By every measure, Keck Graduate
Institute (KGI) is in a league of its own. Since our founding in 1997, we have dedicated our mission
to provide pathways for students to become leaders in healthcare and the applied life sciences. Join
us in celebrating the past, present, and future of our innovation and collaboration… join us for our
25th anniversary celebration!
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Innovate KGI: Call for Artwork
The KGI community is invited to create and submit a piece of art for the October Founder's Day celebration. The art can be in any medium (painting, comics, video, graphic design, photography, clay, marble, charcoal, poetry, short story, music, etc.).
W.M. Keck Foundation provides Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) with $50 million
founding grant
2000
August 1
Inaugural class enrolls in Master of Bioscience (MBS) program while KGI moves
offices from 1263 N. Dartmouth Ave. to 535 Watson Drive
2002May 19
KGI celebrates first commencement with 28 graduates
2003
July 15
Founding president Hank Riggs retires and Sheldon Schuster becomes president
2005October 15
Alumni Patio dedication ceremony
2006
August 14
PhD in Applied Life Sciences program begins as overall enrollment increases
to 68
2007
May 12
KGI celebrates its 10th anniversary
2010
July 1
KGI succeeds in raising a match of $30 million, solidifying its position as a
pioneer in graduate
education. The W.M. Keck Foundation awarded KGI with a $20 million challenge
grant in 2004 and KGI
completed the match one year ahead of schedule.
2010
August 16
Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate (PPC) program starts with its first
group of students
2014
January 6
KGI partners with Biocon to launch the Biocon Academy's 16-week certificate
program
2014
August 23
School of Pharmacy celebrates first White Coat Ceremony
2014
September 8
Founding class of the Minerva Schools at KGI begins classes
2016
August 15
Master of Engineering (MEng) program begins as overall enrollment for
2016-2017 increases to 517
2016
November 15
KGI celebrates ribbon cutting of 1 North Indian Hill Blvd. building that
includes administrative
offices and student collaboration space
2017
March 20
KGI celebrates ribbon cutting of the KGI Cafe, a new two-story campus hub in
building 517
2017
May 11
KGI breaks ground on the school's first housing complex, a 419-bed facility
that is set to open
in August 2018
2017
May 13
KGI celebrates 16th annual commencement with 175 graduates
2017
July 1
KGI begins year-long celebration of 20th anniversary
2018
July 30
KGI announced plans for a new KGI School of Medicine to meet the increasing
demand for primary
care physicians in Southern California
2018
August 22
Unveiling a new brand and logo, KGI celebrated its innovation and
collaboration that lead to
career pathways within healthcare and the applied life sciences
2018
August 23
Two new master’s programs in genetic counseling and genomic data analytics welcome their
first cohorts to KGI, along with students in the new Master of Science in Medical Device
Engineering and Master of Science in Transitional Medicine programs
2019
October 02
The Oasis KGI Commons Ribbon Cutting celebrated KGI's shift to a residential
campus
2020 and 2021
KGI continues academic program growth, announcing plans for an Occupational Therapy
Doctorate, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Master of Science in Regulatory
Affairs, and Master of Science in Community Medicine programs
2021
May 10
KGI launches Certificate in Applied Genomics to train life science professionals the latest
genomics developments
Then & Now
Support KGI and Our Students
Celebrate 25+ years of translational research and discovery! Tax-deductible gifts of all sizes
immediately impact our students and campus.
When you
give to KGI, you become a partner in our mission to educate the best and brightest students to be
leaders in healthcare and the applied life sciences. Whether it be in business, medical devices and
diagnostics, clinical and regulatory affairs, engineering, genetics, drug discovery and development,
bioprocessing, or another field, the work our students do upon graduation contributes to the
betterment of human life.