Milestones

• May 25, 1998
  Official launch of the Festival of Anniversaries at the former Parade Street campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of Memorial University College in 1925, the 50th anniversary of the creation of Memorial University of Newfoundland as a degree-granting institution in 1949, the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Marine Institute in 1964, and the 25th anniversary of the opening of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook in 1975.

• October 21, 1998
  Gala Concert held in the Cook Recital Hall in the School of Music to help launch the university's Festival of Anniversaries. The Festival of Anniversaries encompasses two years of celebrations to mark several significant dates, including the 50th anniversary of Memorial University in 1999 and the 75th anniversary of Memorial University College in 2000. This event was attended by some 200 people and included fomer employees and students of Memorial University College.

Student Life

Academics

• Report of the President for 1997-98.