1882 – Founded as Findlay College by the Churches of God, General Conference (then Churches of God in North America) and the citizens of the city of Findlay.

1883 - Work on the foundation walls and basement began in the fall. Foundation rock was hauled by horse and wagon to the College grounds. Limestone, cut stone, brick and lumber from the local area were all used in the construction of Old Main.

1884 - While it was under construction, the building suffered from vandals who punched holes through the plastering and defaced the walls.

1885 - After completing the masonry and roofing by December 1884, Old Main lay dormant for a year for lack of funds to complete it.

1886 - Findlay College opened on Sept. 1, 1886, with the first 70 students holding classes on the third floor while carpenters completed the first and second floors.

1890 - A gymnasium was added in the basement. In 1903, the gym was moved to the southeast wing of the first floor. The floor between the first and second stories was removed to give more space to play basketball.

1890 – A conservatory of music opened.

1892 – Black and orange were adopted as the school colors.

1893 – Findlay College purchased the Findlay Business College and the Conservatory of Music.

1905-06 - A steam heating plant was installed and Old Main was completely rewired.

1912 - The tower, which had begun to settle, was lowered a story and a half because it was deemed unstable.

1912 – Findlay’s first “night school” was listed in the 1912-13 Catalogue.

1912 - The College Church of God, which held worship services in Old Main, remodeled the chapel (now Ritz Auditorium) by adding an elevated floor, enlarging the platform and installing new lights. Three windows on the west wall of the chapel were bricked up. The College provided the new opera chairs by asking alumni and friends to contribute $2 per chair.

1923 - The Griffith Memorial Arch was erected directly in front of Old Main as a memorial to Caddie Griffith ’09, a former student and faculty member, who died of influenza. It was donated by her parents, who lived on Frazer Street and were active members of the College Church of God.

1925 – The Physical Culture Hall was constructed, including a basketball court, showers, dressing rooms and lockers. It was named Renninger Gymnasium in 1982 in honor of former professor, coach and athletic director Donald Renninger ’40.

1933 – The Carrothers Home, the official residence of the President located at 1115 North Main Street, was built. It was named after an early benefactor and trustee, George Carrothers, who had donated a frame house as the home of the President in 1907.

1938 - A fire broke out in the basement of Old Main at approximately 1 a.m. on May 27. Although mostly confined to the basement and first floor from the main entrance south, fire reached the third floor. The entire building suffered smoke and heat damage. Damage was estimated at $75,000 and the cause was never determined.

1938 - Repair and remodeling as a result of the fire included replacing wooden floors with steel girders and concrete. The north and south stairwells were completely enclosed and new ground floor exits were built. The building was rewired, plumbing was improved and a new radiation heating system installed. The entire interior was repainted, mostly in two-color combinations of light green, with the hallways in buff and ivory. The ceilings were white.

1942 – Findlay College established the Winebrenner Graduate School of Divinity and the Music Conservatory closed.

1955-56 -The first major alteration to Old Main was the extension of the first floor towards the west to accommodate an additional 25,000 volumes for the library.

1955 – Myers Residence Hall for men was built.

1957 - A student union, called “The Cave,” was located in the basement of Old main under the new library extension.

1959 – The women acquired a residence hall with the construction of Lovett Hall.

1961 – The Alumni Memorial Union and the William B. Brewer Science Hall were added to campus.

1961 – The graduate school was separated from Findlay College in June to become Winebrenner Theological Seminary.

1963 – The Egner Fine Arts Center opened, with the theatre completed in 1964; and Morey Residence Hall for men was built.

1966 – Fox Residence Hall for men opened.

1968 – Shafer Library opened with President and Mrs. Ivan Frick, 53 faculty members and 460 students moving approximately 55,000 books from the library in Old Main to the new building.

1969 – Croy Physical Education Center opened with a gymnasium and the Sink natatorium and Deming Residence Hall for women was added to Lovett Hall, which included Henderson Dining Hall.

