1957
Immaculata Teacher Training School opens at the Motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph in Hamburg, NY. Sister Edwina Bogel is first president.
1960
Named changed to Immaculata College
1962
The first graduating class from then Immaculata College consisted of nine sisters.
1964
Charter amended to admit lay women
1967
Construction starts on a major five-building project on the land adjacent to the FSSJ Motherhouse.
1969
Bogel Hall and McGrath Library open.
Named changed to Hilbert College. Named after Mother Colette Hilbert, foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph.
Admittance of lay men begins.
1970
Campus Center and St. Joseph Residence Hall open.
1974
Sr. Edmunette Paczesny named second president.
1979
Hafner Recreation Center opens.
1988
Hilbert offers two-year degrees in criminal justice, data processing, and business administration/retail management.
1992
Hilbert begins offering four-year degrees.
1992-93
First season in NCAA Division III
1996
Construction begins on Franciscan Hall.
Former Attorney General Janet Reno is Commencement speaker.
1997
New administration building, Franciscan Hall, opens.
2003
St. Francis Sculpture is dedicated.
First phase of apartment-style housing opens.
Enrollment tops 1000 for the first time.
2005
Groundbreaking for Paczesny Hall and William E. Swan Auditorium.
Hafner Recreation Center is expanded and new fitness center opens.
2006
Sr. Edmunette Paczesny steps down after 32-year presidential tenure.
Cynthia Zane becomes Hilbert's third president and first lay president.
Paczesny Hall and William E. Swan Auditorium open.
2009
Trinity Hall opens.
2010
Men's Lacrosse is added as an NCAA Division III sport.
2011
Hilbert begins offering its first graduate level programs.
2012
Hilbert begins offering adult and evening programs in an accelerated format.
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Hilbert adds Women's Lacrosse as an NCAA Division III sport.
Hilbert introduces 4+1 programs, restructured business programs and Hilbert Reads initiative.
Hilbert introduces Blueprint for student success.
2014
New student lounge created in Hafner Recreation Center.
2015
Innovative joint Cybersecurity major introduced.