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¾«¶«Ó°ÒµHistory Timeline of Geauga Campus and the Twinsburg Academic Center 

• 1964: Night classes were offered at West Geauga High School
  • Students enrolled: 119
  • Tuition per credit hour: $15.50
  • ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµGeauga community and its leaders recognized early on the importance and growing need for higher education in the region. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµapproached ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University and in 1964 began offering night classes at West Geauga High School. It didn't take long before the community petitioned ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University's President Robert White to expand the offering to daytime classes in a new academic center.
• 1966 - 1978: Mr. Don Welever, Executive Director
• 1967: A two-year Academic Center was established at Park Elementary School in Chardon
• 1969: Burton Chamber of Commerce supports higher education commitment in Geauga County
  • ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµBurton Chamber of Commerce passed two resolutions on October 6, 1969. 
    • To whole-heartedly approve and support the construction for the proposed ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University regional campus.
    • Commitment to pay the $15,000 interest for the purchase of the land.
• 1970: B.J. Shanower donates land to build a permanent home for the Geauga Campus
• 1974: Groundbreaking Ceremony at 14111 Claridon Troy Rd. in Burton for a new campus
• 1976: Spring registration was advertised at the new Geauga Campus
  • Three associate degree programs are offered; General Studies, Law Enforcement, and Office Management
• 1978 - 1981: Dr. William Bittle, Dean
• 1980: Growth of offered degree programs
  • Enrollment: 311
• 1981 - 1985: Dr. Greg Shreve, Dean
• 1985 - 1987: Ms. Joanne Fagerburg, Executive Director
• 1985: Partnership established with Chrysler Stamping Plant
• 1987 - 1993: Dr. Larry Jones, Dean
• 1990: Growth in Twinsburg
  • Classes are expanded in Twinsburg and move to the "Old School."
• 1993 - 2004: Dr. Christopher Williams, Dean
• 2004 - 2014: Dr. David Mohan, Dean
• 2012: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the new Regional Academic Center
• 2014 -16: Dr. Jarrod Tudor, Dean
• 2014: ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµGeauga Campus celebrates 50 years
• 2016 - 2017: Dr. Susan Stocker, Interim Dean
• 2017: ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRegional Academic Center in Twinsburg celebrates 30 years in the community and 5 years in the new facility
• 2018: Dr. Angela Spalsbury, Dean
  • Over 2,000 students
  • Entered into formal partnerships with Geauga YMCA, Twinsburg Fitness Center, and ICASI 
• 2019: ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRegional Academic Center’s name officially changed to Twinsburg Academic Center