ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Timeline The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø was created in 1988 from (BTSUC). Following is a timeline of important events in ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø's history. 1807 College of Medicine founded in Baltimore; rechartered in 1812 as the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø. College of Medicine founded in Baltimore; rechartered in 1812 as the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø. 1840 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø General Assembly charters an independent Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, the first dental college in the world (predecessor of the Dental School, University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø at Baltimore) 1856 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø General Assembly charters the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Agricultural College at College Park the country's third college of agriculture (predecessor of University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, College Park); achieves land-grant status in 1865. 1865 Baltimore Normal School founded as a training school for black teachers (predecessor of Bowie State University) 1866 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø State Normal School for teachers founded . (predecessor of Towson University) 1886 Delaware Conference Academy founded (predecessor of the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Eastern Shore); achieves land-grant status in 1890. 1888 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Agricultural Experiment Station opens 1898 State Normal School No. 2 at Frostburg founded as a teacher-training school (predecessor of Frostburg State University) 1900 Coppin State College founded as a training school for black elementary school teachers in Baltimore 1914 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Cooperative Extension Service established 1920 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø General Assembly merges the professional schools in Baltimore with the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø State College of Agriculture at College Park to create the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, College Park and the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, Baltimore. 1925 Salisbury State College (predecessor of Salisbury University) founded as a two-year teacher-training school. 1925 Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, founding component of the UMCenter for Environmental Science, established. 1925 University of Baltimore founded. 1949 College of Special and Continuation Studies established (becomes University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø University College in 1959). 1963 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø General Assembly creates the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges to assume control of five former state teachers colleges: Bowie State, Coppin State, Frostburg State, Salisbury State, and Towson State. 1966 University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, Baltimore County founded. 1970 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø General Assembly establishes a five-campus University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø network comprising University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø at Baltimore, University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Baltimore County, University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, College Park, University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Eastern Shore, and University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø University College. 1975 University of Baltimore, a private institution, joins the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges System as an upper-division institution. 1976 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø General Assembly changes the name of the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges System to the State University and College System of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø. 1977 University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Sea Grant Program established; designated a Sea Grant College in 1982. 1985 University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Biotechnology Institute established. 1988 University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø System created from the merger of the five University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø institutions and the six members of the State University and College System of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø. John S. Toll appointed first chancellor of the new system. 1990 Donald N. Langenberg appointed as second chancellor of the system. 1997 University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø System becomes ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø. Read more about the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø 1999 Legislation provides ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø institutions greater autonomy, particularly in the creation of new programs, and grants the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø the status of a public corporation. 2000 Opening of the Universities at Shady Grove, ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø's first regional center. 2002 William E. Kirwan appointed third chancellor of the system. 2005 Opening of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø at Hagerstown, ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø's second regional center. 2008 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø celebrates its 20th anniversary. 2008 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Launches Way2GoϡȱÁÔÆæÍø. Visit Site for Way2GoϡȱÁÔÆæÍø 2010 Strategic realignment implemented to integrate former UMBI centers with ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø institutions for enhanced collaborative research. 2012 Launch of University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø: MPowering the State (a structured collaboration between UMB and UMCP). 2012 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Launches Center for Academic Transformation. 2013 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø celebrates its 25th anniversary. 2015 Robert L. Caret (appointed December 2014) begins as fourth chancellor of the system. Read more about Bob Caret becoming ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø's chancellor 2019 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø at Southern ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø joins ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø as its third regional higher education center. March 1, 2019 Read more about ϡȱÁÔÆæÍøSM joining the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø 2020 Jay A. Perman, MD (appointed November 2019) begins as fifth chancellor of the system. Read more about Bob Caret becoming ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø's chancellor