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A crowd of about 500 students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members attended the Founders' Day celebration Sept. 3, marking the 50th anniversary since the school opened its doors on Sept. 3, 1963.

Pitt-Bradford opened its doors in the fall of 1963, but it wasn’t until 1967 that the campus fielded its athletic teams. Two men played a big role in introducing the university to collegiate sports: Art Schake and Keith Smith.

The headline in The Era the morning of Oct. 16, 1962, was about as big a news story as Bradford had had since Yuri Gagarin circled the earth the year before. "Pitt to Open Up Area Campus Here" stretched across the top of the page in 100-point type.

On Oct. 16, 1962, University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Edward Litchfield announced that Bradford had been selected as a location for a two-year regional campus to meet the education needs of the region. Four months later, on Feb. 4, 1963, Dr. Donald Swarts, then academic dean of the Johnstown Campus of the University of Pittsburgh, was named president of the new Bradford campus. His task was clear: Work with an advisory board and community leaders to open a new campus by September 1963.

Pitt-Bradford will celebrate the campus's history as Bradford's original airport as part of celebrations for its 50th anniversary.

Dr. Mark Kelley, assistant professor of sports medicine, and alumnus Joe Colosimo ’94 will be honored by the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association during Alumni and Family Weekend.

Pitt-Bradford will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a Founders’ Day celebration Sept. 3, 50 years from the day it first opened its doors.

We’re almost ready to begin the 2013-14 academic year. The windows have been washed on Hanley Library’s atriums, the goodies have been unpacked for orientation and new academic programs are ready to roll. Here’s what’s new this year at Pitt-Bradford.

With the second-largest freshman class ever enrolling at Pitt-Bradford this fall, the university will once again house some of its students for the fall term at the Best Western Bradford Inn.

For the 10th consecutive year, Pitt-Bradford has been recognized as one of the best colleges in the Northeast by The Princeton Review.