2018 | Drexel CCI

- Top Drexel Stories of 2018
  
  December 17, 2018
  
  2018 was a big year for Drexel University. Thanks to DrexelNow, you can relive the year's top stories concerning faculty, staff and students who were involved with some of the biggest news and events on and off campus.
- 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Drexel Blockchain
  
  December 10, 2018
  
  Drexel students may not know much about the one-month-old club — or even that it exists — but here are some interesting facts that may make it hard not to attend the next general assembly meeting.
- This Drexel Dragon Wore Purple All October — for a Good Reason
  
  November 27, 2018
  
  To shed a light on Domestic Violence Awareness Month this past October, the Office of Equality & Diversity held a contest for all of its employees to wear purple in October. One Dragon went above and beyond in wearing purple every day.
- Startup Fest Highlights, Supports Entrepreneurial Students From Around Drexel
  
  November 15, 2018
  
  The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship hosted its fifth-annual Startup Fest Nov. 7–8. Students from a variety of majors and background competed to have their business ideas heard and funded.
- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Spring and Summer 2018
  
  October 09, 2018
  
  Over the past two terms, there has been a lot of research funding, commercialization activity and faculty honors at Drexel University.
- University-Level Business Solutions Institute Launched
  
  September 26, 2018
  
  Drexel University announced the creation of the Business Solutions Institute, which is partnering with the Steinbright Career Development Center to act as Drexel’s gateway for industry to reframe co-op partnerships.
- Confessions of a Career-Switcher
  
  July 06, 2018
  
  Adena Ellner, a recent graduate from the master of science in information systems and certificate in healthcare informatics programs, came to Drexel after leaving a career in the financial services industry. In a Q&A with DrexelNow, she relays what made her Drexel experience so rewarding, as well as her advice for fellow students.
- N.Y. Mayor Taps Drexel Professor For First Algorithm Quality-Control Task Force
  
  June 04, 2018
  
  Algorithms aren’t just deciding the content of social media feeds and online advertising anymore. To guard against bias creep and streamline decisions about the allocation of resources, many urban areas across the country are turning to these automated decision systems. But how do we ensure that the algorithms are the impartial arbiters we expect them to be? Drexel University professor Julia Stoyanovich is part of the first group in the nation helping to answer this question in the biggest urban area in the world. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio tapped Stoyanovich to serve on the city’s Automated Decision Systems Task Force, a team charged with creating a process for reviewing algorithms through the lens of fairness, equity and accountability.
- Heard Around Campus — May
  
  May 25, 2018
  
  In the May installment of the “Heard Around Campus” feature, faculty and staff can read about news concerning commencement and professional development.
- Drexel University's 2018 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 09, 2018
  
  More than a dozen respected speakers will address Drexel Dragons at various college- and school-level ceremonies, as well as at a University-wide event.