Milestones

• November 1, 1985
  Official Opening of the School of Music Building

• November 5, 1985
  Official Opening of the Institute for Marine Dynamics. Built on the Memorial campus, the institute is operated by the National Research Council.

Student Life

• November 30, 1985
  Victor Young receives the 1985 Alumnus of the Year Award from the Memorial University Alumni Association.

Academics

• October 5, 1985
  Premier Brian Peckford announces $5.1 million in funding for the construction of a building to house the School of Fine Arts at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College.