The events calendar is your source for civic engagement-related events on campus and at UCP's civic engagement centers: The Dornsife Center, Lindy Center, ExCITe Center; as well as initiatives such as Action for Early Learning (AFEL) and Digital Navigators.
View the news section below it to read about UCP and its initiatives and learn about recent civic engagement stories and successes at Drexel.
A group of Drexel University students and faculty, in collaboration with Opera Philadelphia, have come up with a new way to capture the beauty of a song. They created a device that translates the pitch and volume of a singer’s performance into a work of visual art. The device will take center stage at Vox Ex Machina, Opera Philadelphia’s 50th Anniversary Gala, on Sept. 13, creating a one-of-a-kind concert experience for the audience.
Drexel University’s School of Education is leading a partnership that brings several colleges and schools together to expand the horizons of students at Science Leadership Academy Middle School.
The University helped collect holiday meals and special care packages that will be distributed to local Philadelphians and active-duty military stationed overseas.
Jennifer Kebea, executive director of the Lindy Center for Civic Engagement, was featured in an April 15 Philadelphia Business Journal story for being named to the publication's "40 under 40" list.
The launch event for UConnect, a new initiative from Lindy Center for Civic Engagement and College of Arts and Sciences, was covered by WPVI-TV (6-abc) and KYW Newsradio on Jan. 6.
The Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships was profiled in a Jan. 29 National Public Radio (NPR) story about its involvement in the Mantua community. Lucy Kerman, PhD, vice provost for university and community partnerships, and Rose Samuel-Evans, association director of community partnerships, were quoted in the story, which also mentioned President John A. Fry.
Jennifer Britton, associate director of the Lindy Institute, authored a December Planning for Higher Education Journal article about the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. President John A. Fry and Lucy Kerman, PhD, vice provost for university and community partnerships, were mentioned.
