University of Denver
Biography
The first reference to Colorado Seminary was in The Rocky Mountain News of November 27, 1862: “ a board of Trustees, composed of the solid men of Denver, has been organized to superintend the erection of a seminary building… for an academic education.”
Sources
Breck, "From the Rockies to the World"
Biography
University of Denver votes to adopt quarter system in 1929.
Sources
"University Adopts New Quarter Plan; Vote Unanimous," The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, no. 19, November 26, 1929, 1.
Biography
First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU
Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Yegge Unveiling Sign for Yegge Student Center, 1994
Black and white print of University of Denver College of Law Dean Dennis Lynch, former Dean Robert Yegge, and Chancellor Daniel Ritchie unveiling the sign outside the Yegge Student Center on the university's Park Hill campus in Denver, Colorado.
Robert Yegge with Daniel Ritchie at Yegge Center Groundbreaking, 1994
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie, College of Law Dean Robert Yegge, George Harley, and two unidentified men posing with construction implements in front of a construction sign at the groundbreaking for the Robert B. Yegge Student Center on the University's Park Hill Campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Cherrington Hall, 1966
University of Denver Cherrington Hall, between 1966-2008
Interior detail view of the University of Denver’s Ben M. Cherrington Hall in Denver, CO. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style architecture. Local Denver architect Edwin A. Francis was selected for the design of the building, which was built by the Pinkard Construction Company. Perkins and Will Architects took over the project when Edwin Francis died during construction.
University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Construction, 1966
University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Groundbreaking, 1966
University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Slides, between 1966-2008
University of Denver English Language Center, 1998
Exterior view of the International House at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado in summer.
University of Denver English Language Center, 1997
Exterior view of two students standing outside the entrance to the English Language Center at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver English Language Center, 1997
Two students talk outside the English Language Center at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.