Today is the 25th birthday of the Apple MacIntosh. Drexel students were among the first users of the little machine that revolutionized personal computing back in January 1984. Drexel was the first university to require its students to own and operate a personal computer, a story told in Professor D.B. Jones’s film Going National, available at the University Archives.

MacIntosh Distribution Day 1984

These photographs and many others can be found in the University Archives’ Events photographs collection. Thanks to Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations, for letting us know about the Mac’s birthday.

Drexel Hillel, 1979

Meara Lebovitz of Drexel Hillel recently visited the University Archives to research the history of Jewish students at Drexel. If you are an alumn who was involved in Hillel at Drexel and would like to share your experiences, please contact Meara at mlebovitz@phillyhillel.org or 215.895.2531.