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 31 Collections and/or Records:
"Is There a Time Like This?", 1966 June 9
Text of the Baccalaureate address by Chancellor Chester M. Alter delivered at the University of Denver, June 9, 1966.
J.E. Slater Commencement Address University of Denver August 13, 1976, 1976 August 13
Text of the commencement address by J. E. Slater, delivered at the University of Denver, August 13, 1976.
"Justice in America- The Ideal and the Reality", 1976 August 13
Text of the summer commencement address "Justice in America - The Ideal and the Reality" by Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, delivered at the University of Denver, August 13, 1976.
"Looking Ahead in Education", 1954 August 20
Text of the commencement address "Looking Ahead in Education" by Samuel Miller Brownell, Commissioner of Education, Department of Heath, Education, and Welfare, U.S. Office of Education, Washington, D.C., delivered at the University of Denver, August 20, 1954.
"On Human Resources and Sustaining the Nation's Future", 1990 June 9
Text of the commencement address by Hon. Arthur Allen Fletcher, Chairman, U.S. Commission of Civil Rights, delivered at the University of Denver, June 9, 1990. In his speech, Arthur Allen Fletcher encouraged graduates to assume a leadership role building a brand new America. An America that far exceeds the one they inherited.
"One Moment", 1954 June 11
Text of the commencement address "One Moment" by President of Student Senate Allen Keith Jackson delivered at the University of Denver, June 11, 1954.
The Chancellor's Welcome, 1993 June 5
Text of the commencement address by the Chancellor of the University, Daniel L. Ritchie, delivered at the University of Denver, June 5, 1993.
"The Post-Modern Mind", 1965 June 11
Text of the commencement address, "The Post-Modern Mind", by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, James E. Perdue, delivered at the University of Denver, June 11, 1965.
"The Uncompetitive Society", 1986 December 7
Text of the commencement address titled "The Uncompetitive Society" by Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm, delivered at the University of Denver, June 7, 1986.
"Together - I Believe We Can...", 1978 August 18
Text of the Commencement address "Together - I Believe We Can..." and remarks by Ross Pritchard, University of Denver, August 18, 1978 in response to investiture as Fourteenth Chancellor of the University of Denver.