1970 – Bare Residence Hall for men was constructed.

1971 – The College’s radio station, WVFC-AM, began broadcasting on campus. It was a carrier station, sending out its signal only to the dormitories, 40 hours a week. Later that year, station time increased to 63 hours a week and plans were being made to go FM.

1972 – The Board of Trustees approved the proposal that the College's radio station, WVFC-AM, obtain an FM license.

1973 – The FCC approved the license application and the call letters WLFC for the campus radio station.

1975 - Findlay introduced the Intensive English Language Institute for international students to campus.

1976 – The first “niche” program was established with the beginning of the equestrian studies program, focusing on western riding.

1977 – The Students in Free Enterprise team was established, which went on to earn national championships five times.

1979 – Findlay, which had offered night classes throughout most of its history, began one of Ohio’s first weekend college programs.

1979 – The Oilers football team won the NAIA Division II national championship

1981 – Findlay’s validation program in bilingual multicultural teacher education was the first to be certified in Ohio.

1981 - The Alumni Board of Governors adopted the chapel in Old Main as a centennial observance project. Alumni and friends donated about 1,500 hours of labor. Improvements included refinishing the floor, painting, hanging three chandeliers from the ceiling and adding eight pan lights along the walls. Alumni contributed $50 per chair for reupholstering the original 1912 opera chairs. Cost of the renovation was more than $36,000.

1982 - The chapel was rededicated in January and named Ritz Auditorium in honor of Harriette Smith Ritz and her late husband, Dr. Gale Ritz, both of whom had taught at Findlay College.

1982 – Findlay established a one-of-a-kind pre-veterinary medicine program in which students gain practical, hands-on experience with horses, livestock and small animals, beginning with the freshman year.

1982 – The Mazza Collection of original artwork from children’s picture books was founded with four pieces valued at $1,700. Today, it is the largest teaching gallery of its kind in the world with more than 3,000 pieces.

1983 –Fall enrollment was 1,281 students.

1984 – Findlay acquired the Nuclear Medicine Institute from Hillcrest Hospital in Cleveland and the western equestrian farm on Hancock CR 40 from Dale Wilkinson.

1986 – Findlay established the nation’s first bachelor’s degree in hazardous waste management. With an updated curriculum, the program is now called environmental, safety and occupational health management.

1988 – Fall enrollment topped 2,000 for the first time with 2,075 students (full-time and part-time).

1989 – A master of arts degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and bilingual education was instituted.

1989 – On July 1 the institution changed its name from Findlay College to The University of Findlay in recognition of the growth in programs and number of students and the addition of graduate programming.

1989 – After nearly two decades of no construction on campus, the second era of campus expansion began with the addition of the Phil Gardner Fitness Center.

1989 – The Environmental Resource Training Center opened on State Route 12 east of Findlay.

1990 - The front lawn of Old Main was renovated. The old driveway and brick sidewalk were removed. Griffith Memorial Arch was moved and reconstructed 30 feet farther back from Main Street, with the archway inscribed with the institution’s new name, “The University of Findlay.” A new semi-circle drive, wide sidewalks and extensive landscaping were installed.

1990 - Old Main was brought up to current code and made handicapped accessible with the addition of an elevator.

1991 – The Kenneth L. Frost Science Center was added to the William B. Brewer Science Hall.

1992 – Enrollment surpasses 3,000 in fall 1992 with 3,284 students (full-time and part-time) attending classes.

1992 – The Oiler football team wins a second national NAIA Division II national championship.

1992 – English riding was added to the curriculum in addition to western riding, with the expanded facilities at the James L. Child Jr. Equestrian Complex opening in 1993.

1992 – A master of arts degree in education, focusing on teacher leadership and technology, was established.

1993 – A master of business administration degree was added, designed to provide practical knowledge combined with convenient scheduling on weekends for students who are employed full-time.

1994 – The Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion was constructed to house the visual arts programs and the Mazza Museum.

