1947: The Slavin Era

• College inaugurates a Marriage Forum Lecture Series.
• Robert Joseph Slavin, O.P., begins term as the 6th President of Providence College.
• Effective date of the Draft Resolution spelling out the Retirement Plan for Lay Employees.
• Science Building (Albertus Magnus Hall) groundbreaking ceremony.
• PC joins the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

1948

• Albertus Magnus Hall opening.
• War Memorial Grotto is dedicated.
• PC is admitted into the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
• Students vote to accept the proposed PC Student Congress Constitution.

1949

• PC radio-WDOM-AM-begins broadcasting from Albertus Magnus Hall.
• PC becomes the first Catholic men's college in New England admitted to the College Entrance Examination Board.

1950

• First Summer School of Theology for Religious Women Commencement.

1951

• Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit established.

1952

• College holds its first Military Ball.

1953

• College holds first U.S. Army commissioning exercises as part of its 35th commencement.

1954

• President welcomes the first members of Alpha Epsilon Delta, Rhode Island Chapter, the College's Pre-Medical Honor Society, the first Honor Society based on a field of concentration.

1955

• Alumni Hall (Gymnasium) Blessing.
• The Cowl announces the 1st PC recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for foreign study.
• College purchases the House of the Good Shepard property.
• First Homecoming Weekend begins.

1956

• Gordie Holmes makes a dramatic shot at the buzzer, giving PC an upset win over the University of Notre Dame, 85-83.

1957

• Freshman and Sophomores are no longer required to enroll in Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program courses.
• College establishes the Liberal Arts Honors Program.

1959

• Approval of PC's National Institute of Health Training Grants Program.

1960

• College confers its first Veritas Medal on Congressman John E. Fogarty.

1961

• PC wins their first National Invitation Tournament.

1961: The Dore Era

• Vincent Cyril Dore, O.P., begins his term as the 7th President of Providence College.

1962

• 1st Ring Dance.

1963

• PC captures its second National Invitation Tournament trophy.
• Fans welcome the National Invitation Tournament Champions by lining Route 6 from the state line into Providence, and a crowd of 8,000 cheer the players, coaches and College officials.

1964

• PC makes its first appearance in an NCAA basketball tournament.
• The Graduate School opens with 120 students offering courses in History, Education, Religious Education and Guidance, and the Sciences.
• First President's Council meeting.
• North Dormitory (Meagher Hall) opening.