On March 3, 2011, the university celebrated its 76th anniversary.

The university celebrated its centennial in the 2005-06 school year.

In 2006, the university celebrated its 550th anniversary with a large variety of events.

In 2006, the university celebrated its first fourth generation graduate.

In 2002 the university celebrated the 300th anniversary of its founding.

When the University celebrated its first 300 years in 1914 there were 611 registered students; this had already grown to 1000 by 1924.

The university celebrated its 125th year of service to the region and community during the 1991-92 academic year.

The university celebrated a silver jubilee on 1-3 November 2011.

In 1999, the University celebrated its centennial with the community at-large.

Now, the university is celebrating that stellar past with the inaugural exhibition at its new art building.