University Marketing & Communications
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University Marketing & Communications

Tracy Powell

Tracy Powell

Senior Vice President, University Marketing & Communications
Main Building
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
tbp36@drexel.edu

Division of University Marketing & Communications

Led by Senior Vice President Tracy Powell, the Division of University Marketing & Communications (UMAC) partners with University leadership, faculty, professional staff, and community members to develop and execute essential brand-focused marketing and messaging strategies in alignment with Drexel’s 2030: Designing the Future strategic plan and primary organizational goals.

Utilizing a coordinated surround sound approach that encompasses messaging platforms in all mediums and at all levels, UMAC is focused on sharing the Drexel story with a wide array of internal and external audiences through a unified, impactful delivery that reflects the University’s core values, vision, and mission.

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Publications

Exel Magazine
Exel Magazine 
An award-winning annual magazine overviewing the University’s fast-growing research enterprise.
Drexel Magazine
Drexel Magazine 
A magazine for alumni and friends of the University published three times a year.
Drexel News Blog
Drexel News Blog 
The blog offers expert perspectives on timely topics and a look behind the stories and research making news at Drexel. 
Drexel Now
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Our Work

From marketing brochures to news articles, the division of University Marketing & Communications handles it all.
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Forever Dragons: The Future Is Now in Your Hands

At Drexel University, we want to celebrate our graduating Forever Dragons. We know you have worked hard, made meaningful memories, and pushed beyond the limits of what’s expected to reach this important milestone. And wherever you go in life, personally or professionally, Drexel will always be your home. As our Class of 2023 Dragons take this next step, we know that they will continue to make an impact on the world and move forward as if failure was not an option. The future is now in the hands of our Forever Dragons, and we can't wait to see what they will do!

Drexel News

Drexel quad Drexel Extends 50% Tuition Offer to All Community College Graduates
May 14, 2024
Students who have earned an associate degree from any accredited community college in the United States will now have the opportunity to attend Drexel University at half the cost of tuition.
Virtual Reality May Enhance Learning Efficiency Over Real-World Environments, Says Drexel Study
May 13, 2024
In the first study to consider brain activity during visuospatial problem-solving across immersive virtual reality (VR), 2-D computer screens and physical environments, researchers from Drexel’s School of Biomedical Engineering uncovered a surprising revelation – VR-based learning exhibited optimal neural efficiency, a measure that gauges the brain activity required to complete a unit task.
Gina Lovasi Gina Lovasi Appointed Dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health
May 8, 2024
Interim Dean Gina Lovasi, PhD, MPH, has been appointed Dana and David Dornsife Dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health.
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In the News

This Microcapacitor Charges 100 Million Times Faster Than Lithium-ion Batteries 
May 15, 2024
Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a May 14 IEEE Spectrum story about new microcapacitor technology that can charge 100 million times faster than a lithium-ion battery.
Guide to Modern Problems and Their Solutions
May 15, 2024
Josiah L. Kephart, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 14 AARP magazine feature on "modern problems and their solutions." Kephart shared insight on health problems link to air pollution from gas stoves.
More Than 200 Million Seniors Face Extreme Heat Risks in Coming Decades
May 15, 2024
Safiyyah Okoye, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions and Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 14 NPR story on the impending impact of acute and chronic extreme heat exposure will have on older people, especially as the average age increases worldwide.
No, Roger Stone’s Crowd Photo Isn’t From Trump’s Wildwood Rally. It’s From a Rod Stewart Concert.
May 13, 2024
Matthew Stamm, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a May 13 Philadelphia Inquirer story about misinformation related to a political rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. The story was republished in the Press of Atlantic City.
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