Saturday, March 4
URBN Annex Screening Room, 3401 Filbert Street, Philadelphia
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Coffee and Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. The Drexel Legacy
Anthony Drexel: A Vision for Equality
Cordelia Biddle, Adjunct Instructor, Pennoni Honors College, Drexel University
Recruiting Students: The Early Years of the Drexel Institute Museum
Elizabeth Milroy, Professor of Art & Art History, Westphal College, Drexel University
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Histories from the Neighborhood
Here, but Then: Drexel's Neighborhood before Drexel
Jeffrey Cohen, Growth and Structure of Cities Term Professor, Bryn Mawr College
Powelton Village: Modern Respectability in the Midst of the "Great Taboo"
Douglas Ewbank, Emeritus Research Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
It Takes a Village
Mark Brack, Associate Professor of Architectural History, Westphal College, Drexel University
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m.-3:30pm Drexel and the Community
Drexel, University City and the Future of Philadelphia
Richardson Dilworth, Professor of Politics, College of Arts & Sciences, Drexel University
Panel discussion – Historical Perspectives on the University Campus in an Urban Setting
Moderated by Harris Steinberg, Executive Director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Architecture and Interiors