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 657 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Summer Commencement, 1956
The image depicts University of Denver students at summer commencement, in front of Illif School of Theology, in 1956.
University of Denver Tradition ''Freshman Week'', between 1950-1961
Two University of Denver (DU) female students, both wearing beanies, put condiments on their hot dogs during the ''Freshmen Picnic'' in Denver, Colorado. The ''Freshman Picnic'' was part of ''Freshman Week,'' a DU tradition where first-year college students wore distinctive beanies to signify their freshmen status.
University of Denver Tradition Winter Carnival, between 1960-1990
University of Denver (DU) male and female students ride in a truck decorated with a banner that reads: ''DU Winter Carnival.'' One female student holds skis. Winter Carnival is a yearly University of Denver tradition that began in 1960, with both on-campus and on-mountain activities like snowboarding, skiing, and ice skating.
Vietnam Veterans Speak Out On The Persian Gulf
Flier advertising for an on-campus panel discussion featuring Vietnam war veterans discussing the Persian Gulf conflict.
Weekend College, 1983 April 9
The image is of two unidentified individuals studying next to a book stack, for the University of Denver's Weekend College, on 4/9/1983.
Weekend College, circa 1988
The image depicts four unidentified students studying in an unidentified classroom, for University of Denver's Weekend College, circa 1988.
Weekend College, 1988 November
The image depicts three unidentified students on Johnson & Wales University campus at the Weekend College program for the University of Denver, on Colorado Women's College campus, in 11/1988.
Weekend College, 1988 November
The image depicts three unidentified students on Colorado Women's College campus at the Weekend College program for the University of Denver, in 11/1988.
Weekend College, 1988 November
The image depicts two unidentified persons, one a teacher guiding the student on the computer with a bookshelf in the background of an unidentified classroom, affiliated with the Univesrity of Denver, on the Colorado Women's College, in 11/1988.
Weekend College at Colorado Women's College, 1988 November
Black and white contact sheet of University of Denver's Weekend College program,at Colorado Women's College, in 11/1988.