Mid-Century Capital Campaign raises over $132 million for the University

President Henry King Stanford retires

Edward T. "Tad" Foote takes reigns as fourth President of UM

1982:

Phi Beta Kappa chapter awarded;

UM Baseball team wins its first College World Series national championship

Reduction in undergraduate student body size begins; enrollment downsized by 2,000 to improve quality of students

1983:

School of Architecture created

School of International Studies established

Phi Beta Kappa Society installs UM chapter

1984:

UM wins first football national championship with win over Nebraska in the 50^th Annual Orange Bowl Classic

Dante B. Fascell North-South Center established

UM establishes first residential college in Southeastern U.S.; named two years later to honor Florence Ruth Hecht, this college houses 450 undergraduates and has its own library, classrooms and computer laboratory

Women’s Golf Team wins national championship

1985:

UM Baseball Team wins second College World Series national championship

UM launches five-year $400 million capital campaign, the second largest campaign in the history of higher education

School of Communication is created

Iron Arrow begins accepting women; Dorothy Ashe Dunn, President Ashe’s daughter, is first woman honored

Basketball returns as a varsity sport after being dropped in the early 1970s

1986:

Vinny Testaverde wins Heisman trophy, first for UM

Honor Code and Honor Council are established after a student-initiated referendum

Time magazine names UM as one of nine "nifty" young colleges

1988:

UM Hurricanes win second football national championship

960 Buildings (Walsh and Rosborough student dormitory towers) rededicated as Henry King Stanford Residential College

UM Men’s Crew team wins national championship