![Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist, established his university in 1891.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe5f0bfd4/drexel-2.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist, established his university in 1891.
![Flying Fish Brewing Company owner and alum Gene Miller created a custom beer for the anniversary.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe602a0e4/drexel-3.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
Flying Fish Brewing Company owner and alum Gene Miller created a custom beer for the anniversary.
1 Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist, established his university in 1891. 2 Flying Fish Brewing Company owner and alum Gene Miller created a custom beer for the anniversary. 3 The opening spread of the redesigned alumni magazine debuts a reoccurring stats feature.
![The opening spread of the redesigned alumni magazine debuts a reoccurring stats feature.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe61a85cb/drexel-1.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
The opening spread of the redesigned alumni magazine debuts a reoccurring stats feature.
![A diagram called “Six Degrees of A.J. Drexel” connects the school's founder to actor Kevin Bacon.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe640d358/drexel-11.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
A diagram called “Six Degrees of A.J. Drexel” connects the school's founder to actor Kevin Bacon.
![A tipped-in card with a perforated, removable facsimile of Anthony J. Drexel’s signature mustache.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe650ca59/drexel-10.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
A tipped-in card with a perforated, removable facsimile of Anthony J. Drexel’s signature mustache.
![A timeline in the shape of the Drexel Dragon opens the anniversary package.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe66101d1/drexel-4.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
A timeline in the shape of the Drexel Dragon opens the anniversary package.
4 A diagram called “Six Degrees of A.J. Drexel” connects the school's founder to actor Kevin Bacon. 5 A tipped-in card with a perforated, removable facsimile of Anthony J. Drexel’s signature mustache. 6 A timeline in the shape of the Drexel Dragon opens the anniversary package.
![The floor-to-ceiling pipes of a grand old wind organ housed in the university’s Main Building.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe672d978/drexel-5.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
The floor-to-ceiling pipes of a grand old wind organ housed in the university’s Main Building.
![Drexel’s President John A. Fry taking selfies with students.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe68687a8/drexel-6.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
Drexel’s President John A. Fry taking selfies with students.
1 The floor-to-ceiling pipes of a grand old wind organ housed in the university’s Main Building. 2 Drexel’s President John A. Fry taking selfies with students. 3 The first black man (bottom right) to graduate from Drexel in 1900.
![The first black man (bottom right) to graduate from Drexel in 1900.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe69abc81/drexel-7.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
The first black man (bottom right) to graduate from Drexel in 1900.
![A contact sheet captured the glory days of Drexel football.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe6ad3c0d/drexel-8.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
A contact sheet captured the glory days of Drexel football.
![Drexel gained a new lineage in 2011 when it combined with the Academy of Natural Sciences.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe6bf06d9/drexel-9.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
Drexel gained a new lineage in 2011 when it combined with the Academy of Natural Sciences.
![In 2014, then-Drexel paleontologist Ken Lacovara presented Dreadnoughtus schrani.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/592cbe6d08cdc/drexel-12.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=417)
In 2014, then-Drexel paleontologist Ken Lacovara presented Dreadnoughtus schrani.
4 A contact sheet captured the glory days of Drexel football. 5 Drexel gained a new lineage in 2011 when it combined with the Academy of Natural Sciences. 6 In 2014, then-Drexel paleontologist Ken Lacovara presented Dreadnoughtus schrani.