campus on Peavine Peak.
1914
The administration of President Stubbs ended with his death on May 27th.
1914
Archer W. Hendrick assumed the presidency on September 14th. He was the University’s 4th president.
1914
The Smith-Lever Act invigorated the Cooperative Extension program, leading to the creation of the Agricultural Extension Division.
1915
The first graduates in Electrical Engineering earned their degrees.
1917
The University purchased 213 acres to establish the University Farm.
1917
The administration of President Hendrick ended on September 1st with his resignation.
1918
On September 1st, the University celebrated the inauguration of Walter Ernest Clark as its 5th president.
1918
The University ordered a quarantine to contain the spread of the flu pandemic. No one was allowed to go from or to the campus without permission.
1920
Classes began in the newly formed School of Education.
1920
The University of Â鶹ӳ» received accreditation from the National Association of American Colleges and Universities.
1921
James "Rabbit" Bradshaw, a standout football player, became Â鶹ӳ»'s first All-American.
1921
University enrollment surpassed 500 students for the first time.
1922
Faculty member Laura Ambler matriculated the first Journalism department students to the University.
1923
The "Wolf Pack" officially became the University’s mascot.
1928
Wá∙šiw Tribe member Lloyd Barrington became the first Native American to graduate from the University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
1929
The Mackay School of Mines established the Â鶹ӳ» Bureau of Mines.
1929
Theodore H. Miller, the first African-American graduate of the University, completed a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
1930
On October 24th, Clarence H. Mackay dedicated Mackay Science Hall and presented it to the University.
1936
University enrollment surpassed 1000 students for the first time.
1936
Clarence H. Mackay purchased and donated nearly 27 acres of adjacent land, increasing the campus footprint by nearly 50%.
1938
The Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools accredited the University.
1938
Max C. Fleischmann initiated the then-largest giving program in University history, including scholarships for Native-American students.
1938
President Clark resigned on September 30th.