The 1980s
1980
School of Business Administration receives blue-ribbon accreditation from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.
1981
San Dimas Missions residence complex (phase B) is completed; accommodates 350 students.
1982
Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing is granted a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the national honor society for nurses. The school's graduate program receives accreditation from the National League for Nursing.
1983
University reaches the $15 million goal of the Discovery capital campaign.
1984
Men's basketball wins WCC championship, goes to the NCAA Division I playoffs for the first time.
1985
First students admitted to the Doctor of Nursing Science program. Fewer than 30 universities in the United States offer such a program at this time.
Institute for Christian Ministries founded.
1986
Men's crew wins the city championship - besting SDSU and UCSD - every year from 1986 through 1989. Women's junior varsity crew wins the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship. Varsity men and varsity women both win the California Cup at the Crew Classic in Mission Bay.
1987
Ernest and Jean Hahn University Center is dedicated. The 76,000-square-foot facility houses the student dining facilities and also is the center of student life and social activities.
1988
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa receives an honorary doctorate of humane letters. Speaks to 6,000 admirers on campus.
1989
Children's Advocacy Institute founded as part of the Center for Public Interest Law. CAI trains law students to be child advocates and represents children in the courts, before administrative agencies, in the legislature and through public education programs.
| 40th Anniversary Snapshot | |
| Enrollment | 5,921 |
| Faculty | 398 |
| Annual Undergraduate Tuition | $9,340 |
| Annual Room and Board | $3,600 to $6,390 |
| Degrees Awarded | 1,469 |
| Campus Buildings | 27 |
| Square Footage | 1.3 million |