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John Vinton Dahlgren (April 22, 1868 – August 11, 1899) was an American lawyer, Commissioner of Charities for the State of New York and the first husband of Elizabeth Wharton Drexel. The medical library building at Georgetown University is named in his honor.
Drexel was founded as a technical school in 1891 for the "improvement of industrial education as a means of opening better and wider avenues of employment to young men and women." [ 4 ] Drexel began awarding undergraduate degrees in 1914, starting with the Bachelor of Science in engineering; before that, Drexel granted certificates or diplomas ...
Drexel and Henry Symes Lehr at their wedding in 1901 Drexel's first husband, John V. Dahlgren, c. 1897 Drexel in 1899. Drexel was born on April 22, 1868, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Lucy Wharton and Joseph William Drexel. [2]
The college is listed in the U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 rankings as #54 for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs [2] and #97 in Best Engineering Schools (graduate). [3] Drexel was cited by Forbes magazine as one of the top 25 STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) schools in the country. [4]
President of Dickinson College: Michael Heyman Alpha Theta / Dartmouth Former Chancellor, University of California Dr. Walter S. Newman Nu / Hampden-Sydney Former President of Virginia Tech Charles H. Spooner Alpha/Norwich Former President of Norwich University: John M. Sullivan Eta Omicron / Northwestern State
The top floor of Drexel's URBN Center (as seen in 2022) The college offers eighteen undergraduate and nine graduate programs in media, design and the performing arts. Like other programs of study at Drexel, the Antoinette Westphal College offers students the ability to go out on co-op tailored to the college's area of study. Additionally ...
The facility is best known for its 2,509-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to multiple Drexel University Dragons sports teams including basketball and wrestling.While the entire recreation center, including the multi-purpose arena, gym, natatorium, rock climbing wall, and squash canter are located in the athletic center, the "DAC" generally refers solely to the multi-purpose arena.
Anthony Joseph Drexel, who founded the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry in 1891, which later became Drexel University. The history of Drexel University, a private university in Philadelphia, began with the founding of Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, with the main building dedicated on December 17 of that year.