Drexel Celebrates Black History Month
January 25, 2023
Celebrate Black History Month by participating in a variety of programs and events across the University! More to be announced...
Friday, February 10, 2023
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST
Virtual via Zoom
In celebration and recognition of Black History Month, the Graduate College and Graduate Student Association are proud to partner with the Center for Black Culture to offer our February Scholars Share program which will honor and feature Black excellence, including members of our Black graduate and professional community and research topics related to Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC).
Visit the Scholars Share event page for more information about our featured speakers and to register!
The Graduate College of Drexel University is committed to actively fostering and promoting justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) by embracing all human differences while building on the commonalities amongst different groups. Read more about our commitment to JEDI.
Graduate students and their families and household members have access to Drexel's Employee Assistance Program (EAP), SupportLinc. SupportLinc is designed to help you address the challenges that life, work and relationships can bring. You can access confidential, 24/7 counseling with a licensed professional in person or virtually. In-person and virtual counseling for short-term issues are available for up to six sessions per person, per issue, per year.
Please review the following resources and tip sheets related to Black History Month and topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion:
Thursday, February 23, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. EST
Graduate Student Lounge
Main Building, Room 010A, Lower Level
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Register
Dr. Joseph "Joe" Hancock takes us on a voyage to understand how fashion brands are tapping into the cultural zeitgeist to be a part of powerful consumer communities. His new book, Fashion Brand Stories (Bloomsbury, 2022), is comprised of ten detailed case studies on groundbreaking brands like Vivienne Westwood, Vera Wang, Levi’s®, and The Gap Inc., Fashion Brand Stories shows how fashion retailers and designers use storytelling to establish and maintain relationships with their customers. These entertaining case studies explore the evolution of each brand as a cultural entity with its own carefully crafted personality. Aided by interviews with industry professionals, in this workshop, you will learn how brands start out, grow and encounter success or failure and how to apply those hard-won lessons to your own thoughts on branding. Why did you buy it? And what draws you to particular brands? You will be asked to participate! So, get ready for a fun and exciting learning adventure on how storytelling is a great scholarly method to understand us as people.