Annual CNHP Gratitude Ceremony

The students in the College of Nursing and Health Professions initiated an annual Gratitude Ceremony in 2023 to celebrate the gifts of the individuals who donated their bodies to our students' education. In 2023, a tree was planted in front of the Health Science Building, and in 2024 and 2025, a painting was commissioned to stand as a tribute to all the donors.

2025 CNHP Gratitude Ceremony

College of Nursing and Health Professions Gratitude Ceremonies 

CNHP 3rd Annual Gratitude Ceremony
On August 29, 2025, Drexel’s Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant students gathered for a gratitude ceremony honoring your loved ones. To recognize their enduring impact, we commissioned a painting titled Transference, which has been added to our gallery outside the main entrance to our labs. While we may not have had the privilege of knowing them personally, please know that each donor’s gift has profoundly shaped us as future healthcare professionals, and we remain committed to carrying forward the invaluable lessons they have imparted to us.

Painting titled Transference 
painted by Jake Brossman.

CNHP 2nd Annual Gratitude Ceremony
On August 27, 2024, the Drexel Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant students organized a gratitude ceremony to commemorate your loved ones. As a tribute to your loved one's lasting impact, we commissioned a painting titled
Unwrapped that will hang outside our labs main entrance. Though we may not have had the privilege to know them personally, please know that each donor's gift has profoundly nurtured us as future healthcare professionals, and we are committed to upholding the invaluable guidance they have imparted to us.


Painting titled
Unwrapped painted by Sarah Rivera.

CNHP 1st Annual Gratitude Ceremony
On September 7, 2024, the Drexel Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant students organized the first department-wide gratitude ceremony to commemorate your loved ones. As a tribute to your loved one's lasting impact, we have planted a commemorative tree just outside Drexel's Health Science Building. Though we may not have had the privilege to know them personally, please know that each donor's gift has profoundly nurtured us as future healthcare professionals, and we are committed to upholding the invaluable guidance they have imparted to us.