Kenneth Matheson
Submitted on April 15, 2011 - 9:00AM
This essay is the fourth and final in a series about Drexel's presidents, marking the inauguration of John A. Fry.
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Parke R. Kolbe and the Fascination of Unattainable Goals
Submitted on April 13, 2011 - 8:00AM
This essay about Parke R. Kolbe is the third in a series about Drexel's presidents, marking the inauguration of John A. Fry.
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Hollis Godfrey and Drexel's Design
Submitted on April 12, 2011 - 9:00AM
This essay about Hollis godfrey is the second in a series about Drexel presidents
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: Constantine Papadakis
Submitted on September 23, 2009 - 9:00AM
Friday will be the last day for the exhibition The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel. Come downstairs in Hagerty and check it out.
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Presidential Exhibition Reception Tomorrow!
Submitted on September 22, 2009 - 9:00AM
Join us tomorrow, September 23rd, for a reception for the exhibition 'The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel', curated by Shaun Kirtpartrick. This exhibit highlights some of the many images and items the Drexel Archives holds from the terms of the university's past leaders.
The reception will be held in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower level of Hagerty Library. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: Richard Breslin
Submitted on September 18, 2009 - 9:00AM
Richard David Breslin (b. 1937/38) served as president of Drexel University from Sept. 1, 1988, until 1994, including its centennial year of 1991.
~Shaun Kirkpatrick
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The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel, a exhibition of notable documents and photographs are on display downstairs in Hagerty.
Join us for a reception for this exhibition on Wednesday September 23rd from 4 to 6 p.m
in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Closing President's Exhibition Reception is Six Days Away!
Submitted on September 17, 2009 - 9:00AM
The reception for the exhibition, 'The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel,' currently on display in the W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets).
The reception will be on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, from 4 to 6 p.m. on the lower level of Hagerty Library. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: William Gaither
Submitted on September 16, 2009 - 9:00AM
William S. Gaither (b. 1932) served as the president of Drexel University from May 1984 through his resignation on Oct. 21, 1987, a period of difficulty but also of Drexel growth as a research university and as a residential campus.
~Shaun Kirkpatrick
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The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel is on display on the lower level in Hagerty.
Join us for a reception for this exhibition on Wednesday September 23rd from 4 to 6 p.m
in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: William Hagerty
Submitted on September 14, 2009 - 9:00AM
William Walsh Hagerty (1916-1986) served as president of Drexel from September 1, 1963, to his retirement in 1984 -- at nearly 21 years, Drexel's longest presidency. Like his predecessor James Creese, Hagerty also oversaw a long period of expansion for Drexel; most notably, the school's transformation from an institute of technology into Drexel University in 1970.
~Shaun Kirkpatrick
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Come and learn more about Drexel's Presidents through an exhibition
The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel, on display in the lower level of Hagerty.
Join us for a reception for this exhibition on Wednesday September 23rd from 4 to 6 p.m
in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: James Creese
Submitted on September 10, 2009 - 9:00AM
James Creese (1896-1966) presided over the Drexel Institute of Technology from December 1945 to September 1963 -- Drexel's second-longest serving president.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: George Rea
Submitted on September 8, 2009 - 9:00AM
George Peters Rea (1894-1978) presided over Drexel Institute of Technology from August 1, 1942, to August 31, 1944, during the worst years of World War II.
Robert C. Disque (1883-1968) served as the most frequent temporary head of Drexel Institute of Technology, as the chair of interim administrative committees after the deaths of Kenneth Matheson in 1931 and Parke Kolbe in 1942, and as interim president after the resignation of George Rea in 1944.
~Shaun Kirkpatrick
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The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel, can be seen on display in the lower level of Hagerty.
Join us for a reception for this exhibition on Wednesday September 23rd from 4 to 6 p.m
in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: Parke Kolbe
Submitted on September 3, 2009 - 9:00AM
Doctor Parke Rexford Kolbe (1881-1942) served as president of Drexel Institute from 1932 until his death in February 1942, guiding the school through the Great Depression and the start of World War II.
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Reception for the Presidential Exhibition in Three Weeks!
Submitted on September 2, 2009 - 9:00AM
Please make plans to attend a reception for the exhibition 'The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel,' currently on display in the W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets).
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: Hollis Godfrey
Submitted on August 28, 2009 - 9:00AM
Hollis Godfrey (1874-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from December 1, 1913, to October 1, 1921, transforming it into a formal collegiate institution.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: James MacAlister
Submitted on August 25, 2009 - 9:00AM
Anthony J. Drexel and business partner George W. Childs selected Philadelphia public school superintendent James MacAlister (1840-1913) as the first president of their new Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry.
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Come see a new exhibition in the lower level in Hagerty!
Submitted on August 24, 2009 - 9:00AM
Visiting Hagerty Library? A new display in the continuing series of exhibitions to highlight Drexel University's Archives and Special Collections is now up!
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'Industrial Science in Relation to Full Employment'
Submitted on April 15, 2008 - 2:40AM
To browse the records of the Office of the President during the tenure of Dr. James Creese is to gain an understanding of the Institute's place in the world as much as it is a view to the development of the Institute itself.
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