Anthony J.
Drexel established the
Drexel Institute of
Art,
Science and
Industry in 1891 to meet the needs of a rapidly growing
industrial society. Today, the six colleges and three schools that proudly bear the name
Drexel University provide
businesses and the professions with graduates who have the
knowledge,
skills,
experience,
initiative, and confidence to play leading roles in a technologically driven global
economy.
The engineering curriculum called E4 was designed by Dr. Quinn, who passed away January of 2000. E4 is named as such for incorporating co-op learning, technology, research and leadership. Implemented in 1988 and supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation who later adopted the E4 curriculum as the standard for teaching engineering in universities.