2024

November
- How Drexel University is Seen in ‘Philadelphia Revealed’
  
  November 06, 2024
  See how Dragons left their touch on the exhibition — and what objects came from Drexel alumni and even the University itself.
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October
- The Latest Shout-Outs: Westphal Student, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Achievements
  
  October 22, 2024
  Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
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- ‘The Ecology of Fashion’ on Display at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
  
  October 04, 2024
  The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University enters the world of fashion, in collaboration with the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection (FHCC) of Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, to present The Ecology of Fashion.
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September
- Scavenger Hunt: Art on Drexel’s Campus
  
  September 30, 2024
  A Drexel graduate student created a way for Dragons to learn about University’s public art, various art collections and gallery spaces.
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- Gradvice: Tips for Easing into Life as a Drexel Graduate Student
  
  September 11, 2024
  Drexel faculty and professional staff members who work closely with students shared tips and advice for new Dragons starting this academic year.
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- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel’s Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  September 03, 2024
  Last term, Drexel University — through its colleges, schools and other units and programs — created a variety of new opportunities for industry and local partnerships as well as civic engagement. This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost.
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August
- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  August 30, 2024
  Last term, Drexel University faculty members were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions. This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost.
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- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievements: Summer 2024
  
  August 26, 2024
  Here's a snapshot of awards, scholarships, publications and fellowships Drexel University students have earned in the past term.
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- Seeing the Potential for Drexel-Salus Collaborations
  
  August 22, 2024
  June He, a Drexel University assistant professor and eyewear design expert, connected with members of Salus at Drexel University’s renowned Pennsylvania College of Optometry program for future interdisciplinary research and classes.
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July
- Neville Vakharia, PhD, Appointed Dean of the Pennoni Honors College
  
  July 18, 2024
  He is currently associate dean of research and planning and an associate professor of arts administration & museum leadership in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.
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June
- 2024 Ellen Forman Award Presented to Yuki Ishiguro
  
  June 21, 2024
  
  The Ellen Forman Memorial Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation and Drexel University announce choreographer Yuki Ishiguro as the 2024 Ellen Forman Memorial Fund Award winner. The award honors Ellen Forman, who was a dancer, choreographer and educator for more than twenty years in the Philadelphia area.
  
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- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel’s Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  June 18, 2024
  The University created a variety of new opportunities for industry and local partnerships as well as civic engagement.
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- Howard University and Drexel University Collaborate on Department of Energy Project for Clean Energy Education
  
  June 12, 2024
  The two institutions have received an initial installment of $500,000 with the highest three performers eligible to share $1,750,000 for implementation to develop a cross-university exchange program related to the design of low-carbon environments.
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- Q&A: How the UArts-Drexel Pathway is Here to Help Students
  
  June 07, 2024
  As students from the University of the Arts look for a way forward, they can find a path paved with care and support from Drexel University.
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- Drexel University Celebrates 50 Years of Performances and Events at the Mandell Theater
  
  June 03, 2024
  Since 1973, the space has provided the amenities and benefits of a professional theater for generations of Drexel students, faculty, professional staff and community members.
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May
- Five Westphal Faculty Receive 2024 Drexel Faculty Recognition Awards
  
  May 31, 2024
  The Drexel Faculty Recognition Awards (formerly the Provost Awards for Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Service) allow Drexel University to honor full-time and part-time faculty for their demonstrated excellence in serving the educational and scholarly missions of the University. The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design leads the University in Faculty Recognition Awards with five of our colleagues recognized.
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- Drexel University Names 2024 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 28, 2024
  In addition to a University-wide Commencement speaker who will address the Class of 2024, individual speakers — including alumni! — will give keynote addresses at college and school ceremonies.
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- Commencement 2024: Breonna Danielle Rodriguez Delgrosso to Deliver Keynote Remarks at Westphal Ceremony
  
  May 24, 2024
  Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is pleased to announce its keynote and student speakers for Commencement 2024.
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April
- Fashion Icon Mary McFadden 'The High Priestess of High Fashion' Exhibition Opens at Drexel
  
  April 29, 2024
  Drexel University pays tribute to the ‘Modern Ritual’ of fashion icon Mary McFadden with a gala invitation-only reception on that will gather Philadelphia’s fashion and cultural leaders, followed by an exhibition open to the public.
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- Drexel Students Shine As 2024 METROPOLIS Future100 Winners
  
  April 24, 2024
  
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- The Latest Shout-Outs: Westphal Student, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Achievements
  
  April 17, 2024
  Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  April 09, 2024
  Faculty members were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.
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- Professor Michelle McHugh Named to NATAS Board of Directors
  
  April 05, 2024
  
  The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced today its new Board of Directors. The move follows a multi-year restructuring of the Academy’s bylaws and governance to be more representative of the industry communities it serves. Among the new members of the Board is Michelle McHugh, assistant teaching professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.
  