1994 – A master of science degree in environmental, safety and health management was founded.

1995 – Occupational therapy and physical therapy programs opened as weekend college degree completion programs.

1995 – The Roughnecks won the NAIA national wrestling championship and the Oilers won the NAIA Division II national football championship for a third time.

1997 – Continued growth brings fall enrollment head count to 4,018 students.

1997 – The Edward and Joyce Brewer Center for Health Sciences opened with the technologically enhanced W. Robert and Marilyn Y. Brewer Lecture Hall.

1997 – The Oilers scored a fourth NAIA Division II national football championship.

1998 – The Dr. Frank R. and Mary Jane Cosiano Health Center and the Glenn and Helen Stout Alumni Center opened.

1999 – The Ralph and Gladys Koehler Fitness and Recreation Complex opened, containing the Robert Malcolm Athletic Center and the Wilbur and Maxine Clauss Ice Arena.

1999 – The MBA is the first program at Findlay to be offered entirely over the Web.

2000 – A physician assistant program was accredited. Occupational therapy and physical therapy became master’s degree programs in accordance with the mandates of their professional societies.

2000 – The MBA, master of science in environmental, safety and health management degree, and the business and environmental science degree completion programs were all offered as degrees that could be taken entirely online.

2001 - The master of arts in liberal studies was accredited by the Ohio Board of Regents.

2001 – The MBA program was named one of 39 “Best of the Online Grad Programs” by U.S. World & News Report and UF named one of “America’s Most Wired Colleges” by Yahoo! Internet Life and Peterson’s.

2001 – The capital campaign, “Working Together for Tomorrow,” was completed with a record $36.8 million in gifts.

2001 – The hospitality management major was added.

2001 – The English and western equestrian teams both won national titles at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association competition.

2001 – The Zahler townhouse apartments were built.

2002 – Front lawn was relandscaped as gift from UT trustee Richard Hollington and his wife, Sally. The theatre and lobby were renovated and named for John and Hester Powell Grimm in the Egner Center for the Performing Arts. Also, land was acquired for the Russ & Peg Armstrong Sports Complex and the University Townhouses were added.

2003 – The master of athletic training (MAT) degree was accredited.

2003 – Winebrenner Theological Seminary opened a new facility on North Main Street, adjacent to The University of Findlay campus. Facilities and services are shared between the two institutions to affect cost savings and better serve students.

2003 – The former Winebrenner Village is acquired by The University of Findlay and converted for use as residence rooms, offices and kitchen facilities for the hospitality management program.

2003 – Henderson Dining Hall was renovated and enlarged by 2,338 square feet, increasing seating capacity form 320 to 509.

2004 – The Concert & Lecture Series premiered with a performance by the Toledo Symphony in January.

2004 – The Mazza Museum kicked off a $2.2 million capital campaign in February for a nearly 10,000-square-foot education addition, with a completion goal of 2007 to coincide with the museum’s 25th anniversary.

2005 – The arena at the Center for Equine and Pre-Veterinary Studies was named for Dale E. Wilkinson, founder of UF’s western equestrian program.

2005 – Six new professional-grade tennis courts were constructed at the Russ and Peg Armstrong Sports Complex, which is available to both students and the community.

2005 – A new major in forensics was offered in the fall.

2005 – The western equestrian riding team won its second national Intercollegiate Horse Show Association championship.

2005 – The Master of Athletic Training and the Master of Science in Environmental, Safety and Health Management were accredited by their national accrediting organizations.

2006 – Groundbreaking for the Mazza Museum’s educational addition was held in May after the successful completion of the capital campaign.

2006 – A doctor of pharmacy degree was approved for pre-candidacy status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, the first step in a three-step process.

2006 – The University acquired the adjacent former Findlay campus of Owens Community College and renovated the 60,000-square-foot main facility to accommodate the College of Education, the School of Pharmacy and the biology program.

2006 – A new arena for western riding was added to the Center for Equine & Pre-Veterinary Studies.