90 ANNIVERSARY - Home: Robert Morris University downtown’s famed William Penn Hotel, Robert Morris purchased a building of its own in 1959, the Rust Engineering Building at 600 Fifth

90TH ANNIVERSARY

NiNety years of ChaNgiNg Lives

1900 1925 1950

rMu | NiNety years of ChaNgiNg Lives

1921fouNded

Pittsburgh School of Accountancy

1935Becomes Robert Morris School of Business

1960 1965 1970

1962Moon Campus acquired fromKaufmann Estate

Name changed to Robert Morris Junior College

1968Middle States

Accreditation conferred

1969Name changed to Robert Morris College; four-year degrees offered

1975 1980 1985

1977College offers first graduateprograms

College joins NCAA Division I

1988College offers the MBA degree

1990 1995 2000

1991School of Communications andInformation Systems

1994First football game

played

1995Communication Skills Program added

1998Doctor of Sciencein InformationSystems and

Communicationsoffered

1999Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management

Elementary Education degree offered

School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

2001 2003 2005

2002Robert Morris becomes a

university

2003Nursing degrees offered

ABET Accreditation for Computer and Information

Systems programs

2004ABET Accreditation for engineering programs

School of Education and Social Sciences

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Ph.D. in Instructional Management & Leadership

2005Gregory Dell’Omo named president of Robert Morris University

CCNE accreditation for nursing programs

First football game played at Joe Walton Stadium

2006 2008 2010

2007RMU offers Doctor of Nursing Practice degree

2008Education programs

receive TEAC Accreditation

2009School of Business earnsAACSB Accreditation

RMU named a Center of Actuarial Excellence

2010Eight new online degree programs offered

VETS Center opens

Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation House for the Media Arts opens

RMU Receives $5 million gift from the Richard King MellonFoundation

2011

2011RMU opens new School of Business building andPeter Salem Hall, the university's 13th residence hall

90 YEARSCELEBRATING


Robert Morris University was founded on Sept. 21, 1921,

in downtown Pittsburgh as the Pittsburgh School of

Accountancy. The school’s founder, educator, and

accountant, Andrew Blass, rented classroom space in the

Blackstone Building, 345 Fifth Ave., and welcomed his

first class of 26 young men.


Robert Morris University’s present core values are

reflected in the founding mission of the Pittsburgh

School of Accountancy, and this demonstrates an

educational philosophy that has remained consistent

throughout RMU’s evolution: to “maintain a small,

distinctive professional school of advanced business

practice. Appeal is made particularly to the student

who prefers that personal attention, and that individual

instruction, which is not always available in the larger

institutions of learning.”


In June 1925, the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy’s

first graduating class of 25 students completed their

degrees. May 2011, 819 students participated in RMU's

86th commencement ceremonies. The university awarded

1,230 degrees during the 2010-11 academic year.


In 1935, the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, now

owned by Richard Khuen III, changed its name to the

Robert Morris School of Business in honor of the Founding

Father popularly known as the financier of the American

Revolution. The school added secretarial and applied

business programs.


Pittsburgh accountant J.R. McCartan Sr. purchased

the Robert Morris School in 1948, and, in 1956, his

son, Jack, became vice president and took over the

day-to-day operations. Jack McCartan decided to expand

Robert Morris’s customer base beyond adult students,

and hired several former IBM salesmen to recruit recent

high school graduates.


After leasing space at several other Pittsburgh locations,

including downtown’s famed William Penn Hotel, Robert

Morris purchased a building of its own in 1959, the Rust

Engineering Building at 600 Fifth Ave. The building was

later dubbed the Pittsburgh Center, and was sold in 2010

as Robert Morris completed its transformation to a

residential university in Moon Township.


That transformation began in 1962 when, to meet

an emerging demand for among students for residences,

Robert Morris purchased the 230-acre Oliver Kaufmann

estate in Moon Township. The first students on campus

lived in the Kaufmann mansion, where today sits

Massey Hall. In 2011, RMU opened Peter Salem Hall, its

13th residence hall. Today approximately 1,500 students

live on campus.


