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Graduate College Operations

The Graduate College office on the third floor of the Main Building (MAIN 301) is generally open for student services between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Please Note: During the summer from June 23 to September 8, 2023, the office will be CLOSED on Fridays and staff will work remotely during the morning hours in observance of Summer Fridays. Walk-ins should check in using the kiosk at the front desk. We offer free filtered cold and hot water, tea, coffee, and hot chocolate for graduate students. Please contact us via email at graduatecollege@drexel.edu.

The Graduate Student Lounge on the lower level of Main Building (MAIN 010A) is open 24/7 and accessible to all graduate students via your DragonCard ID. Students are welcome to use the lounge space for social gathering, studying, eating, and events. Please note that new students typically gain access during their first week of classes.

Graduate College Team

	Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele, PhD Chief Strategy Officer Senior Vice President for Graduate and Online Education Dean of the Graduate College Founding Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology College of Medicine 215.895.0366 graduatecollege@drexel.edu
	Melissa G. Richman, MSED '14 Executive Director of Online and Graduate Financial Services and Planning Graduate College Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies College of Medicine 267.359.2331 mgr37@drexel.edu
	Anne Converse Willkomm, MFA Associate Dean Graduate College Associate Teaching Professor Department of Communications College of Arts and Sciences 215.895.2498 acw334@drexel.edu Read her blog, "Professional Buzz"!
	Deirdre McMahon, PhD Assistant Dean of Online Education Graduate College Teaching Professor Department of English & Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences dhm33@drexel.edu
	Natalie Chernets, PhD '14 Director of Postdoctoral Affairs & Professional Development Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Associate Director, MD/PhD Program Assistant Professor Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies College of Medicine 215.359.2302 natalie.chernets@drexel.edu
	Michael Ryan, PhD '12 Director of Academic Support, Graduate Pipeline Programs Graduate College Associate Department Head of Graduate Studies Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Associate Teaching Professor College of Engineering 215.571.4779 mor23@drexel.edu
	Tsz Kwok, EdD '16 Director of Academic Administration Director of Graduate Multicultural & Equity Affairs Graduate College Adjunct Faculty Member Westphal College of Media Arts and Design 215.571.4526 tkk22@drexel.edu
	Sandra Strang, EDM Director of Communications and Events Graduate College 215.895.0360 sbg38@drexel.edu
	David Kim, MS Administrative Coordinator Graduate College 215.571.4621 dhk48@drexel.edu
	Reina Lopez, MS '22 Manager of Events and Conferences Graduate College 215.571.4594 rml336@drexel.edu
	Rachel Mroz Communications and Events Co-op Graduate College Political Science Major History and Marketing Minors College of Arts and Sciences 215.895.0366 rdm93@drexel.edu

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Graduate College Operations

Graduate College Team

Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele, PhD

Melissa G. Richman, MSED '14

Anne Converse Willkomm, MFA

Deirdre McMahon, PhD

Natalie Chernets, PhD '14

Michael Ryan, PhD '12

Tsz Kwok, EdD '16

Sandra Strang, EDM

David Kim, MS

Reina Lopez, MS '22

Rachel Mroz