March

Global at Home: Drexel Study Abroad Goes Virtual During the Pandemic

March 29, 2021
Since March 2020, Drexel faculty and international academic partners have been pivoting planned study abroad trips to engaging remote learning opportunities.
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Three Graphic Design Students Received Silver and Honorable Mention Awards in the Graphis New Talent Annual 2021 Competition

March 16, 2021

Graphic Design students, Ashley Wiederspahn, Matthew Barnett, and Anna Cushing received recognition for their designs, from packaging and branding to editorial design.

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Music Industry Alum and ‘Folklore’ Engineer Wins Album of the Year at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

March 15, 2021
Music Industry ’08 alum Jonathan Low was recognized for his work as an engineer/mixer on Taylor Swift’s folklore, which won Album of the Year at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, March 14, 2021.
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Drexel’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio Featured on ‘FTW Philly’

March 15, 2021
Drexel University’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio (EGS) was featured in a new episode of NBS Sports Philadelphia’s FTW Philly series.
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The Latest Shout-outs: Westphal Student, Faculty, Staff & Alumni Achievements

March 09, 2021
Celebrate the students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
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Dancing in Place: How Drexel Product Design and Dance Came Together to Create Safer Experiences for Students

March 09, 2021
As Drexel University approaches one year in remote teaching and learning environments due to the coronavirus pandemic, Westphal students and faculty continue to innovate and adapt in this era of disruption. Drexel's Dance students faced unique challenges, from learning dance techniques via Zoom to preventing injury from ill-suited dance surfaces and lack of space for movement. However, with every challenge comes opportunity. Thanks to the creative problem solving and ingenuity of Product Design faculty, staff, and students, the Dance program now has an exciting, safe approach to virtual performance.
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Announcing the Larry Epstein EAM Endowment Fund

March 09, 2021
After 17 years of serving the Westphal College community, Professor Larry Epstein retired from Drexel in September of 2020. During his tenure, Epstein launched the Bachelor of Science in Entertainment & Arts Management (EAM) in 2006 and served as the program's director until 2012. Now, as Professor Emeritus, Epstein continues his contributions to Westphal with a generous gift to support the EAM program, establishing the Larry Epstein EAM Endowment Fund.
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Product Design Seniors Present their Work at IDSA Philly’s Student Merit Awards

March 08, 2021

On Friday, March 5, 2021, Product Design seniors Brandon Bauer, BreAnna Bechtold, Emma Dietz, Charlotte Guedalia, and Tim Stolwyk presented their work alongside students from Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University at IDSA Philly’s Student Merit Awards.

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Arts Administration & Museum Leadership Announces Cultural Leadership Guest Speaker Series

March 08, 2021

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HOK Competition Won by Drexel Interiors Students for 5th Straight Year

March 05, 2021

Drexel Interior Design and Interior Architecture & Design students swept the awards, winning first place for the fifth consecutive year in the annual HOK Philadelphia Futures Design Competition.

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BRIDGE Scholar is Recipient of Black Talent in Design & Fashion Fund Scholarship

March 05, 2021

Fashion Design first-year and Westphal BRIDGE Scholar, Jazminé Morrow, is a recipient of the Black Talent in Design & Fashion Fund Scholarship, a one-time scholarship of $500 to academically successful students who are studying the fashion industry.

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Drexel Will Re-Open the Pearlstein Gallery in April to Introduce ‘Breathing Room’

March 01, 2021
Drexel University’s Leonard Pearlstein Gallery will re-open on Friday, April 2, 2021 after COVID-19 closed the doors to its contemporary art space for the last year. Fittingly, the Pearlstein Gallery will open with a new exhibition, called Breathing Room, presented in collaboration with local gallery Twelve Gates Arts.
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In Memory of David Raizman, 1951–2021

March 01, 2021
It is with great sadness that we recognize the passing of renowned Distinguished University Professor Emeritus David Raizman, PhD on February 22, 2021. David was a wonderful teacher and colleague and a prolific author. He retired from the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year but remained active professionally as professor emeritus. He came to Drexel in 1989 after receiving his doctorate in art history at the University of Pittsburgh in 1980.
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