07/31/2013
Graphic design alumna Krissy Beck traveled to Thailand to help design agricultural tools and techniques for Thai farmers as part of the Drexel Thai Harvest Initiative. Each year, the graphic design program chooses one student to participate in the initiative. Beck, who graduated this past June, said her initial interest in the program came from her friendship with last year's graphic designer for the team, Hannah Olin.
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07/23/2013
Master of public health student Triza Brion is drawn to maternal and child health initiatives. Next month she will travel to Africa for two weeks to assist women and children in need with a group of students in Drexel's Certificate in Global Health program.
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07/18/2013
Drexel University hosted its inaugural Drexel Preview for incoming Chinese students in Shanghai (July 18th and 19th) and Beijing on (July 21st and 22nd). Dr. Julie Mostov, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, and Dean David Ruth, Office of Campus Life, represented Drexel along with faculty and staff from Study Abroad, College of Arts and Sciences, LeBow College of Business, College of Engineering, Steinbright Career Development Center, and International Students & Scholars Services.
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07/17/2013
DrexelNow spoke with Daniela Ascarelli, assistant vice provost for international programs and director of Drexel's Study Abroad program, to find out why studying abroad is such a powerful and important experience for students.
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07/17/2013
Donna Sabella, assistant clinical professor and director of global studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, is creating a new certificate program in human trafficking to improve awareness and teach professionals in the health sciences and other fields how to offer support when they suspect someone is being trafficked.
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07/03/2013
Liesl Driver, a graduate student in the Global & International Education (GIE) program, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA). She’ll be traveling to Brazil next year to serve as a teaching assistant at a local university and conduct research in the community.
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07/03/2013
Drexel University Sacramento and Drexel's School of Education are partnering with the California School Board Association (CSBA) to launch a post-doctorate fellowship program aimed at promoting policy development for school districts across the state of California.
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07/01/2013
These are classrooms that engage our students with students at one of our partner universities abroad through a range of on-line and electronic technologies, addressing global challenges and solutions.
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