January

It is Drexel students’ responsibility to take the proper precautions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and particularly critical to avoid social gatherings.

Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, a professor of psychology, has been the Drexel Ombuds since 2018, and specializes in lending an ear and offering advice to any Dragons in need.

With a new year, make sure you’re aware of health benefits like the Wellness Incentive Program and know how to review your first 2021 pay stub.

Students forming true pods with roommates and staying safe are important parts of a prevention strategy which supports reducing the spread of COVID-19 on campus.

Despite being mostly virtual, Drexel’s weeklong Homecoming celebration and Spirit Week from Feb. 1–7 will still boast many of the annual events current students and alumni have come to look forward to.

 

 

Drexel’s Department of Criminology and Justice Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences is now offering a Justice Studies minor to all undergraduate students interested in viewing their disciplines through a social justice lens.

 

University leadership shared information for faculty and professional staff related to COVID-19 testing and vaccine availability on campus and the return to campus, among other topics.

Drexel University students were invited to a Virtual Town Hall on Jan. 13 to receive up-to-date information about winter term health, safety and testing protocols related to COVID-19.

 

 

In a second installment, six more deans from the University’s colleges and schools reflect on what happened and what they’ve learned.

Screening testing is one component of the key risk reduction steps that will help students stay healthy and safe if returning to campus.

In a message to the Drexel community, Drexel President John Fry and Marla Gold, MD, Director of Return to Campus Operations, provide an update on Drexel's efforts to secure access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Members of the strategic plan Executive Planning Committee explain how “Drexel 2030: Designing the Future” will help the University reach its full potential as an academic model uniquely suited to the work of the future.

Drexel Public Safety reiterates key campus safety information to remember and put into practice during this exciting time in our phased return to campus and in the new year.

As students move into on-campus residencies for the first time this academic year, here are the academic, recreational, health and retail amenities which will be open for winter term.

 

 

As select faculty and professional staff return to campus, here are the recreational, health and retail amenities which will be open for winter term.

 

 

More than 1,000 Drexel University undergraduate students will move on campus starting Jan. 16, though the COVID-19 pandemic continues to augment this college rite of passage and necessitate virtual programming.

 

 

Though it was announced in late October that Drexel University would welcome undergraduate students back for campus living, the process of preparing academic and residential spaces in the face of COVID-19 has been both ongoing and thorough.