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- 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.
- Drexel’s College of Computing & Informatics Celebrates the Class of 2018
  
  June 20, 2018
  
  On June 14 and 15, the College of Computing & Informatics (CCI) graduated its fourth class of more than 240 undergraduate and graduate students at Drexel University’s Commencement Ceremonies.
- Drexel CCI Congratulates 2018 Computer Science Student Award Winners
  
  June 06, 2018
  
  On Monday, June 4, fourteen students were honored by the Department of Computer Science for their outstanding achievements in leadership, research, teaching assistantship, and academics.
- 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.
- Drexel CCI Introduces New Graduate Data Science Programs for Fall 2018
  
  June 04, 2018
  
  This fall, Drexel CCI will offer a comprehensive suite of graduate and professional development programs in data science: Master of Science in Data Science, Graduate Certificates in Applied Data Science and Computational Data Science, and graduate minors in Applied Data Science and Computational Data Science.
- StratHub Takes First Place in 2018 Senior Design Competition
  
  June 01, 2018
  
  On Tuesday, May 29, the College of Computing & Informatics (CCI) held its annual Senior Design Project Competition in Nesbitt Hall. CCI faculty, staff, students, and their family members gathered for a reception and showcase during which the final four outstanding senior development groups presented their projects.
- CCI Holds Spring Reception Celebrating Outstanding Faculty and 2018 Isaac L. Auerbach Innovation Award Winners
  
  May 30, 2018
  
  On May 21, CCI hosted a reception to celebrate the five winning submissions to the 2^nd Annual Isaac L. Auerbach Innovation Awards. Greg Hislop, PhD (Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs) and Dario Salvucci, PhD (Professor and Computer Science Department Head) were also honored during this ceremony for their leadership and administrative service to CCI.
- 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.
- As Drexel’s Co-op Centennial Approaches, Check Out What Dragons Are Working on Today
  
  April 20, 2018
  
  The Steinbright Career Development Center recently released the winning photos from its annual Co-op Photo Contest.