Timeline

Susan Hockfield served as the 16th President of MIT from 2004-2012. This timeline represents some of the accomplishments and milestones of her tenure.

Timeline

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2006

December 13, 2006
Delivered keynote address at the Massachusetts Energy Summit

November 15, 2006
Announced formation of the new MIT Energy Council
November 14, 2006
Ludwig Center for Molecular Oncology established
November 08, 2006
Theresa Stone named Executive Vice President and Treasurer
October 17, 2006
Vassar Street groundbreaking
October 11, 2006
Announced plans for the MIT-Portugal Program
September 28, 2006
Spoke at the Forum on Emerging Energy Technologies of the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
September 20, 2006
Launched the MIT Energy Initiative
September 13, 2006
Announced a major campus development program for new and renovated facilities
September 01, 2006
Created the role of associate provost for faculty equity
August 08, 2006
Delivered "The Art of Translation: Science, Engineering, Health, and the Marketplace" 

July 21, 2006
Created the Office of the General Counsel
July 07, 2006
Launched Singapore–MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre
May 30, 2006
Dedicated a new building for the Broad Institute at 7 Cambridge Center
March 20, 2006
Testified before the Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education
March 07, 2006
Announced MIT will match federal Pell Grants for all eligible students
February 07, 2006
Kirk D. Kolenbrander named Vice President for Institute Affairs and Secretary of the Corporation
January 25, 2006
Attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
January 15, 2006
Spoke on "The University in the Global Age: A View from MIT," during first trip to Beijing, China
January 05, 2006
Attended U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education in Washington, D.C.