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September

  • Grad Student Wins #PayMyTuition Challenge

    September 30, 2014

    Inspired by the summer's viral “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,” some college students started the “Pay My Tuition” challenge. Education software developer Blackboard Inc., jumped on board and announced it would give away $25,000 in scholarship money. And a Drexel grad student won $15,000 of it.

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  • Lockheed Martin Engineering Leadership Program

    September 29, 2014

    Drexel University and Lockheed Martin are working together to nurture the engineering students who show an acuity for leadership. The corporation is partnering with the University’s College of Engineering to create the Lockheed Martin Engineering Leadership Program, a track of courses, activities, mentoring and experiences designed to help students identify and develop their leadership abilities.

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  • Drexel Becomes First University to Host a Permanent Therapy Dog in a Recreation Center

    September 25, 2014

    Thanks to its newest employee, Drexel University has become the first university in the country whose recreation center hosts an on-site therapy dog year-round. Drexel is also the first college in the Greater Philadelphia area to retain a therapy dog on campus.

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  • Drexel and West Catholic Prep Officially Open Athletics Field

    September 24, 2014

    West Catholic Preparatory High School and Drexel University celebrated the official opening of an open-grass area located within Drexel’s Vidas Athletic Complex that was converted into a synthetic field for both institutions to use. A $1.5 million gift from the Maguire Foundation made the transformation possible.

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  • A World-Class Fossil Dig, a One-of-a-Kind Community Event

    September 24, 2014

    More than a thousand residents and visitors to southern New Jersey will dig their own fossils and learn from the Drexel University paleontologist and students who conduct globally significant scientific research at Mantua Township's third annual Community Fossil Dig Day.

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  • Psychological Services Center Opens at Drexel

    September 24, 2014

    The new Psychological Services Center on Drexel's campus now offers high-quality, scientifically informed, affordable psychological services for the community and clinical training opportunities for doctoral students.

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  • Employee Ambassador QandA

    September 22, 2014

    DrexelNow spoke with Millicent Carvalho-Grevious, PhD, who oversees Drexel’s Employee Ambassador Program, to find out what the program is all about.

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  • Summer Construction

    September 22, 2014

    Find out what the cranes and construction crews that have become a part of the Drexel horizon have been up to all summer.

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  • Download Drexel Guardian

    September 22, 2014

    Something that’s free, quick and designed to keep you safe is waiting in the app store for you. The new Drexel Guardian app is ready for download and it’s worth the two minutes it takes to set it up.

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  • Drexel University’s School of Law Receives Unprecedented $50 Million Gift from Thomas R. Kline

    September 17, 2014

    Drexel University’s School of Law will be named the Thomas R. Kline School of Law in honor of a landmark $50 million gift that will transform legal education at Drexel for generations to come, Drexel President John A. Fry announced today. The commitment by Kline, one of the nation’s most respected and influential trial lawyers and a champion of the elevation of trial advocacy training for law students, marks the largest single gift in the University’s history.

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  • GG+A’s David L. Unruh to Lead Drexel’s Institutional Advancement Efforts

    September 16, 2014

    Drexel University has appointed David L. Unruh, currently a senior vice president with Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A), as senior vice president for Institutional Advancement at Drexel. He will begin his new position at the University on Nov. 1.

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  • Fall Fashion QandA

    September 15, 2014

    Design & Merchandising Associate Professor Joseph Hancock, PhD, weighs in on some of the fall trends to watch for this season on Drexel’s campus and beyond.

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  • Drexel Seeks Master Developer for Innovation Neighborhood

    September 05, 2014

    Drexel has retained JLL to advise in the selection of a master developer for its ambitious Innovation Neighborhood plan for Philadelphia’s University City. The master developer will have exclusive rights to plan and develop approximately 10 acres of urban, transit-oriented real estate. Anchoring University City’s Innovation District, the project has a capacity to exceed more than five million square feet of mixed-use development.

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  • Taney Dragon Mom

    September 04, 2014

    Drexel’s Chanel Ward-Richardson, mom to Taney Dragon first baseman Joseph Richardson Jr., is finally coming back to reality after an unforgettable summer.

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  • Raymond G. Perelman to Name Center for Jewish Life at Drexel

    September 03, 2014

    Renowned Philadelphia area philanthropist Raymond G. Perelman has pledged $6 million for the construction of a Center for Jewish Life at Drexel. The new facility, which is expected to open in the fall of 2016, will be named the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Jewish Life and will be located on N. 34th Street.

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