Drexel Class Of 1975 And The Golden Dragon Society

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There are many events planned for the Golden Dragon Society – our alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago. Join your classmates back on campus to enjoy one another’s company, to experience and learn about the Drexel of today and to meet some of the University’s faculty, staff and students.

Our guests of honor this year are the members of the 50-year reunion Class of 1975! We can’t wait to celebrate this milestone reunion with you and welcome you into the Golden Dragon Society.

THURSDAY, MAY 1

Drexel Class of 1975 Welcome Dinner

5:30 to 8 p.m.; Main Building; Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery
Kick off your reunion weekend at this intimate, seated dinner, surrounded by the artwork of the Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery which houses 19th Century European artwork, as well as portraits by A.J. Drexel’s father, Francis Martin Drexel.

FRIDAY, MAY 2

Golden Dragon Society Luncheon

11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Creese Student Center, Behrakis Grand Hall
Catch up with friends old and new and reminisce about your Dragon days at this luncheon for all members of the Class of 1975 and prior. The Class of 1975 will be inducted into the Golden Dragon Society, the Golden Dragon Award will be presented to Floss Barber ’75 and a Class of 1975 group photo will be taken. Paul Jensen, PhD, Executive Vice President and Nina Henderson Provost of Drexel University, will present on Drexel’s academic transformation, an exciting plan to reshape the University’s curriculum, academic calendar and institutional structure.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

2025 Urban Futures Symposium: Keynote and Panel Discussion

3:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Constantine N. Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building

Did you know that by 2050, nearly 90% of the US population is projected to live in urban areas? The human responsibilities in the future of urbanism are more important now than ever before.

Keynote speaker Tracy Hadden Loh, a Fellow with the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at Brookings Metro, has dedicated her career to understanding how infrastructures in neighborhoods and cities can impact social, economic and civic outcomes. Her work analyzes small scale community organizing through large scale government services and aims to identify when and how these efforts can make impactful change. Her interests lie specifically in commercial real estate, infrastructure, racial justice and governance. 

Then, a panel of Drexel faculty experts will discuss The Role of Cities and Urban Universities in an Ever-Changing World, diving into the issues surrounding the sustainability and livability of modern urban environments through the lens of citizenship, health and infrastructure. Panelists include Richard Dilworth, PhD, Department of Politics; Alina Schnake Mahl, ScD, MPH, Department of Health Management and Policy; and Andrew Zitcer, PhD, Urban Strategies.

Drexel After Dark

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center
Celebrate the close of Alumni Weekend with friends from Drexel University, College of Medicine and its legacy schools at Drexel After Dark! This year, guests will get exclusive access to the world-class Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center to dine, drink and dance the night away.

Enjoy food stations, signature cocktails, fun photo ops and more, as we take over the state-of-the-art Specter Center which is housed in the historic Pennsylvania State Armory Building on Drexel’s University City campus.

The 76,000 square-foot facility is home to the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame, as well as a high-performance training center for Team USA athletes and the U.S. Squash National Headquarters.