1991
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI)
established itself on campus
1991-1992
The Atrium and its connecting walkways were constructed.
1993
University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) dedicated.
Addition completed in 2000.
1993
UMC begins offering baccalaureate degrees
 1993
UMC becomes the original “Laptop U” UMC
has provided a portable notebook or "laptop"
computer and network access to each and every full-time
student and faculty member
1994
AURI moved into new offices in the Owen Hall Annex
1994
UMC's first bachelor of science degrees are awarded
at commencement ceremonies.
1994
Regents of the University of Minnesota sold five acres
of land adjacent to the UMC campus to the city for
the purposes of creating a "business incubator
park."
1996
Production Horticulture Facility was constructed over
the fall and winter
1997
Dedication of the Sahlstrom Conference Center in honor
of Dr. Stanley D. Sahlstrom, UMC’s founding
provost and former University Regent.
1997
Construction on the Controlled Environmental Science
Building began with groundbreaking ceremonies on May
23, 1997
1997
Construction begins on Westside Apartments
1998
Construction begins on Valley Technology Park
1999
UMC names first inductees into the Athletic Hall of
Fame
1999
The Northwest Experiment Station changed its name
to become the Northwest Research & Outreach Center.
1999
One of the bays in the Owen Addition was remodeled
to create the UMC Student One-Stop Service Center.
1999
Groundbreaking for the UMC’s Early Childhood
Building
1999
UMC joins the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
1999
UMC is named by U.S. News and World Report “Best
College” for the first time
2000
Dedication of the Harris Peterson Gazebo on June 24
2000
Yahoo! Internet Life Online ranked UMC the number
1 "Most Wired College in America" in its
category
2001
Dedication of the Early Childhood Building
2001
Wall Street Journal calls UMC "The College of
the Future--Today" in special section on technology
and education that includesa full-page feature on
UMC appearing in the Monday, March 12, edition.
2003
Velmer S. Burton, Ph.D. named third chief officer
of UMC. Inauguration was held October 17.
2003
UMC received the Pioneer Award at the Fourth Annual
Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
2003
UMC abandoned its original open enrollment policy
in favor of more traditional enrollment standards.
2003
The Controlled Environmental Science Building was
dedicated as the Bergland Laboratory on October 17,
2003. Named after Robert Bergland former U.S. Secretary
of Agriculture under President Carter and Regent of
the University of Minnesota.
2004
Upon Chancellor Burton’s resignation, Joseph
Massey, Ph.D. is named Chief Executive Officer of
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