"Continuing fiscal issues plague BV, and Jones' hopes to establish an endowment do not materialize, especially after the Stock Market crash of 1929. Coe College looks to subsume BV, but the community rallies and manages to keep BV an independent…
"During Halverson's tenure, the student population doubled and the college celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1966. Halverson oversaw the construction of Schaller Chapel and Ballou Library."
Under Briscoe's leadership, BV was able to secure an $18 million gift that resulted in the construction of the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business and Siebens Forum
BVC becomes BVU. The opening of the new Information Technology Center coincides with the inauguration of BV's 17th president. A new science center is dedicated in 2004.