Speeches & Interviews

Dean Walker at the COMCAST Women in tech conference
Dean Walker addresses the Women in Tech conference at the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia.

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Speeches

  • 2024 WiSE Slepecky Lecture at Syracuse University
    April 30, 2024
    Dean Walker was invited to speak at this annual award ceremony named in the memory of professor Norma Slepecky, a distinguished auditory neuroanatomist and member of the Institute for Sensory Research.
  • KEEN 2024 National Conference Keynote
    February 10, 2024
    Dean Walker delivered the closing plenary, where she shared her insights, championing a vision where educators and students alike embrace an entrepreneurial mindset - not just in theory, but as a practice that shapes the very fabric of engineering education.
  • Chancellor's Speaker Series @ Missouri S&T
    January 31, 2024
    Dean Walker delivered a lecture titled, "A Call to Action for Engineers: Rethinking Education, Research and Community," which offered reflections on how we might rethink our roles as engineering educators, collaborative researchers, and engaged partners with community and industry, and discussed ways to work together to develop innovative solutions to transform the technical workforce.
  • State of the College 2023
    October 10, 2023
    Dean Walker marked five years in Engineering and the renewal of her role as Dean with a celebration of engineering achievements and outline of future plans at this annual event.
  • Drexel Engineering Commencement 2023
    June 15, 2023
    Dean Walker congratulated the Class of 2023.
  • 2023 stEm PEER Academy Summer Program
    May 24, 2023
    Hosted by Engineering Plus: An NSF INCLUDES Alliance, Dean Walker was an invited panelist of engineering deans for a session entitled, "The Educational Ecosystem - What can we Affect at our own Institutions?"
  • Drexel Engineering Commencement 2022
    June 10, 2022
    Dean Walker welcomed the latest round of engineering degree recipients and their guests back to in-person commencement festivities at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.
  • ASEE Engineering Deans Institute
    April 16, 2023
    Dean Walker participated as a speaker in the New Deans Forum, offering advice and guidance to individuals in the first one to two years of their role as dean.
  • Shifting Paradigms to Engineer Change in STEM
    March 24, 2022
    Dean Walker was invited to deliver a virtual lecture as part of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Women in Science series.
  • 2022 AAAS Plenary
    February 17, 2022
    As an AAAS Fellow and representative of Drexel University as a sponsor of the 2022 virtual AAAS annual meeting, Dean Walker delivered recorded plenary remarks on the theme, 'empower with evidence.'
  • Launching The Environmental Collaboratory
    February 11, 2022
    As a key collaborator in the conceptual design and formation of The Environmental Collaboratory, along with leaders from Drexel's Academy of Natural Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences, Dean Walker celebrated a ribbon cutting to mark the official launch of TEC.
  • State of the College 2021
    October 21, 2021
    Dean Walker highlighted achievements by faculty, students and staff in her annual address.
  • 2021 NOBCChE Annual Conference
    September 17, 2021
    Dean Walker was named recipient of the 2021 Winifred Burks-Houck Professional Leadership Award, so named for the first female president of NOBCChE. The award recognizes the leadership, scientific achievements, and community service shown while continuing a career in STEM. As part of the award, she delivered the Winifred Burks-Houck Lecture, where she discussed water contamination. The lecture was also featured in Chemical and Engineering News, a publication of ACS.
  • "Resilient Women: Our Collective Role in Advocating for Each Other and the Future of Environmental Chemistry"
    August 22, 2021
    Delivered virtually at the American Chemical Society Fall 2021 meeting, themed "Resilience of Chemistry," as part of a special symposium on "Women in Science and Engineering."
  • Drexel Engineering 2021 Commencement
    June 9, 2021
    Dean Walker addresses the Class of 2021 in a virtual program.
  • Virtual Fireside Chat: Leadership Lessons from Lockheed Martin
    May 10, 2021
    Students and alumni joined Dean Walker for a virtual Q&A with alumnus Jon Rambeau ’96.
  • State of the College 2020
    October 7, 2020
    Dean Walker launched the new Drexel Engineering strategic plan, and shared highlights and achievements from the last academic year at this virtual event.
  • MXene Conference 2020
    August 3, 2020
    Dean Walker welcomed over 1,000 participants to the MXene Conference 2020, the first such event hosted in the U.S. and presented virtually from Philadelphia, PA.
  • College of Engineering Virtual Commencement
    June 11, 2020
  • A New Frontier for Engineering Education Predicated on Peace
    February 28, 2020
    Dean Walker was invited to present as part of the USF Eminent Scholars Lecture Series.
  • Peace Engineering & Innovation Initiative Speaker Series
    November 8, 2019
    Dean Walker spoke via Zoom about the peace engineering program.
  • College of Engineering Commencement
    June 13, 2019
    Dean Walker congratulated Drexel's newest engineering degree recipients.
  • Comcast Women in Tech Conference
    March 21, 2019
    Dean Walker delivered a keynote to the company's top 125 women performers on the future landscape for the tech world the next generation of women in tech.
  • ELATES Graduation Ceremony
    March 20, 2019
    An ELATES alumnae, Dean Walker addressed graduates at the 2019 Leaders Forum.
  • Engineering Leader of the Year Award
    March 14, 2019
    Dean Walker honored 2019 award recipient, Jeffrey J. Wilcox, vice president for digital transformation at Lockheed Martin.
  • “Invent Your Career” Event
    February 19, 2019
    At this networking event, Dean Walker gave introductory remarks.

Interviews