2017

- Dragons Dream Big About Seeing the World at Passport Day
  
  November 16, 2017
  
  With a big assist from the Study Abroad Office, 111 Drexel students got passports at the annual event, 77 of which were covered by a grant supported by departments around the University. Now all that’s left to do is figure out where to go.
  
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- 7 Reasons to Cheer for Drexel's New Fundraising Campaign
  
  November 13, 2017
  
  The new fundraising campaign is designed to benefit current and future Drexel students alike, providing funding for everything from scholarships to study abroad.
  
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- A PhD Student Giving Voice to the Voiceless in a Push for Gender Equity
  
  October 30, 2017
  
  Leona Donaldson left Japan’s patriarchal society only to encounter sexism, racism and discrimination in America. At Drexel, she’s studying gender imbalance in STEM occupations to do her part in pushing back.
  
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- Drawing International Inspiration From Study Abroad in Singapore
  
  October 19, 2017
  
  Daniela Muñoz went to Singapore expecting to learn about entrepreneurship and innovation. She came away with a newfound appreciation for the dynamics of an increasingly globalized world.
  
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- In Cuba, Drexel University Documentary Class Explores Life and Film
  
  August 29, 2017
  
  An intensive course abroad places Drexel students alongside professional filmmakers at a legendary film school in Cuba to make short documentaries as they discover the complexities of the island nation and the filmmaking process.
  
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- A Life-Changing Visit to a Revolutionary Scandinavian Prison
  
  August 15, 2017
  
  For 10 days last winter, a small group of Drexel students toured prisons and courthouses in Norway and Sweden to learn how a focus on restoration and rehabilitation creates a radically different criminal justice system.
  
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- Teaching Engineers How to Build Peace
  
  July 13, 2017
  
  Drexel and PeaceTech Lab, a nonprofit organization headquartered at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., have created a master’s degree for engineers who want to contribute to the prevention of crises around the world. It launches this fall.
  
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- Mandela Fellows Visit Drexel to Learn How to Lead
  
  July 07, 2017
  
  A group of 25 young civic leaders from across Africa are in the midst of a six-week fellowship program at Drexel meant to help them develop the skills needed to drive systemic changes in their home countries.
  
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- Protecting the World’s Most Trafficked Animal While on Co-op
  
  June 20, 2017
  
  What’s a pangolin? And why is Ashleigh Jugan in Vietnam working to keep them safe from hunters? DrexelNow asked the fourth-year environmental sciences major about that and more in a Q&A about a highly unusual co-op.
  
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- Drexel Dragons Travel to Sub-Saharan Africa With World Vision
  
  May 25, 2017
  
  A Drexel delegation including President John Fry recently traveled to Sub-Saharan Africa with philanthropists David and Dana Dornsife.
  
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