In partnership with the Lindy Center for Civic Engagement, the Drexel Common Good Award is presented to graduate students (master's or doctoral level) who demonstrate academic excellence and who are committed to improving the world around them by making contributions to local, national or global communities through either scholarship, civic engagement, and community building including remotely/online.

Graduate College Award Winners

Mi Thant Mon Soe – Scholarship
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering

Shayna Zanker – Civic Engagement
MS Program in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine 

Kayla Burley – Community Building
Doctor of Public Health Program in Health Management  Policy
Dornsife School of Public Health

Nominees

Joe Atack 
MS Program in Arts Administration and Museum Leadership 
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design 

Gabriel Marte Blanco 
MBA Program 
LeBow College of Business 

Liz Brandt 
MS Program in Higher Education 
School of Education 

Catherine Bryan 
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program 
College of Nursing and Health Professions 

Tiffany England 
MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design 
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design 

Michael Gaskins 
MS Program in Television and Media Management 
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design 
MBA Program  
LeBow College of Business

Ilaria Guerra 
MS Program in Arts Administration and Museum Leadership 
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design 

Samantha Joseph 
PhD Program in Community Health and Prevention 
Dornsife School of Public Health 

Kaitlin Koffer 
Doctor of Public Health Program in Health Policy and Social Justice 
Dornsife School of Public Health 

Kelsi Lidge 
MS Program in Applied Behavior Analysis 
School of Education 

Ashley Opalka 
PhD Program in Neuroscience 
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies 
College of Medicine 

Maya Stallings 
MPH Program in Epidemiology 
Dornsife School of Public Health 

Jennifer Valentine 
MS Program in Nonprofit Management 
Goodwin College of Professional Studies