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 206 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) Program, Inaugural Ceremony and Commencement Exercises, 1953 August 28
Program for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony, June Thirteenth,1953. Honorary degrees recipients: William Clyde Martin, Doctor of Divinity; Robert Hugh McWilliams, Doctor of Public Service; Clara Mitchell Van Schaack, Doctor of Humanities. Conferring of degrees and awards: Chancellor Chester M. Alter. The commencement address was given by Chancellor Chester M. Alter.
University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) Summer Commencement, Seventy-Ninth Year, 1943 August 27
Program for the University of Denver undergraduate and graduate summer commencement ceremony, August 27, 1943. Honorary degrees recipients: Alta Elizabeth Dines, Doctor of Humane Letters; Clarence Addison Dykstra, Doctor of Laws; Wilbur Emery Hammaker, Doctor of Laws; John Franklin Shafroth, Doctor of Laws. Conferring degrees in course: Chancellor Caleb F. Gates, Jr. The commencement address was given by Doctor Clarence Addison Dykstra.
University of Denver Commencement 1995, 1995 August 11
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, August 11, 1995. Honorary degree recipient: Yasuo Takeyama. Remarks were given by Sheila P. Wright, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies. Closing remarks were given by Daniel L. Ritchie, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement 1996, 1996 August 16
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, August 16, 1996. Honorary degree recipients: Clayton F. Freiheit, Doctor of Humane Letters, Phillip D. Winn, founder of the University of Denver's Bridge Project, Richard D. Lamm, Director of the Center for Contemporary Issues, University of Denver. Remarks by: Richard D. Lamm, closing remarks by: Daniel L. Ritchie, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement 2003, 2003 June
University of Denver Commencement August 13, 1982, 1982 August 13
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, August 13, 1982. Closing remarks by: Ross Pritchard, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement August 15, 1980, 1980 August 15
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, August 15, 1980. Closing remarks by: Ross Pritchard, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement August 17, 1984, 1984 August 17
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, August 17, 1984. Remarks by: Dwight M. Smith, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement June 4, 1983, 1983 June 4
University of Denver Commencement June 5, 1982, 1982 June 5
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 5, 1982. Closing remarks by: Ross Pritchard, Chancellor of the University.