Bastyr Center for Natural Health received LEED certification by the United States Green Building Council for sustainable building materials and practices.
The University was recognized by the National Wildlife Federation as an exemplary and committed school in its 2008 National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education.
Bastyr University launched a comprehensive, campus-wide composting initiative.
Establishment of the Bastyr Integrative Oncology Research Clinic. The clinic was developed through a grant from Cleavage Creek Cellars, producers of world-class wines and contributor of ten percent of gross sales to fight breast cancer.
Four Elements Garden established at the eastern edge of the Bastyr Medicinal Herb Garden. The garden is a tribute to the medicine of ancient Greece and represents a classification system for herbs that encompasses the four elements of air, earth, fire and water.
2007
Bastyr University received $2 million anonymous donation, the largest in the school's history to date.
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) program received professional accreditation, making Bastyr the first academic institution in the U.S. with a both regionally and professionally accredited DAOM program.
Beloved cofounder William A. Mitchell, Jr, ND, passed away at age 59.
First-ever conference on "The State of Science of Botanical Authentication" held at Bastyr.
Transportation initiative launched to reduce the University's environmental footprint.
2006
The University's teaching clinic, Bastyr Center for Natural Health, relocated to a beautifully remodeledfacility in the Fremont/Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle.
Bastyr partnered with HerbDay Coalition to help produce and celebrate first annual national HerbDay.
2005
Daniel K. Church, PhD, became third president of Bastyr.
Bastyr purchased its 51-acre Kenmore campus from the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle.
2004
Master of Science in Nutrition and Clinical Health Psychology program established.
Reflexology footpath built by Bastyr volunteers, becoming the first public path of its kind in the U.S.
Bastyr University Press releases the first Bastyr University cookbook From the Bastyr Kitchen.
2003
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program established.
2002
University receives first million-dollar individual gift from Stephen Bing of Los Angeles, CA. The funds were used to build a state-of-the-art, beautiful whole-foods teaching kitchen, also unveiled in 2002.
Naturopathic medicine residency program at Bastyr Center for Natural Health certified by Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME).
Bastyr hosted the first annual "CAM Camp," a four-week program providing an introductory natural medicine education to allopathic medical students.
Bastyr awarded a five-year collaborative grant from NIH/NCCAM to prepare scientists to conduct CAM research.
With Bastyr's leadership, American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) established.
2001
Bachelor of Science with a Major in Herbal Sciences program established.
Bastyr established "sister-school" agreement with Shanghai University of Traditional Medicine in China.
Bastyr began using “earth tubs” to compost the University cafeteria’s food waste for use in the medicinal herb garden.
2000
Bachelor of Science with a Major in Exercise Science and Wellness program established.
Thomas T. and Elizabeth C. Tierney Basic Sciences Research Laboratory opened, becoming the first research laboratory established at a natural health arts and sciences university.
Bastyr University Natural Health Clinic changed name to Bastyr Center for Natural Health to reflect breadth of services offered.
1999
Jane Guiltinan, ND ('86), dean of clinical affairs, appointed to the board of Harborview Medical Center, becoming the first ND to serve on a public hospital board in the U.S.
1998
Bachelor of Science with Major in Health Psychology program established.
1997
Bastyr University Cancer Research Center founded.
1996
Bastyr awarded contract to locate and run King County Natural Medicine Clinic, the nation's first government-run natural medicine clinic.
University relocated to 51-acre campus in Kenmore, WA.
1995
University receives Ryan White federal funds, enabling the teaching clinic to provide free natural health care to low-income patients living with HIV/AIDS.
Death of John Bartholomew Bastyr, DC, ND, renowned Seattle physician after whom Bastyr University is named.
1994
Name changed to Bastyr University to acknowledge expansion into multidisciplinary institution. Teaching clinic renamed Bastyr University Natural Health Clinic.
Accreditation status granted to AOM program by National Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
"Sister-school" agreement established with Chengdu University of Traditional Medicine in China.
Certificate in Chinese Herbal Medicine program established.
1993
University’s Didactic Program in Dietetics approved by the American Dietetics Association.
Washington State Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn invited Bastyr University to help create models for better inclusion of complementary medicine in the state health care plan.
1990
University’s teaching clinic relocated to Seattle’s Wallingford district.
1989
Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) established.
Bastyr College granted accreditation by Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NASC) (retroactive to September 1988).
1987
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine program accredited by Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME).
1986
Bastyr University Research Center founded.
1984
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nutrition programs established.
School name changed to Bastyr College. Teaching clinic renamed Bastyr College of Natural Medicine Clinic.
1983
Bastyr recognized as candidate for accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NASC), becoming the first college of naturopathic medicine to achieve such approval.
1982
Graduation for Bastyr’s first Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine class (the first graduates from a four-year U.S. naturopathic college in more than 20 years) held at St. Thomas Center in Kenmore, WA.
Certificate in Naturopathic Midwifery established.
1980
John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine Clinic (the college’s teaching clinic) opened.
Bastyr University Library and Medicinal Herb Garden established.
1978
John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine founded by Les Griffith, ND; William A. Mitchell, Jr., ND; Joseph E. Pizzorno, Jr., ND; and Sheila Quinn.
