July

A Virtual Update on Drexel’s 2020–2030 Strategic Plan

July 29, 2020
On July 28, several members of the Executive Planning Committee provided insight into how they are working to prepare for Drexel’s future in the midst of this year’s unique challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racial injustice.
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CASTLE Launches Faculty Fellows Program

July 27, 2020
A new initiative out of the Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE) adds an additional layer to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Sustaining Excellence Program at Drexel University, which is aimed at improving retention of STEM undergraduates by developing evidence-based competencies among STEM educators through community building, mentorship and recognition of innovative teaching.
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New Online Lit Journal Launches with Civic Engagement Focus

July 27, 2020
As cities around the world shut down in response to COVID-19, and the #StayHomePHL campaign ushered Philadelphians indoors, a small group of Drexel University students launched an online literary journal. While the timing may appear far from ideal, Paper Dragon was created, by the first cohort of Drexel’s MFA in Creative Writing program, to give a venue to diverse voices rising through adversity.
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CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

July 27, 2020
We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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A Robust, Caffeinated Comedy: “The Great American Deception”

July 27, 2020
In the near future, a mall-society spanning coast to coast has replaced much of the USA, and Private Investigator Frank Harken has made a name for himself as a no-nonsense detective. After wisecracking, coffee-making robot Arjay becomes Harken’s sidekick, the unlikely duo takes on the case of a missing woman and travels through the outlandish underworld of the Great American.
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Drexel Rallies Around Co-op Students Affected by the Pandemic

July 27, 2020
When spring/summer co-op students started to lose positions due to the hardships brought on by COVID-19, several University colleges, schools and departments heeded the call to create new positions and provide funding to support this Drexel rite of passage.
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Online Session for Faculty and Professional Staff Shares Campus Return Coping Strategies

July 27, 2020
In the July 23 presentation “When Pandemic Becomes Endemic: Managing Distress While Living With Covid-19,” College of Medicine Vice Chair for Education, and Director of Residency and Professor of psychiatry Donna Sudak, MD, suggested ways in which Dragons can manage their anxiety in these uncertain times.
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Fall Courses

July 22, 2020
From the 2020 presidential election to the origins of the universe, to your community, learn and apply a range of relevant topics in these noteworthy fall courses.
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CoAS Shines at Annual Celebration of Drexel Authors

July 22, 2020
In June, Drexel University gathered virtually to recognize over 100 accomplished authors and editors in its eighth-annual Celebrating Drexel Authors event. Members of the College of Arts and Sciences featured prominently in the event, including professors, graduate students and alumni from across several departments.
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Meet Drexel’s New Student Body President

July 22, 2020
Drexel’s Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) recently announced its new crop of officers, led by President and biological sciences major Tim Hanlon! Read on to find out more about Tim’s plans for the role and how Drexel students can utilize the USGA to make their voices heard.
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CoAS Creates New Role: Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

July 22, 2020
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce that it will appoint an internal candidate to the new role of Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with an expected start date of September 1, 2020. This new position will report directly to the Dean and become a member of the Dean’s Leadership Team, a group comprising Department Heads, Associate Deans and Directors.
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