1907

• University of Saskatchewan created:
  • University Act passed by the Legislative Assembly; receives royal assent 3 April
  • University Senate organized; held first meeting 13 November, in the Regina courthouse
  • Justice E.L. Wetmore elected chancellor
  • D.P. McColl appointed registrar

1908

• Framework in place:
  • First meeting of convocation, 8 January, at the Metropolitan Methodist Church, Regina
  • Board of Governors appointed; held first meeting 22 May
  • Walter Murray formally appointed president by the Board, 20 August

1909

• Saskatoon selected as site
• Board approves purchase of land: 1,170 acres for $112,240.00; 22 April initial sales: 1,300 acres for $147,906.00
• Board approves appointments of faculty:
  • William Rutherford, Dean of Agriculture
  • John Bracken, agriculture
  • Alexander Grieg, agricultural engineering and Superintendent of Buildings
  • George Ling, mathematics and Dean of Arts
  • Arthur Moxon, classics
  • Edmund Oliver, history
  • Reginald Bateman, English
• Selection of [anticipated] colleges made:
  • Arts with Music, Art, and Commerce
  • Agriculture with Forestry and Domestic Science
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Law
  • Medicine with Pharmacy
  • Dentistry
  • Veterinary Science
• First examination given: matriculation exam for W.E. Lloyd, 23 September
• First classes given, 29 September, in the Drinkle Building

1910

• Sod turning ceremony for College [of Agriculture] Building, 4 May
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier lays corner stone of first building, 29 July
• Provincial government transfers agricultural extension work to College of Agriculture

1911

• Ceremony laying cornerstone for Regina College, a separate institution, held 25 October
• Little Stone School rebuilt on campus

1912

• First class graduates
• First buildings opened:
  • College [of Agriculture] Building (official opening in May 1913)
  • Emmanuel College
  • University Barn and Livestock Pavilion
  • Dean of Agriculture's Residence, now Faculty Club
  • Saskatchewan Hall
• The Sheaf publishes first issue
• Formal opening of Regina College, 14 October

1913

• President's Residence built

1914-1918

• At least 27 faculty and staff, 253 students and 65 alumni served during World War I; 1 faculty member and 68 students died

1917

• Alumni Association formed
• Summer School established

1918

• Influenza epidemic: University residences quarantined; Emmanuel College used as emergency hospital by the City; 16 women staff and student volunteer nurses boarded at the President's residence; 2 students, one a volunteer aid, and 4 University employees died

1919

• Four faculty members dismissed.
• President Murray takes leave of absence following 1919 crisis; George H. Ling appointed Acting President (August 1919-February 1920)

1920

• The Sheaf begins weekly publication

1921

• College of Pharmacy established; classes previously given through Arts
• Department of Ceramic Engineering established--the first in Canada

1925

• Engineering Building burns

1926

• Two-year School of Medical Sciences established

1927

• School of Education established

1928

• School of Education given College status
• School of Household Science established
• Official opening, Memorial Gates, 4 May

1929

• Correspondence Courses established

1930

• Senior faculty at the top of the pay scale receive 2% reduction in salary to accommodate slight increase in salary for junior staff

1930-1933

• Provincial grant to University reduced by 40%
• Faculty salaries cut by 19%

1931

• School of Physical Education founded
• School of Music established

1933

• Unmarried faculty given a year's leave with 3 months pay
• First University Farm Week hosted by University of Saskatchewan (later Farm and Home Week)

1934

• Regina College becomes part of the University of Saskatchewan

1936

• St. Thomas More College established
• College of Accounting established
• Emma Lake summer art school founded

1937

• J.S. Thomson appointed President

1938

• School of Nursing established

1939-1945

• 2500 students enlist for service in World War II; 202 students killed in action
• Male students in science, engineering, medicine, and agriculture were not allowed to leave their studies without permission

1942

• School of Household Science given College status

1942-1943

• President J.S. Thomson on leave to serve as general manager of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; W.P. Thompson appointed Acting President

1943

• College of Accounting renamed College of Commerce

1945

• University employees receive certification as a trade union
• Department of Drama established--the first in Canada
• Department of Slavic Studies established--the first in Canada

1946

• College of Graduate Studies established
• First collective agreement with employees reached
• Faculty Relations Committee formed

1948

• U of S installs first betatron in Canada

1949

• W.P. Thompson appointed President

1950

• Board statute, prohibiting faculty from running for provincial or federal office, lifted

1951

• World's first calibrated cobalt-60 cancer therapy unit established at the University of Saskatchewan

1952

• College of Household Science renamed College of Home Economics
• School of Medical Sciences given college status (and renamed College of Medicine in 1953)
• Faculty Relations Committee renamed Faculty Association
• First Ph.D. granted

1955

• [Royal] University Hospital opened, 14 May

1957

• Centre for Community Studies established

1958

• First full-time student counselling service established

1959

• J.W.T. Spinks appointed President
• Amati instruments purchased by University of Saskatchewan

1960

• Institute for Northern Studies established

1964

• Linear Accelerator Laboratory established

1965

• First classes given in Western College of Veterinary Medicine (University of Saskatchewan selected as site in 1963)
• Campus radio station CJUS-FM goes on the air

1967

• Two-campus system formalized with appointment of Principal for Saskatoon campus.

