June | Drexel Engineering

Recap: Drexel Celebrates Largest Gift in University History

June 17, 2026
W. Nicholas “Nick” Howley III attended and spoke at two different Drexel ceremonies after announcing a $112.6 million gift establishing the Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing.
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Meet Drexel’s First Astronaut Scholar: Thomas O’Keeffe

June 16, 2026
The recent BS/MS computer engineering graduate received $15,000 and an array of professional development opportunities from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a historic nonprofit organization recognizing exemplary students in STEM fields.
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Largest Gift in Drexel's History Establishes Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing

June 11, 2026
Supported by a landmark gift from The Howley Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization led by alumnus and trustee W. Nicholas “Nick” Howley ’75, his wife Lorie and their daughter Meg Howley ’10, Drexel University will establish the Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing.
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From Drexel to the Top of Aerospace, and Back Again

June 09, 2026

As a teenager, W. Nicholas Howley had no intention of studying engineering. Fifty years later, he returns to Drexel as a commencement speaker, industry pioneer and philanthropist committed to giving talented students from under-resourced communities a fair shot at college.

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Q&A: Drexel's Commencement Speaker Moogega 'Moo' Cooper on Her Past, Present and Future

June 08, 2026
Cooper earned an MS and PhD from Drexel and now works for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she protects the solar system from Earth-sourced contaminants.
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Recap: Drexel Celebrates Largest Gift in University History

Meet Drexel’s First Astronaut Scholar: Thomas O’Keeffe

Largest Gift in Drexel's History Establishes Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing

From Drexel to the Top of Aerospace, and Back Again

Q&A: Drexel's Commencement Speaker Moogega 'Moo' Cooper on Her Past, Present and Future