Every Tuesday in April from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, head over to Lancaster Walk for Teal Tuesday! Specific events listed below:

April 4: Join EIC as they show support for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop at one of the tables on Lancaster Walk or by the Mario Statue to grab a teal ribbon and support awareness of sexual violence in our communities, our country, and our world. Remember: It’s impossible to help stop an issue without raising awareness the issue exists.

April 11: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by to learn more about being an active bystander towards sexual violence in our Drexel and Philadelphia communities. Come by the table wearing your teal ribbon and you’ll not only receive a small token of appreciation, but you’ll be entered into a raffle for a $25 gift card!

April 18: Join Drexel Student Athletes and EIC as they show support for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by to grab a t-shirt and learn more about making boundaries and stating consent. Plus, share how YOU enthusiastically say “Yes!”

April 25: Come talk Denim Day with EIC! Denim Day is Wednesday, April 26. Stop by to grab a Denim Day ribbon, learn more about what Denim Day is, how it’s helped bring awareness to sexual violence, and how YOU can help spread that awareness in a simple yet impactful way on the 26th. Wear your teal, SAAM t-shirt and be entered into a raffle for a $50 gift card!

Get ready for action! Join us on Lancaster Walk or the Korman Quad to learn more about the events going on in April for Sexual Assault Awareness month. Plus, grab your teal, SAAM t-shirt and show your support in raising awareness of sexual violence. Quantities limited.

Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences is proud to welcome Distinguished Lecturer Terry Tempest Williams, author, conservationist and advocate for free speech on April 6 at 6:30 p.m. in Drexel’s Mandell Theater. Join Williams as she addresses the subject of “Finding Beauty in a Broken World: From Erosion to an Ethic of Place.” After her presentation, we invite you to engage with Williams in a Q&A session.

We are honored to invite you to join the Delaware Valley DEI Consortium for the region’s first Equity in Medical Education Summit, We’re Making Change Happen.

Drexel’s newest Colleague Resource Group, Neurodivergent Employee Colleague Resource Group, aims to provide a space and community for Drexel faculty and staff who identify as neurodivergent (e.g., autism, ADHD, Tourette’s, dyslexia, etc.). The group will be hosting its first event, an Employee Panel Discussion and Luncheon, featuring Drexel staff from across the University who will share their experiences and raise awareness in the Drexel community about neurodivergence. The event will be held Thursday, April 13, at noon in Skyview on the 6th Floor of MacAlister Hall (3250 Chestnut Street). Lunch will be provided, and the entire Drexel community is welcome to attend. Please RSVP by April 7 via Qualtrics. 

Denim Day is a campaign held during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The campaign began after a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans, she must have helped the person who raped her remove her jeans — thereby implying consent. On this day, we wear denim in solidarity as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that surround sexual violence. Wear your jeans and bring your own denim, or any article of clothing, and join us on the Quad to tie-dye teal!

The Center for Black Culture, Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and Campus Engagement are excited to announce Pride in Your Pattern: Our Inaugural Black Hair Expo!

In 2023, the Drexel Writing Festival will explore the theme, “em|power,” an idea that encapsulates both power dynamics and the drive for empowerment, particularly for those who have previously been powerless. Featured guests include fiction writer Molly Antepol, author of The Unamericans; Cihuayollotl, trans woman Xicanx poet Moncho Alvarado; Kim Kelly, the author of Fight Like Hell: the untold story of American labor; and Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Helen Ubinas who writes about the impact of gun violence in Philadelphia. In addition, Drexel faculty member Jakeya Caruthers will speak on race, gender, and state discipline; faculty member Travis Curtice will discuss repression and policing.