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The Morton McMichael School in West Philadelphia

On MLK Day, McMichael School Gets a Makeover With a Drexel Assist

More than 200 volunteers showed up for a day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to clean and paint the school. The volunteers included Drexel students, staff and faculty, as well as Mantua community members and McMichael families.

McMichael Students holding up posters as a thank you for Promise Neighborhood grant

Drexel and Philadelphia Awarded Multi-Million, Multi-Year Promise Neighborhood Grant

Drexel University President John Fry, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Superintendent William Hite, PhD, community members and area elected officials gathered at Morton McMichael Elementary School on Dec. 21 to officially announce that the community surrounding Drexel in West Philadelphia has won the 2016 Promise Neighborhoods Program Implementation Grant Competition. Drexel was the lead applicant of the grant, on which the City of Philadelphia, The School District of Philadelphia and several other area groups and non-profits also partnered.

Philadelphia Public School Students Will Become Urban Scientists With New $1.17M NSF Grant

Four hundred local fourth, fifth and sixth grade students will have the opportunity to become urban scientists with resources made possible through a new, three-year $1.17 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Senior Angelique Giannascoli poses with her co-op award trophy from Drexel's annual ceremony.

Passing Co-op With Flying Colors — and an Award

One education major received Drexel’s co-op award for the work and effort she put in as an instructional assistant for a kindergarten class.

Heard Around Campus – May

With Commencement right around the corner, May is time for getting deserved recognition and finishing up lingering projects before the heat of summer kicks in.

H. Richard Milner ‘Engaging Multiple Voices’ At Drexel

In an insightful guest presentation, urban education scholar H. Richard Milner IV broke down the problems facing students in our public school system. The event was part of the School of Education’s Critical Conversations in Urban Education Lecture Series.

This year's co-op award winners are pictured. Bottom row left to right: Lynn Gotuaco, Conchita Taylor, Chau Dang, Angelique Giannascoli and Sarah Griggs. Back row left to right: Sandra Petri, Arvid Roach and Brandon Katz.

Celebrating the Best of Drexel’s Historic Co-op Program in 2016

Drexel’s annual Cooperative Education Awards honored outstanding co-op students and employers alike.

Heard Around Campus — April 2016

April is a month of recognition. Lucy Kerman, PhD, was promoted to senior vice provost for university and community partnerships and all Drexel authors will have their day in the spotlight at the fourth annual Celebrating Drexel Authors event.

Attendees at the third Collaboratory event chat with Karyn Holt via a robot.

Using Technology to Enhance, Not Obscure, the Human Touch

Drexel professors showed how to use robots, trump cat videos and emphasize human interaction through the technology at Online Learning Council’s third Collaboratory.

2016 Provost Fellows: Cameron Abrams, Ulrike Altenmüller-Lewis, Bret Asbury, Aroutis Foster, Timothy Kurzweg, Jason Silverman and Mitra Taheri

Meet Seven Faculty Helping to Run the University This Year

The Provost Fellows program is back and bigger than before with seven fellows selected this year to assist with a packed agenda of University initiatives.

SCORE will help youth develop fundamental skills for succeeding in life.

Drexel and Sixers Youth Foundation Team Up to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Middle School Students

Middle school students in West Philadelphia will learn strategies to achieve better physical and emotional health through a new collaboration between Drexel University and the Sixers Youth Foundation, a charitable initiative of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Sydney Arroyo, a Westphal undergraduate student who completed a co-op at "Saturday Night Live."

Drexel Co-ops by College

These statistics, facts and stories highlight the best that the co-op program has to offer for students in each and every school and college at Drexel.