October

Winter Academic Experience at Westphal

October 30, 2020
The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is looking forward to welcoming many of our undergraduate students back in January, and we are working to ensure the safest and most engaging educational experience possible for our community, whether you are taking courses remotely or face-to-face.
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Design & Merchandising Students Participate in ESRAP 2020 Student Merchandising Competition

October 27, 2020
Drexel’s Design and Merchandising program has six students and alumni that have been named as finalists in the ESRAP 2020 Student Merchandising Competition, with Julia Krawiec ’20 winning third place for her submission Aukai. Sponsored by the Educators for Socially Responsible Business Practices, the juried poster competition empowered students to become change agents through the application of socially responsible business practices.
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The Co-Op Theatre Company Presents: "The Mask Plays"

October 20, 2020
The Mask Plays, a collaboration between the Drexel Theatre Community and The Mantua Theater Project, will premiere on YouTube in mid-November just in time for the holidays!
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Westphal Faculty Receive Awards Recognizing Excellence in Teaching, Creative Activities, Research, and Professional Service

October 15, 2020
Westphal faculty receive awards recognizing excellence in teaching, creative activities, research, and professional service.
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October 2020 Shoutouts: Westphal Student, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Achievements

October 15, 2020

Celebrate the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

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Drexel's Pearlstein Gallery Commissions Three Murals Depicting Indigenous Female Leaders

October 14, 2020
In advance of Native American Heritage Month, Drexel University will present (S)Heroes Among Us, a public art event that will be streamed on the Twitch channel of Drexel’s <a href="http://twitch.tv/pearlsteingallery" style="color: #954f72;">Pearlstein Gallery</a> on Friday, Oct.18, 2020 at 1 p.m.  Three Philadelphia-area artists, Priscilla Bell, BUSTA and Leon Rainbow, will paint murals to the sounds of a deejay informed by native music at 3401 Filbert Street in the yard of the gallery.
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Visioning the Future of the PES Refinery Complex

October 07, 2020
"Visioning the Future of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery Complex" is a report about the potential long-term future of the former 1,400-acre Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) oil refinery site on the Lower Schuylkill. The report was designed to spark a conversation about how to ensure the long-term development of the site allows connectivity to the rest of the city and yields equitable economic and environmental benefits to the city and its residents. The report was created through a community visioning process funded by a grant from the William Penn Foundation.
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Screenwriting & Playwriting ’16 alumni receives Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting

October 05, 2020
Screenwriting & Playwriting '16 alumni James Acker receives a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, the most prestigious fellowship in screenwriting and the highest recognition an emerging screenwriter can achieve.
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Get Out the Vote Poster Design Competition

October 02, 2020

Get Out the Vote poster design competition is powered by Graphics Group, a Drexel University student organization, and open to all Westphal College of Media Arts & Design students! The goal of this nonpartisan, apolitical poster design competition is to unite Drexel Westphal students under a noble cause, highlight the power of design in civic action, and encourage the Drexel community to vote.

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Drexel’s LeBow College of Business Introduces Esport Business Degree

October 01, 2020
Identifying the growing trend in the industry, Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business is offering a new esport major within the already successful Sport Business program. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with an Esport Business major is designed for students who plan to pursue careers in the competitive video gaming industry.
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