College of Professional Studies (now Health & Human Sciences) established (1974)

Duke Ellington performs last concert of his life in HSC Ballroom (1974)

Women’s Studies program established (1976)

Founders Memorial Library opens (1977)

Latino Center is established (1978)

Campus Childcare center established (1978)

William Monat becomes NIU’s eighth president (1979)

College of Law is established (1979)

The Presidential Commissions are established (1980)

Formal relationships established with Fermilab and Argonne national labs (1982)

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commons is completed (1982)