The Events that Shaped Lindner

Although the Lindner College of Business hasn't been around for 200 years, we've certainly celebrated a number of momentous milestones within our 112-year history. Let's take a walk down memory lane.

Historical image of College of Business students in the early 20th century

UC business students in the early 1900's

1906

  • College of Finance, Commerce & Accounts established
  • Inaugural business co-op student


1919

AACSB accreditation awarded

1946

College of Business Administration established

Historical image of UC business students in the 1950s

UC business students in the 1950's

1958

Inaugural MBA class

1966

Inaugural PhD class

1976

Inaugural Master of Science class

1981

UC Real Estate Center established

1986

Carl H. Lindner Hall is built

1989

Historical image of Oscar Robertson in a UC basketball game, in the air with the basketball

UC business alumnus and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Oscar Robertson

Goering Center for Family and Private Business established

1997

  • Inaugural Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS class
  • UC Center for Entrepreneurship Education and Research established


2003

Inaugural Project Fast Track (Freshman experiential learning model)

Carl H. Lindner Jr. exchanging notes with a Lindner Honors-PLUS student in 1997

Carl H. Lindner Jr. exchanging notes with a Lindner Honors-PLUS student in 1997

2004

Inaugural Business Scholars class (Named after Marvin P. Kolodzik, BBA ’59 in 2008)

2010

Broke into the Top 100 U.S. News & World Report rankings for both the full-time and part-time MBA

2011

  • College named in honor of Carl H. Lindner Jr. for his extraordinary support of the university and his legacy of entrepreneurship and excellence in business
Drew Harmon, BBA '14 (left) with Marvin P. Kolodzik

Marvin P. Kolodzik commending Drew Harmon, BBA '14, a former Kolodzik Business Scholar and finance alumnus (Photo by Madison Schmidt, The News Record)

  • Carl H. Lindner III Center for Insurance and Risk Management established
  • UC Center for Business Analytics established
  • Business Fellows program established to support underrepresented undergraduate students


2013

Bearcat Launchpad, one of the nation’s first student-led business accelerator programs, takes off

2014

  • 100% online MBA program launched
The Lindner family at the March 2010 Cincinnati Business Achievement Awards

The Lindner family at the March 2010 Cincinnati Business Achievement Awards

  • Inaugural Circle of Excellence class


2015

Dedicated co-op services within Lindner Career Services debuted

2016

UC Board of Trustees approved a new building for the Lindner College of Business. The new building is supported by an $11 million gift by the family of the late Carl H. Lindner Jr. and American Financial Group,  Inc.

The final steel beam for the new Lindner College of Business building being lowered, with construction personnel in the foreground

The final steel beam for the new Lindner College of Business building being hoisted into position by construction crews

2017

Groundbreaking held for the new four story, 225,000-sq. ft. Lindner College of Business building

2018

Final steel beam placed on the new building, marked by a beam signing celebration