WSU Spokane Campus Timeline
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2017
The 60 students first-ever cohort of WSU medical students begin classes in August 2017. Lisa J. Brown resigns as chancellor and announces she is running for Congress. Daryll B. DeWald is appointed the 4th chancellor of the campus.
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2016
![picture of spokane teaching health clinic](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/656/2017/07/sthc.for_.web_.jpg)
Spokane Teaching Health Clinic opens on campus. Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine receives accreditation and accepts applications for first class of students.
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2015
Washington’s legislators and governor changed the law, allowing WSU to open a medical school. WSU President Elson S. Floyd died three months later on June 20. College of Medical Sciences is changed to the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Founding Dean John Tomkowiak is hired.
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2014
![WSU Spokane Campus](https://invested.spokane.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/457/2015/01/bldg_campus.jpg)
Infrastructure investment totals more than $208 million. Research grants and contracts received since 2005 total $127 million. New administrative unit created at Spokane – WSU College of Medical Sciences. WSU pursues opening a medical school in Spokane.
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2013
![Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building](https://invested.spokane.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/457/2015/01/bldg_pbs_night.jpg)
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences building opens. WSU College of Pharmacy completes move from Pullman to Spokane. WSU part of consortium established to create Teaching Health Center on campus.
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2011
Construction begins on the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences building.
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2010
![Academic Success Center](https://invested.spokane.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/457/2015/01/bldg_acc.jpg)
WSU Board of Regents designate WSU Spokane the University’s Health Sciences campus.
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2009
![WSU College of Nursing Building](https://invested.spokane.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/457/2015/01/bldg_nursing.jpg)
College of Nursing building dedicated and College moves to campus from Fort George Wright Drive.
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2008
First-year medical degree education added to Spokane campus through UW.
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2006
Academic Center building opens. State-of-the-art sleep research laboratory opens.
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2002
![WSU Spokane Health Sciences Building](https://invested.spokane.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/457/2015/01/bldg_health.jpg)
Health Sciences Building opens. College of Pharmacy moves clinical education from Pullman to Spokane.
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2001
![jensen-byrd building](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/656/2018/11/jensen-byrd.building.2001-198x143.jpg)
Jensen-Byrd Building at 131 E. Main Ave. is acquired
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1996
![WSU Spokane Phase 1 Building](https://invested.spokane.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/457/2015/01/bldg_phase1.jpg)
Phase One Classroom Building is dedicated; first new building on campus
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1994
Former SIRTI building opens across the street from campus as first new building for WSU Spokane. Construction begins on Phase One Classroom Building.
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1990
First WSU Spokane commencement
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1989
Governor signs legislation creating WSU Spokane. WSU Spokane established in leased space downtown.