The UNCG Service Award Program was established.

The Park and Ride lot at 915 Northridge Street opened. A new 3,000 square foot research greenhouse also opened adjacent to this facility.

The Class of 1950 established a preservation fund to preserve the records of Charles Duncan McIver, founder and first President of the University. The Class also established an endowment fund to meet the preservation needs of Special Collections and University Archives in Jackson Library.