Event1997
Founding of Western Governors University
Governors of 19 western states incorporated Western Governors University as a private nonprofit online university.
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- 1997
The day before the governors were due to sign the articles of incorporation, the governors had a name: Western Governors' University, or WGU.
In January 1997, WGU's articles of incorporation were signed, and Western Governors University was born.
Western Governors University is an online university where you can earn an affordable, accredited, career-focused college degree at an accelerated pace.
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