Jen Blazina, a professor in the Department of Art & Art History, is an acclaimed Philadelphia artist who regularly exhibits nationally and internationally. With a background in printmaking, Jen has been awarded numerous residences and grants, including funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Leeway Foundation, Maryland State Arts Council, and the Independence Foundation. 

On April 18, alumni, students and faculty from the Paul F. Harron Graduate Program in Television Management gathered for their annual networking event. This year's reception marked a special occasion, the retirement of TVMN Associate Professor Phil Salas.

The latest episode of DNews our award-winning student-produced monthly TV news magazine will premier its latest episode on Friday, May 17 at 8PM. The show’s hosts are Chris Markowitz and Laurel Yaros. The episode includes a close-up look at Philadelphia’s opioid crisis, through the lens of Drexel University Photography alum, Jeffrey Stockbridge. DNews reporters also take you to the URBN Center’s Black Box Theater for She Kills Monsters, the cross-collaboration between Drexel’s Co-op Theatre Company and Entrepreneurial Game Studio. You’ll learn how the Drexel Women’s Basketball Team is making assists, both on the court and off. DNews will also take you inside two area events – one focusing on edgy artwork and the other on mythical creatures. 

Next month, the Drexel University Co-Op Theatre Company will present its final show of the season, Be More Chill, May 9 – 12 in the Mandell Theater. Be More Chill, a new musical that recently made its Broadway debut, has already earned a massive teenage fanbase. The musical centers around Jeremy Heere, a typical high school wallflower who desperately wants to be popular. Jeremy discovers he can swallow a pill - a Super Quantum Unit Intel Processor, or SQUIP - that implants in his brain and teaches him how to be popular. What could possibly go wrong.

Film & Television Program Director Tom Quinn’s feature film Colewell premieres at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFilm) this week. For Tom and the film’s team, it’s the culmination of countless hours of development, production, fine-tuning and promotion—to the great benefit of the work itself and to Westphal students.

Drexel Interior Architecture students were awarded the second place in the 14th annual International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Student Design Competition. This prestigious competition celebrates the talent and fresh design ideas of interior design students currently enrolled in interior design programs throughout the world.

The US premiere of Edinburgh Fringe hit Bon Jovie Musical We’ve Got Each Other is the latest production by the Drexel University Entertainment & Arts Management “Producing for Live Entertainment” class, taught by professor Brannon Wiles.

In just two weeks, the Drexel University Department of Performing Arts will host its 20^th Annual Jazz Extravaganza. The evening will feature the department’s Jazz Orchestra and Jazztet, led by director Brent White, who took the role in the Fall, with guest musicians from the Howard University Jazz Ensemble.