In 1962, Robert Morris became a nonprofit junior college

to accommodate a new requirement in Pennsylvania

that candidates for the CPA exam earn a college degree.

In 1969, the school became Robert Morris College and

began to offer four-year degrees.


In 1977, Robert Morris joined NCAA Division I. Today,

the university offers 23 Division I sports, more than Pitt

or West Virginia. In 1984, the men’s basketball team made

the first of seven NCAA tournament appearances, a

Northeast Conference record.


In 1994, RMU played its first football game, and in 2005,

the university opened Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the

football program’s founding and only coach.


Robert Morris achieved university status in 2002. Today,

the university includes five academic schools and offers

60 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs,

enrolling 5,000 students.


In 2005, Gregory G. Dell’Omo was named the seventh

president of Robert Morris University. Under his

leadership, in 2007 the university crafted a five-year

strategic plan which spells out RMU’s core values. These

values have guided Robert Morris as it has adapted its

academic programs to meet the changing needs of the

marketplace and tie together successive generations of

RMU graduates:


For 90 years, RMU has delivered ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

with a PROFESSIONAL FOCUS.

Today, we emphasize ENGAGED LEARNING and

promote a GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.

Above all, we believe that INDIVIDUALS MATTER.

Because of all this, RMU is CHANGING LIVES.


The university portrayed these values in 2010 in its

award-winning “Change A Life” advertising campaign.

The campaign tells the story of real RMU students whose

lives have been changed, and who have changed the lives

of others, because of their education and experiences at

Robert Morris. These experiences are captured in RMU’s

Student Engagement Transcript, which formally

documents students’ activities outside the classroom.


In 2011, RMU opened a new 18,000-square-foot facility

for its School of Business. The building includes the

PNC Trading Center, the U.S. Steel Videoconferencing

and Technology Resource Center, and the Allegheny

Technologies Incorporated Global Business Library.

The building is adjacent to Massey Hall and gives the

original Robert Morris school its first official home at

the Moon campus.


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NINETY YEARS OF CHANGING LIVES

1900 1925 1950

RMU | NINETY YEARS OF CHANGING LIVES

1921FOUNDED

Pittsburgh School of Accountancy

1935Becomes Robert Morris School of Business

1960 1965 1970

1962Moon Campus acquired fromKaufmann Estate

Name changed to Robert Morris Junior College

1968Middle States

Accreditation conferred

1969Name changed to Robert Morris College; four-year degrees offered

1975 1980 1985

1977College offers first graduateprograms

College joins NCAA Division I

1988College offers the MBA degree

1990 1995 2000

1991School of Communications andInformation Systems

1994First football game

played

1995Communication Skills Program added

1998Doctor of Science

in InformationSystems and

Communicationsoffered

1999Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management

Elementary Education degree offered

School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

2001 2003 2005

2002Robert Morris becomes a

university

2003Nursing degrees offered

ABET Accreditation for Computer and Information

Systems programs

2004ABET Accreditation for engineering programs

School of Education and Social Sciences

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Ph.D. in Instructional Management & Leadership

2005Gregory Dell’Omo named president of Robert Morris University

CCNE accreditation for nursing programs

First football game played at Joe Walton Stadium

2006 2008 2010

2007RMU offers Doctor of Nursing Practice degree

2008Education programs

receive TEAC Accreditation

2009School of Business earns

AACSB Accreditation

RMU named a Center of Actuarial Excellence

2010Eight new online degree programs offered

VETS Center opens

Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation House for the Media Arts opens

RMU Receives $5 million gift from the Richard King MellonFoundation

2011

2011RMU opens new School of Business building andPeter Salem Hall, the university's 13th residence hall

90 YEARSCELEBRATING


Robert Morris University was founded on Sept. 21, 1921,

in downtown Pittsburgh as the Pittsburgh School of

Accountancy. The school’s founder, educator, and

accountant, Andrew Blass, rented classroom space in the

Blackstone Building, 345 Fifth Ave., and welcomed his

first class of 26 young men.


