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April

Special Training for Nurses at Drexel

April 21, 2008
In the early twentieth century Drexel participated in training for nurses.
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Student Life for Women at Drexel During the 1950's

April 18, 2008
The Sarah van Rensselaer Dormitory was the home of female students at Drexel for many decades. In promotional pamphlets Drexel accentuated the educational and social aspects of college life for female students.
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The Federation of Engineering Societies Fourth Annual Engineers' Day

April 15, 2008
The growth of the School of Engineering at Drexel is evident in a program for the Federation of Engineering Societies, Engineers' Day held at the Drexel Institute of Technology in 1952.
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'Industrial Science in Relation to Full Employment'

April 15, 2008
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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Celebrating Drexel's Diamond Jubilee

April 11, 2008
In 1966, Drexel celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary with its Diamond Jubilee. The theme was 'The Responsible Man in a Free Society of Exploding Technology', which amply illustrated Drexel's history and the current goals of that time period.
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The Many Roles of the Modern Woman

April 7, 2008
Ardenia Chapman wrote a memorandum to the Council of Deans on the place of women in higher education in 1960. It is a very enlightening look at how one woman viewed the position of women in society prior to the second wave of feminism in the 1960's and 1970's.
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The Business Curriculum of Drexel: The Pink Collar Track

April 4, 2008
During the 1950's Drexel continued to offer female students the opportunity to receive a degree in the College of Business Administration.
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April

Special Training for Nurses at Drexel

Student Life for Women at Drexel During the 1950's

The Federation of Engineering Societies Fourth Annual Engineers' Day

'Industrial Science in Relation to Full Employment'

Celebrating Drexel's Diamond Jubilee

The Many Roles of the Modern Woman

The Business Curriculum of Drexel: The Pink Collar Track