University of Denver
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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"
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University of Denver votes to adopt quarter system in 1929.
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"University Adopts New Quarter Plan; Vote Unanimous," The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, no. 19, November 26, 1929, 1.
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First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU
Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 400 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Commencement Program Fifty-Sixth Year, 1920 June 10
University of Denver Commencement Program Fifty-Third Year, 1917 June 7
Programs for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony Fifty-Third Year, Thursday the seventh of June, 1917. Conferring Degrees: Henry Augustus Buchtel, The Chancellor.
University of Denver Commencement Program June 2, 1984, 1984 June 2
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 2, 1984. Honorary degree recipients: Dr. Linus Carl Pauling, Doctor of Letters; Mr. Francis S. Van Derbus, Doctor of Humane Letters; Dr. Robert Crocker Good, Doctor of Humane Letters and former member of the faculty of DU's Graduate School of International Studies from 1953 to 1958. Closing remarks by: Dwight M. Smith, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement Program June 3, 1995, 1995 June 3
University of Denver Commencement Program June 3, 2000, 2000 June 3
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 3, 2000. Honorary degree recipients: A.J. Kauvar, Doctor of Humane Letters; Bill Owens, Doctor of Public Service, he was sworn in as Colorado's 40th Governor in January 1999; Reverend Michael J. Sheeran, S.J., Doctor of Humane Letters. Remarks were given by Bill Owens, Governor, State of Colorado. The closing remarks were given by Daniel L. Ritchie, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement Program June 3, 2005, 2005 June
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 3, 2005 and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 4, 2005. Honorary degree recipients: Carol M. Moore, Doctor of Humane Letters; Michael B. Enzi, Doctor of Public Service. The remarks were given by Daniel L. Ritchie, Chancellor of the University of Denver.
University of Denver Commencement Program June 3, 2005, 2005 August
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 3, 2005, and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 4, 2005. Honorary degree recipient: Zhang Xinsheng, Doctor of Eduation; remarks by: James R, Davis. Robert D. Coombe, Chancellor of the University of Denver.
University of Denver Commencement Program June 4, 1994, 1994 June 4
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 4, 1994. Honorary degree recipients: John G. Welles, Doctor of Humane Letters; Duain Wolfe, Doctor of Fine Arts. Remarks were given by Timothy E. Wirth, Counselor of the Department of State. The closing remarks were given by Daniel L. Ritchie, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement Program June 4, 2004, 2004 June
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 4, 2004 and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 5, 2004. Honorary degree recipients: Njabulo S. Ndebele, Doctor of Education; Richard C. Notebaert, Doctor of Public Service and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Qwest Communications International, Inc.. Remarks were given by: Richard C. Notebaert. Closing remarks were given by Daniel L. Ritchie, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement Program June 5, 1993, 1993 June 5
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 5, 1993. Honorary degree recipients: John E. Echohawk, Doctor of Humane Letters; William C. Kurtz, Jr., Doctor of Humane Letters; Sylvia B. Ortega Salazar, Doctor of Education. Remarks were given by Sylvia B. Ortega Salazar, Rector, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana. Closing remarks were given by: Daniel L. Ritchie, Chancellor of the University.