1968

• First classes in Dentistry given (College established in 1966)

1969

• 4-year BMus, BFA degree programmes established
• Amati Quartet established

1971

• Former University of Saskatchewan professor Gerhard Herzberg wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• College of Graduate Studies renamed College of Graduate Studies and Research

1973

• Program of Legal Studies for Native People established

1974

• R.W. Begg appointed Acting President
• Regina campus becomes a separate university
• School of Nursing given College status
• University support staff go on strike

1975

• R.W. Begg appointed President
• University Employees' Union affiliates with CUPE, as Local 1975
• Diane Jones sets world record in indoor pentathalon

1976

• Native Law Centre established--the first in Canada
• Joint venture agreement reached between University and SEDCO to build Western Canada's first research park
• School of Physical Therapy established

1977

• University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association granted collective bargaining rights
• Exchange program established with State University of Chernivtsi, Ukraine

1978

• Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association granted collective bargaining rights
• Regional Psychiatric Centre established--first in world to be affiliated with a university

1980

• L.F. Kristjanson appointed President
• Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker Centre opened to house the former Prime Minister's papers, memorabilia, personal library and Sir John A. Macdonald collection.

1981

• Museum of Antiquities opens - the only museum of its kind at a Canadian university

1984

• Centre for the Study of Cooperatives established--the first in Canada

1988

• University Faculty go on strike

1989

• B.A. Holmlund appointed Acting President, July
• J.W.G. Ivany appointed President, November
• CUPE 3287 (sessional lecturers) formed

1990

• College of Home Economics phased out

1991

• First collective agreement with CUPE 3287 reached
• University selected to administer Yeltsin Fellowship Fund

1995

• Doug Wilson Award established
• College of Pharmacy renamed College of Pharmacy and Nutrition

1997

• Nobel Plaza built in Bowl, honouring Gerhard Herzberg and Henry Taube

1998

• College of Physical Education renamed College of Kinesiology
• Place Riel Theatre closes as movie theatre

1999

• R. Peter MacKinnon appointed President
• University of Saskatchewan chosen as site for Canadian Light Source

2000

• Virtual College of Biotechnology established

2001

• College Building declared national historic site

2002

• Special Advisor on Aboriginal Initiatives appointed
• Unique memorandum of understanding signed with Wanuskewin Heritage Park to develop joint initiatives relating to First Nations awareness and education

2003

• New Amati Quartet in Residence established
• University of Saskatchewan starts hosting University of the Arctic's undergraduate studies office

2004

• "Campus Vets," featuring students, faculty and staff at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, airs on the Life Network
• Canadian Light Source synchrotron officially opens

2005

• College Building rededicated after extensive heritage conservation project
• College of Emmanuel and St. Chad moves to Lutheran Theological Seminary building
• Dean of University Library appointed -- the first appointment of its kind in Canada

2006

• College of Agriculture renamed College of Agriculture and Bioresources
• University hosts Vanier Cup -- the first time the national football championship is held outside Ontario

2007

• Extension Division disbanded
• School of Environment and Sustainability, School of Public Health, and School of Public Policy approved
• Cupe Local 1975 goes on strike

2009

• The role of Visitor (held by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan) is removed by the amendments to University of Saskatchewan Act

2010

• The University’s Learning Charter is created, the first document of its kind in Canada to clearly outline the responsibilities of students, instructors and institution
• With approval from the Academic Programs Committee of Council, the College of Law bestowes Juris Doctor degrees on its graduates instead of Bachelors of Law going forward

2011

• Global Institute for Water Security established

2012

• Ilene Busch-Vishniac is appointed USask president -- the first woman in the role
• Activity at Kenderdine Campus (Emma Lake) suspended
• Global Institute for Food Security established

2013

• Completion of the College Quarter residences in the Varsity View neighbourhood (opened in three phases between 2011-2013), including four new undergraduate residences and Graduate House

2014

• Gordon Barnhart is appointed interim president

2015

• Peter Stoicheff is appointed president of the University of Saskatchewan

2016

• Opening of Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre

2020

• The Covid-19 pandemic send staff, students, and faculty home and university buildings are closed. Classes are disrupted, eventually going virtual. Staff and faculty work from home. Towards the end of the year a hybrid approach to classes is initiated, and masking is mandetory on campus
• In person spring convocation is cancelled, though degrees are still conferred, and fall convocation is held virtually

2021

• USask institutes the requirement that proof of at least one dose of approved Covid-19 vaccination be submitted before coming on to campus
• VIDO recieves $59.2 million in funding from the federal government to support the development of vaccines and the expansion of its facilities

2022

• Classes return to on-campus delivery
• Mask and vaccine mandate is lifted