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 24 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Leo Block Alumni Center Groundbreaking Ceremony, 1996
Chancellor Dan Ritchie, second from left, and four other individuals, pose with shovels during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Leo Block Alumni Center on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Newman Performing Arts Center, 2000
A group of individuals pose with hard hats and shovels during the groundbreaking for the University of Denver Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver, Colorado. Chancellor Dan Ritchie is visible fourth from the left.
University of Denver Olin Hall, 1995
Chancellor Dan Ritchie (center), poses with Greg Dewey (Chair, Chemistry) and Bob Dores (Chair, Biological Sciences) during the Olin Hall groundbreaking ceremony on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Ritchie Center Construction, between 1998-1999
Chancellor Dan Ritchie (left), Joy Burns (center), and another individual pose at the groundbreaking of the Ritchie Center on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.