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- Drexel Westphal Makes Princeton Review List of Top Schools for Game Design for 2024
  
  April 02, 2024
  
  Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is one of the top schools for game design studies according to The Princeton Review^®. The education services company features Westphal on its 15th annual ranking lists: Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design for 2024 and Top 25 Graduate Schools for Game Design in 2024.
  
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- Through Connections and Community, Drexel Course Helps Launch Computer Lab in Tanzania
  
  April 01, 2024
  Several Drexel units and external partners collaborated for a class that ultimately culminated in improved digital literacy and educational opportunities for young learners — and, as a byproduct, physical school and road repairs in the country’s Moshi District.
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March
- Drexel’s Pearlstein Gallery Offers Spring Exhibitions Centered on the Healing Properties of Art and Creative Works
  
  March 20, 2024
  The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will present two spring exhibitions that draw on nature, its calming properties and the creation of art as a form of medicine. “Sandra Eula Lee: The Walking Mountain” and “50 Years of Creative Arts Therapies” will go on display Tuesday, April 2 through Saturday, May 25 with an opening reception taking place on Thursday, April 11 from 5-7:30 p.m.
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- The Latest Shout-Outs: Westphal Student, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Achievements
  
  March 12, 2024
  Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
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- Announcing Recipients of the 2024 Westphal Mini-Grants
  
  March 12, 2024
  The Westphal Research Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Westphal Mini-Grants. In alignment with our strategic plan, Westphal for All, these grants reflect our strategy to provide resources for our faculty to pursue research, scholarship, and creative work that increases the impact of their work and the visibility of our college.
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- 40 Years Ago, Drexel Made Computer — and Apple — History
  
  March 05, 2024
  In the early 1980s, Drexel became the first university in the country to require all students to have a personal computer, a mandate made possible through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Apple Inc.
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February
- In Memory of Emanuel Kelly, FAIA
  
  February 26, 2024
  Today, we fondly remember and pay tribute to Emanuel Kelly, FAIA, a distinguished Philadelphia architect and founding partner of Kelly Maiello Architects, who passed away in January at the age of 80. He was not only a West Philadelphia native but also a graduate of Drexel University’s Part-time Evening Architecture Program. Throughout his life, he dedicated himself to architecture, education, leadership, and community advocacy, leaving an indelible mark on the city and our profession.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  February 16, 2024
  Last term, Drexel professors were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.
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- Drexel University Students Triumph as Winners of 2024 NRF Foundation University Challenge Presented by Kohl's
  
  February 13, 2024
  In a culmination of innovation, dedication, and exemplary teamwork, Drexel University's Design & Merchandising Program emerged victorious in the 2024 NRF Foundation University Challenge, presented by Kohl's. Undergraduate students Allie Gress, Aly Chew, Krysta Mendoza, and Rajvi Dharamshi crafted a winning product assortment and end-to-end marketing campaign aimed at propelling growth in the Hispanic market.
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- The Universal Language of Cinema: Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence Abhijit Chowdhury Shares Expertise across Region
  
  February 13, 2024
  On the last weekend in January, Drexel’s Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Abhijit Chowdhury gave a two-day workshop for members of Kushilob, an eastern Pennsylvania-based Bengali language community theatre group.
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- The Latest Shout-Outs: Westphal Student, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Achievements
  
  February 13, 2024
  
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January
- The First Exhibition of Contemporary Nepali Artists in the U.S. Debuts in Drexel’s Pearlstein Gallery
  
  January 10, 2024
  Forty-one paintings by 13 contemporary Nepali artists will be on display alongside 42 early photographs from late 19th- and early 20th-century Nepal. This is the first exhibition of contemporary Nepali artists in the United States.
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- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievements
  
  January 08, 2024
  Here's a snapshot of awards, scholarships, publications and fellowships Drexel University students have earned in the past term.
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- Entrepreneurial Game Studio's App Takes Stanzas to the Streets
  
  January 02, 2024
  A new app from Drexel University’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio and Cleaver Magazine is using augmented reality to spruce up Philadelphia with beautiful writing. Called Story Seek, the application takes users on a virtual tour of the city to places that have inspired or elicit feelings captured through poems and stories, shared in an augmented reality experience throughout the journey.
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