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Graduate Schools /
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
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History |
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- 1898 - Louisiana legislature approved the creation of an "Industrial Institute and Academy" in the
13th Senatorial District.
- 1900 - Dr. Edwin L. Stephens was named the first president of Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute, which was to be located on the
outskirts of Lafayette on 25 acres (101,000 m²) of
donated land. SLII opened its doors on Sept. 18, 1901, with 100 students and eight faculty members.
- 1903 - 18 students were the first to graduate from SLII.
- 1921 - SLII became Southwestern Louisiana Institute when it was designated as one of the state's institutions of higher learning. The year before, it had begun offering a four-year course
that culminated with a bachelor of arts degree.
- 1960 - SLI became the University of Southwestern Louisiana when it achieved university status.
- 1999 - USL was renamed the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The new name is
believed to better reflect its status as the state's second largest university
and an institution with statewide and
national influence.
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