Robert Morris University’s present core values are

reflected in the founding mission of the Pittsburgh

School of Accountancy, and this demonstrates an

educational philosophy that has remained consistent

throughout RMU’s evolution: to “maintain a small,

distinctive professional school of advanced business

practice. Appeal is made particularly to the student

who prefers that personal attention, and that individual

instruction, which is not always available in the larger

institutions of learning.”


In June 1925, the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy’s

first graduating class of 25 students completed their

degrees. May 2011, 819 students participated in RMU's

86th commencement ceremonies. The university awarded

1,230 degrees during the 2010-11 academic year.


In 1935, the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, now

owned by Richard Khuen III, changed its name to the

Robert Morris School of Business in honor of the Founding

Father popularly known as the financier of the American

Revolution. The school added secretarial and applied

business programs.


Pittsburgh accountant J.R. McCartan Sr. purchased

the Robert Morris School in 1948, and, in 1956, his

son, Jack, became vice president and took over the

day-to-day operations. Jack McCartan decided to expand

Robert Morris’s customer base beyond adult students,

and hired several former IBM salesmen to recruit recent

high school graduates.


After leasing space at several other Pittsburgh locations,

including downtown’s famed William Penn Hotel, Robert

Morris purchased a building of its own in 1959, the Rust

Engineering Building at 600 Fifth Ave. The building was

later dubbed the Pittsburgh Center, and was sold in 2010

as Robert Morris completed its transformation to a

residential university in Moon Township.


That transformation began in 1962 when, to meet

an emerging demand for among students for residences,

Robert Morris purchased the 230-acre Oliver Kaufmann

estate in Moon Township. The first students on campus

lived in the Kaufmann mansion, where today sits

Massey Hall. In 2011, RMU opened Peter Salem Hall, its

13th residence hall. Today approximately 1,500 students

live on campus.


In 1962, Robert Morris became a nonprofit junior college

to accommodate a new requirement in Pennsylvania

that candidates for the CPA exam earn a college degree.

In 1969, the school became Robert Morris College and

began to offer four-year degrees.


In 1977, Robert Morris joined NCAA Division I. Today,

the university offers 23 Division I sports, more than Pitt

or West Virginia. In 1984, the men’s basketball team made

the first of seven NCAA tournament appearances, a

Northeast Conference record.


In 1994, RMU played its first football game, and in 2005,

the university opened Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the

football program’s founding and only coach.


Robert Morris achieved university status in 2002. Today,

the university includes five academic schools and offers

60 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs,

enrolling 5,000 students.


In 2005, Gregory G. Dell’Omo was named the seventh

president of Robert Morris University. Under his

leadership, in 2007 the university crafted a five-year

strategic plan which spells out RMU’s core values. These

values have guided Robert Morris as it has adapted its

academic programs to meet the changing needs of the

marketplace and tie together successive generations of

RMU graduates:


For 90 years, RMU has delivered ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

with a PROFESSIONAL FOCUS.

Today, we emphasize ENGAGED LEARNING and

promote a GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.

Above all, we believe that INDIVIDUALS MATTER.

Because of all this, RMU is CHANGING LIVES.


The university portrayed these values in 2010 in its

award-winning “Change A Life” advertising campaign.

The campaign tells the story of real RMU students whose

lives have been changed, and who have changed the lives

of others, because of their education and experiences at

Robert Morris. These experiences are captured in RMU’s

Student Engagement Transcript, which formally

documents students’ activities outside the classroom.


In 2011, RMU opened a new 18,000-square-foot facility

for its School of Business. The building includes the

PNC Trading Center, the U.S. Steel Videoconferencing

and Technology Resource Center, and the Allegheny

Technologies Incorporated Global Business Library.

The building is adjacent to Massey Hall and gives the

original Robert Morris school its first official home at

the Moon campus.

RMU | NiNety yeaRs of ChaNgiNg Lives

RMU 90th Anniversary Highlights

• Robert Morris University was founded on Sept. 21, 1921, in downtownPittsburgh as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy. The school’sfounder, educator, and accountant, Andrew Blass, rented classroomspace in the Blackstone Building, 345 Fifth Ave., and welcomed his firstclass of 26 young men.

