2018

December
- Communication Major Shines in Crisis Management Career
  
  December 14, 2018
  After many years of teaching public relations, I can always spot those students I just know will become what I call “PR Stars.” That’s Ashley Flear. The recent communication graduate never bragged about her many skills, but I noticed how she efficiently developed a website for an ovarian-cancer awareness project, overachieved on every assignment, and then, created an amazing crisis communication magazine for her senior project.
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November
- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  November 26, 2018
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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October
- Research Update: Q&A with Asta Zelenkauskaite, PhD
  
  October 22, 2018
  Asta Zelenkauskaite, PhD, is an associate professor of communication and of communication, culture and media in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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September
- Student Job Opportunities
  
  September 26, 2018
  
  Sharpen your professional and research skills, earn extra money and gain valuable experience with these student job opportunities!
  
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- Welcoming New Faculty to the College of Arts and Sciences
  
  September 25, 2018
  We are thrilled to introduce the following new faculty members and welcome them to the College of Arts and Sciences community.
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- Student Organization Spotlight: PRSSA
  
  September 24, 2018
  The Drexel Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is an organization for students interested in public relations. Most members come from the communication and marketing fields, but others study engineering, economics and even culinary arts. I interviewed communication major Nneka Van Gronigen ’19, the president of Drexel PRSSA from 2016 to 2018, for her perspective on the organization.
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July
- Fall Courses
  
  July 23, 2018
  Learn about the social dynamics of urban spaces, the language of the body in popular culture, and the philosophies of social and political life in these exciting fall courses.
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May
- College of Arts and Sciences Tenure, Promotion and Awards
  
  May 22, 2018
  The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University could not be accomplished without the dedication and support of our faculty members. It is their pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship that reinforces our position as a modern liberal arts college, and enhances our University’s reputation as a world-class research institution.
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- Communication Major Tests Her Limits Abroad
  
  May 21, 2018
  As the plane hovered 13,000 feet above the Earth, Kathy Chen didn’t feel fear until the adventure-seeker beside her hurtled out. Moments later, she and her skydiving instructor were free falling as well, the countryside of Japan and a distant view of Mt. Fuji unfurling beneath them.
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- Communication Alum Directs Original Documentary on Mothers Struggling with Opioid Addiction
  
  May 03, 2018
  
  “One time I was in rehab, and they were talking about how there is an original body of pain. And you create more pain on top of that trying to handle the original thing that hurt you.”
  
  So recalls Ashley Ramey in the trailer for “Original Body of Pain,” a documentary about motherhood and opioid addiction co-directed by Stan Wright, BA Communication ’15, and Dominic Silva, both MFA students at Wake Forest University.
  
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April
- As Drexel’s Co-op Centennial Approaches, Check Out What Dragons Are Working on Today
  
  April 20, 2018
  The Steinbright Career Development Center recently released the winning photos from its annual Co-op Photo Contest.
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- Communication Major and Eagles Cheerleader Takes on Midterms, Media and the Super Bowl
  
  April 10, 2018
  A student in the College of Arts and Sciences witnessed the Eagles’ Super Bowl season firsthand as an Eagles cheerleader.
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- Humanities and Social Sciences Lab Open House Fosters Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  
  April 03, 2018
  
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February
- Spring Courses
  
  February 01, 2018
  Gain the skills to ace your first co-op, find out what it takes to become the next big blogger, and learn how Hollywood has affected the environmental movement in these new spring courses.
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January
- Student Spotlight: Christopher Bonnaig, BA Sociology ‘15
  
  January 16, 2018
  Christopher Bonnaig graduated from Drexel University in 2015, with a major in Sociology and a minor in Communication, Magna Cum Laude. He is currently in law school at the Georgetown University Law Center. During his time at Drexel, Christopher participated in a co-op at the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General in the Bureau of Consumer Protection. He describes his co-op experience as the “perfect marriage of my academic interest in Sociology and professional interest in a legal career”, and lauds his supervisors as “incredibly helpful mentors”, who he still keeps in touch with today.
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