| 1936 | Dean: Sister Berenice Beck, M.A., Ph.D. |
| 1936 | St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing became a constituent college of Marquette University and offered a four-year collegiate program. |
| 1938 | Master's in nursing program initiated in the Marquette University Graduate School |
| 1941 | Baccalaureate program received initial accreditation by the National League for Nursing Education. |
| 1943 | Dean: Sister Augusta Woelfel, B.S., M.A. |
| 1943 | Accelerated nursing program for World War II Cadet Nurses established. |
| 1944 | Master's program received initial accreditation by the National League for Nursing Education. |
| 1946 | Post-graduate major in Administration and Teaching initiated. |
| 1949 | Dean: Sister Thomas Kolba, B.S., M.S.N.Ed. |
| 1963 | Dedication of the Marquette University College of Nursing building at St. Joseph's Hospital on North 49th Street and West Burleigh Street. |
| 1965 | Graduate program in M.S.N.-Nursing Administration started with five-year $108,000 USPHS grant. |
| 1966 | Federal funding of $165,000 received for closed circuit television as a teaching aid. |
| 1970 | Dean: Sister Rosalie Klein, M.S.N., D.Sc. |
| 1972 | The fiscal management of the College of Nursing was assumed by Marquette University. |
| 1972 | Continuing Nursing Education Program was formally organized. |
| 1980 | Delta Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau was chartered. |
| 1981 | Certificate program in Nursing Management started. |
| 1982 | Move to Emory T. Clark Hall on Marquette main campus at 530 North 16th Street. |
| 1982 | Collaboration Model established with St. Joseph's Hospital. |
| 1983 | Clinical Nursing Institute established as a national conference for medical-surgical nurses. |
| 1986 | Establishment of St. Joseph's Hospital-MU College of Nursing Endowed Research Fund. |
| 1987 | National Conference on Nursing Diagnosis in Critical Care. |
| 1988 | Dean: Phyllis Beck Kritek, M.S.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. |
| 1989 | College Office of Research created. |
| 1990 | Multicultural Advisory Council initiated |
| 1991 | Mary Mahoney Clinic established in Metcalfe Park area |
| 1992 | Parish Nursing Institute established |
| 1993 | Dean: Madeline Musante Wake, M.S.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. |
| 1993 | Faculty exchange with the United Kingdom. |
| 1993 | Nurse Practitioner and Nurse-midwifery options started. |
| 1996 | Advanced Nurse Scholar, accelerated B.S.N./M.S.N. program started. |
| 1997 | Marquette Clinic for Women and Children established. |
| 1997 | Marquette designated site for International Classification for Nursing Practice library. |
| 1998 | Institute for Natural Family Planning established. |
| 1999 | Primary Care Training in Republic of Georgia with the Center for International Health. |
| 1999 | B.S.N. and M.S.N. programs initially accredited by CCNE. |
| 1999 | Direct-entry M.S.N. program for non-nurses established. |
| 2001 | Marquette initial home for Wisconsin Nursing Redesign (now the Wisconsin Center for Nursing). |
| 2001 | St. Joseph's Hospital/Sister Rosalie Klein Professorship in Women's Health established. |
| 2002 | AIDS Care in Kenya Training Program established with a $1.8 million grant from USAID. |
| 2002 | Institute for End of Life Care Education established. |
| 2003 | Dean: Lea Acord, M.S.N., Ph.D. |
| 2003 | Ph.D. program established with a $794,000 federal grant. |
| 2004 | Position of director of research initiated. |
| 2005 | Clinical nurse leader program established. |
| 2007 | Marquette Neighborhood Health Center opened. |
| 2008 | Dean: Margaret Faut Callahan, Ph.D., F.A.A.N. |
| 2008 | D.N.P. program established. |
| 2008 | Community Health Clinical Course in Peru started. |
| 2009 | D.N.P. program initially accredited by CCNE. |
| 2010 | Position of associate dean for research initiated. |
| 2011 | Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Marquette University College of Nursing. |
