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.
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
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
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
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
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
- 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 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