• Robert Morris University’s present core values are reflected in thefounding mission of the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, and thisdemonstrates an educational philosophy that has remained consistentthroughout RMU’s evolution: to “maintain a small, distinctiveprofessional school of advanced business practice. Appeal is madeparticularly to the student who prefers that personal attention, and thatindividual instruction, which is not always available in the largerinstitutions of learning.”

• In June 1925, the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy’s first graduatingclass of 25 students completed their degrees. May 2011, 819 studentsparticipated in RMU's 86th commencement ceremonies. The universityawarded 1,230 degrees during the 2010-11 academic year.

• In 1935, the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, now owned by RichardKhuen III, changed its name to the Robert Morris School of Business inhonor of the Founding Father popularly known as the financier of theAmerican Revolution. The school added secretarial and applied businessprograms.

• Pittsburgh accountant J.R. McCartan Sr. purchased the Robert MorrisSchool in 1948, and, in 1956, his son, Jack, became vice president andtook over the day-to-day operations. Jack McCartan decided to expandRobert Morris’s customer base beyond adult students, and hired severalformer IBM salesmen to recruit recent high school graduates.

• After leasing space at several other Pittsburgh locations, includingdowntown’s famed William Penn Hotel, Robert Morris purchased abuilding of its own in 1959, the Rust Engineering Building at 600 FifthAve. The building was later dubbed the Pittsburgh Center, and was soldin 2010 as Robert Morris completed its transformation to a residentialuniversity in Moon Township.

• That transformation began in 1962 when, to meet an emerging demandfor among students for residences, Robert Morris purchased the 230-acre Oliver Kaufmann estate in Moon Township. The first students oncampus lived in the Kaufmann mansion, where today sits Massey Hall.In 2011, RMU opened Peter Salem Hall, its 13th residence hall. Todayapproximately 1,500 students live on campus.

• In 1962, Robert Morris became a nonprofit junior collegeto accommodate a new requirement in Pennsylvania that candidates forthe CPA exam earn a college degree. In 1969, the school became RobertMorris College and began to offer four-year degrees.

RMU | NiNety yeaRs of ChaNgiNg Lives

• In 1977, Robert Morris joined NCAA Division I. Today, the universityoffers 23 Division I sports, more than Pitt or West Virginia. In 1984, themen’s basketball team made the first of seven NCAA tournamentappearances, a Northeast Conference record.

• In 1994, RMU played its first football game, and in 2005, the universityopened Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the football program’s foundingand only coach.

• Robert Morris achieved university status in 2002. Today, the universityincludes five academic schools and offers 60 undergraduate and 20graduate degree programs, enrolling 5,000 students.

• In 2005, Gregory G. Dell’Omo was named the seventh president ofRobert Morris Uni versity. Under his leadership, in 2007 the universitycrafted a five-year strategic plan which spells out RMU’s core values.These values have guided Robert Morris as it has adapted its academicprograms to meet the changing needs of the marketplace and tie togethersuccessive generations of RMU graduates:

For 90 years, RMU has delivered academic excellencewith aprofessional focus. Today, we emphasize engaged learning andpromote a global perspective. Above all, we believe that individualsmatter. Because of all this, RMU is changing lives.

• The university portrayed these values in 2010 in its award-winning“Change A Life” advertising campaign. The campaign tells the story ofreal RMU students whose lives have been changed, and who havechanged the lives of others, because of their education and experiences atRobert Morris. These experiences are captured in RMU’s StudentEngagement Transcript, which formally documents students’ activitiesoutside the classroom.

• In 2011, RMU opened a new 18,000-square-foot facility for its School ofBusiness. The building includes the PNC Trading Center, the U.S. SteelVideoconferencing and Technology Resource Center, and the AlleghenyTechnologies Incorporated Global Business Library. The building isadjacent to Massey Hall and gives the original Robert Morris school itsfirst official home at the Moon campus.

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90 ANNIVERSARY - Home: Robert Morris University downtown’s famed William Penn Hotel, Robert Morris purchased a building of its own in 1959, the Rust Engineering Building at 600 Fifth