Events Calendar

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College of Arts and Sciences' Research Day

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB) 3245 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Our entire Drexel University community is invited to the College of Arts and Sciences’ annual Research Day on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in the PISB lobby from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Let’s celebrate our faculty and students who will deliver presentations and display posters on their latest research explorations across the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.
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A New Kind of House

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery Main Building 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Exhibition from March 11, 2022 through March 2023. On March 11, the Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery in the Main Building will open A New Kind of House, a year-long exhibition celebrating eight years of Writers Room—a university-community literary arts program engaged in creative placemaking and art for social justice. The photography and writing of students and neighbors, displayed alongside and in conversation with pieces from The Drexel Collection, will engage in a rich dialogue about the changing face of our university and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Drexel Cartonera: Memorias al cartón (Cardboard Memories)

Thursday, May 26, 2022

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

W.W. Hagerty Library at Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19104-2816
- Everyone
Exhibit on display in the W. W. Hagerty Library now through June 17, 2022

The Drexel University Libraries’ latest exhibit features the artwork and writing of students in Professor Celeste Mann’s Spanish 410 course, Performing Spanish: Language Proficiency through the Arts. As part of the course, students were challenged to create original books based on the practice of cartoneras (cardboard publishing)—an alternative publishing and art movement committed to community engagement, social activism, economic justice and literacy.
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Community and Resources: Sustainability of Philadelphia and Japan with "Ya Fav Trashman"

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Drexel University Lindy Center for Civic Engagement 3210 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
The Drexel Lindy Center for Civic Engagement and the Drexel Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages warmly welcome "Ya Fav Trashman" –sanitation industry advocate Mr. Terrill Haigler– who will discuss waste management in the city of Philadelphia and his passion for community cleanup.
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Calling All Stargazers: Lynch Observatory Public Night

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

9:00 PM-10:00 PM

Drexel University’s Joseph R. Lynch Observatory Main Building, roof 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
If you’d like to engage in an out of this world telescopic experience, you can pierce the veil of night at Drexel University’s Joseph R. Lynch Observatory on June 1, from 9 to 10 p.m. Weather permitting, everyone is invited to join our Lynch Observatory Public night viewing session which takes place on the roof of Drexel’s Main Building under the direction of Gordon Richards, a professor in the Department of Physics.

COVID Safety: Drexel University considers our Lynch observatory and its surrounding roof deck to be indoor spaces. For the remainder of the 2022 season, visitors must wear masks at all times. All events are subject to Drexel's Coronavirus Response.

Questions? Email physics@drexel.edu
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Physics Colloquium

Thursday, June 2, 2022

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Drexel University Disque Hall, Room 919
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
Xuemei Cheng
Bryn Mawr College
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Drexel Cartonera: Memorias al cartón (Cardboard Memories)

Thursday, June 9, 2022

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

W.W. Hagerty Library of Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19104
- Everyone
Exhibit on display in the W. W. Hagerty Library now through June 17, 2022

The Drexel University Libraries’ latest exhibit features the artwork and writing of students in Professor Celeste Mann’s Spanish 410 course, Performing Spanish: Language Proficiency through the Arts. As part of the course, students were challenged to create original books based on the practice of cartoneras (cardboard publishing)—an alternative publishing and art movement committed to community engagement, social activism, economic justice and literacy.
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Dmitry Pelinovsky, McMaster University

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Event details are pending.
- Everyone
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Lie Theory Relative to a Hyperplane Arrangement

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Event details are pending.
- Everyone
Join the Mathematics Department Colloquia for a lecture with Professor Marcelo Aguiar of Cornell University.
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