1965

• The College begins participation in the Federal Government's College Work-Study Program.
• For the 1st time, a layperson assumes a PC Vice Presidency.

1965-The Haas Era

• Inauguration of William Paul Haas, O.P., as the 8th President of Providence College.

1966

• Administration Committee approves the establishment of the Committee on Academic Rank and Tenure.
• Beginning of the first Freshman Parents' Weekend.
• College holds first Ring Weekend festivities during which class rings are given to juniors.

1967

• Committee on Studies approves establishment of formal Junior Year Abroad Program.
• College announces appointment of the first laymen to the Departments of Religious Studies and Philosopohy.
• First woman appointed to full-time undergraduate faculty.

1968

• First Faculty Senate meeting held.
• Committee on Administration approves the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund, with monies raised through pledges from the faculty and staff.
• Corporation approves the Faculty Senate Resolution providing for elections of Department Chairmen.

1969

• Phillips Memorial Library opening.
• President announces abolition of the dress code.

1970

• First Athletic Hall of Fame induction.
• Club 21 opens in Alumni Hall providing an informal meeting place for students, faculty, alumni and administrators over 21 years old.
• Vietnam Student Strike begins, with classes cancelled for a day of "Mourning and Prayer for Peace."
• The College makes the decision to admit women to the undergraduate day school.
• PC inaugurates Summer Art and Art History Study Program in Pietrasanta, Italy. 
• The College's first female administrator joins the staff.