George Woods | Historic Pittsburgh

ca. 1858-1880

Title
George Woods
Date
ca. 1858-1880
Identifier
CHAN10.UA
Description
George Woods accepted the role of Chancellor in November 1858. Woods set out to increase enrollment, keep classical courses, and raise funding for the University that still was still recovering from a series of fires in the late 1840's. Woods also placed an emphasis on science and engineering courses. George Woods would hold his office for 22 years with an extremely successful tenure of growth for the University. During his time at the University the first professional and technical training departments were established. Woods left the University in 1880 in a bitter dispute, but that does not overshadow the accomplishments he had at the University. Woods also led the University through the trying years of the Civil War.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
College presidents
Woods, George
Western University of Pennsylvania
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
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