Paul Dempsey

Assistant Director, Digital Content Operations

Office of the Dean

Biography

Paul is responsible for developing, maintaining, and updating the College of Engineering website and managing other digital content as part of the marketing and communications team in the dean's office. He comes to Drexel from Ursinus College where he was web director for seven years. Prior to Ursinus, he was director of electronic communications at Dickinson College for 12 years, managing the college website and directing communications and marketing efforts for the web, email and other technologies.

Degrees / Education

MA, English, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
BA, dramatic arts, George Washington University

Academic Distinctions

CUPRAP Cuppie Award, Email Newsletter, March 2020
CUPRAP Cuppie Award, Wild Card (Starliner Game), March 2020
CUPRAP Cuppie Award, Website Redesign (Gold), March 2019
CASE District II Accolades Awards, Campaign Website, February 2018
CASE District II Accolades Awards, Magazine Website, February 2017
CASE District II Accolades Awards, Institutional Home Page (Gold), February 2016
CASE District II Accolades Awards, Institutional Identity/Branding, February 2016
CASE District II Accolades Awards, Institutional Home Page, February 2011

Select Publications

“Proofread Everything,” Inside Higher Ed, January 14, 2020
“The Future of Print,” UMagazinology, November 2012
“Effective Web Forms,” CASE Currents, October 2002
“Fun and Games,” Web Techniques Magazine, February 2001
“Good Ideas: Student Elections Online,” EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Fall 2000
“Interactive Maps,” Web Techniques Magazine, September 2000

Presentations

“Digital Signage” at LiveWhale Developers Conference, October 2016
“Getting the campus audience to visit your website” at LiveWhale Developers Conference, October 2015
“Digital Marketing in a Social World” at J. Boye Web & Intranet Conference, May 2012
“Surviving a Web Redesign and CMS Implementation” at CASE District II Conference, February 2011
“Back to Basics: Creating Effective Web Forms” at edUi Conference, November 2010
“Moving from Print to Electronic Publications” at CASE District II Conference, March 2009
“Adding Google Maps to Your College Website” at HighEdWebDev, October 2007
“Using the Google Maps API on Your Website” at EDUCAUSE, January 2006