Category: Campus
The University Yearbook Expands
CLA yearbook The Hub expands to represent the entire University. The yearbook, a BU tradition for more than 100 years, becomes The Boston Comment in 1980 and is renamed The Bostonian in 1982.
Founders Day Established
The birthday of the University’s first president, William Fairfield Warren, is celebrated as the first Founders Day on March 13.
University Colors Become Official
Scarlet and White become the official colors of the University.
Sargent College Acquired
Sargent College, a privately owned school of allied health founded by Dudley Allen Sargent in 1881, becomes part of Boston University.
HER House Founded
The Harriet E. Richards Cooperative House, probably the first co-op house in the country, is founded at 328 Bay State Road.
General Alumni Association Established
The General Alumni Association is established and fifty-one years later successfully revives the Scarlet Key, an award that recognizes seniors who have displayed exceptional leadership and dedication to the University.
Rhett the Terrier
Boston Terrier becomes the Boston University mascot after students choose him over a moose. The Boston Terrier was first bred in 1869, the year BU was chartered. The mascot is later named "Rhett" after the 1936 book/1939 movie Gone with the Wind because “no one loves Scarlett more than Rhett.”
BU Brief Yearbook
The first yearbook for the School of Law, the Boston University Brief, goes to print. The publication shuts down 11 years later.
Campus Property Purchased
Boston University purchases 15 acres between Commonwealth Avenue and the Charles River (now the Charles River Campus) to unify the schools and colleges on a single campus. The property is acquired for less than $4 per square foot for approximately $1.7 million.
Predecessor of SSW Opens
The School of Religious Education and Social Service opens.
