History of AUC, SGA, and the Student Body

1978

• AUC founded by American Education Dr. Paul Tien
• Inaugural Class of 107 began in temporary location in Cincinnati.

1980

• School moves to new campus on Montserrat.

1985

• AUC gets California approval for licensure.

1989

• Hurricane Hugo destroys campus. School moves to temporary location in Plainview, Texas.

1990

• Montserrat campus rebuilt and school moves back.

1994

• AUC becomes ACCM accredited.

1995

• Montserrat Volcano eruption destroys campus, along with a third of the island, including the capital city of Plymouth.
• Half the school moves to temporary location in Belize, while the other half moves to temporary location in St. Maarten.

1996

• The entire school moves to a temporary location in St. Maarten, in a rented hotel.
• Work begins on a new St. Maarten campus, and this time, it is hurricane proof, with its own power plant, and water desalination plant.

1998

• St. Maarten campus completed, and classes began here on May 1.

2002

• AUC Dormitories built.

2003

• AUC gets Florida and New York approval students to do rotations in those states.

2004

• Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) established at AUC
• SGA launches aucsga.org (now defunct) along with campus emails.

2005

• Notes Drive created (its use later phased out by ANGEL).

2006

• AUC’s medical program recognized by Texas for rotation purposes.

2007

• AUC Gym established
• Last edition of AUC News
• Genetics and Cell Biology merge to become MCB II.
• ICM added to second semester, but it is a voluntary, not-for-credit class.
• SGA sells Note Services to the school.

2008

• ICM Wing built.
• Former SGA website aucsga.org expires.

2009

• Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians, and Allies in Medicine (BGLAM) founded.
• Diversity Council founded.
• Community Action Day begins (??)

2010

• USMLE first time pass rate reach 95%
• Clicker System installed
• Latino Medical Students Association (LMSA) founded.
• Canadian Medical Students Association (CMSA) founded.
• SGA Historian position added to the SGA executive board. Benji Ho becomes the first Historian.
• The Scope launched as SGA website and newsletter.
• AUC triples its bandwidth from 10 to 30 Mbps.
• The first Dr. Karl Stockhausen Student of the Semester Award, named in honor of 2009 AUC graduate the late Dr. Karl Stockhausen, awarded to Joe Fakoury for January semester 2010.
• Dr. Ron Testa becomes Dean of Basic Sciences.
• Canine Unit and additional security employed to patrol Cupecoy and Maho area.
• Dr. Kathleen Shupe becomes first SGA Faculty Co-Advisor.

2011

• AUC implements computerized testing for the incoming January class.
  
• AUC’s ownership passes from the Tien family to DeVry.
• SNMA re-established as a student organization, after several semesters of absence.

2012