Have you thought about completing research, but aren't sure how? Do you think that research is just for STEM students? Do you have an interest you'd like to further explore? Join us as we help you navigate different ways to get involved with research at Drexel and find research opportunities at the university. You will also hear from students about their experiences and plan your schedule for the Week of Undergraduate Excellence!

Peruse the Virtual Poster Session, available for the entire week of the 2021 Week of Undergraduate Excellence, to learn about projects conducted by Drexel undergraduate students across the university. Drexel community members are invited to log into the online platform to leave comments for and ask questions of our student presenters.

Cecilia Cirne's Custom-Designed major pulls from the disciplines of culinary arts, nutrition, public health and sustainability. In this capstone presentation, Cecilia shares research on upcycled food. Upcycled food is not only a recent trend in the food industry, but it also requires a new set of knowledge and process in product development. After compiling the literature on upcycled foods, particularly in consumer reactions and impact on social environmentalism, Cecilia has put into action the product development timeline to create products that are sustainable for communities and their environments. Throughout this project, Cecilia has completed theoretical background, consultations and practice applications, all in effort to culminate with an upcycled, ingredient driven prototype that is well researched, consumer informed, and developed with community wellbeing in mind.

Join us for a conversation with the Director, Cast members, and Assistant Directors from the Drexel Co-Op Theatre Company's world premiere verbatim theatre 24-episode YouTube series Essential.

The Honors Program in the Pennoni Honors College is a space that adds a layer of intellectual curiosity and academic rigor to the University experience. Students in this program have the opportunity to create an Honors Option: an extension project where students dig deeper in their 300 or 400 level coursework. Join current Honors Program students as they present their extension projects and showcase what they have been up to this year!

Join us for Painted Bride Quarterly’s Slam, Bam, Thank you, Ma’am, a highly warped interactive writing game. We lead the event but the audience is in charge of writing prompts and performance. The writing produced can levitate to literary heights and degenerate into absolute raunch, often simultaneously. A PBQ Slam has been likened to “Whose Line is it Anyway” and Henry Rollins performance, so it’s really best that you come see it for yourself.

Drexel University’s Undergraduate Research & Enrichment Programs (UREP) and The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Drexel-LSAMP) will be hosting this discussion on Diversity & Inclusion Perspectives on Resilience in STEM. This event will feature a panel of undergraduates from Drexel’s underrepresented minority (URM)-STEM community. These students, who represent STEM majors from across Drexel’s colleges and schools, will share their experiences to better highlight the skills and strategies they employed to overcome challenges faced throughout their Drexel careers.

In this capstone presentation, Custom-Designed major Dominick Baglivo will present on his work with BLIGATORY. He has been growing BLIGATORY for over two years, helping to cultivate a brand that centers around a community-focused approach to music journalism. BLIGATORY provides a multimedia platform that challenges the conventional approach to music journalism and music criticism that amplifies the voices of readers. Dominick will speak to his contributions to BLIGATORY over the past year, including developing a website currently preparing for launch and developing the BLIGATORY team. He will also speak to his path within the Custom-Designed major.

Nerd Night @ Drexel U is a quarterly event sponsored by Undergraduate Research & Enrichment Programs. This event features three informal talks by Drexel students about their research or other topics of interest. In between talks there are rounds of trivia. Come nerd out with us!

TEDx LeBow provides a platform for four LeBow students to present a 10-minute Ted talk focused on diversity & inclusion.

This informal story slam will feature Drexel students, faculty, and staff sharing their most unexpected international adventures. Lost passports, missed connections, miscommunications... Come hear their stories, how they coped, and what they learned. The last portion of the event will be open mic, so come prepared to share if you are interested! This Week of Undergraduate Excellence event is co-sponsored by the Office of Global Engagement and Undergraduate Research & Enrichment Programs.

Jasmine Timar's Custom-Designed major capstone project focuses on helping environmental researchers to better connect and engage with the general public. Jasmine accomplishes this through a guide with information on how to perform a wide array of different promotional activities. In order to be useful on a regular basis, the focus point of the guide includes sections dedicated to short 10-minute action items that won't interrupt regular research duties. Jasmine will share more about the guide she has developed as well as a history of her journey within the Custom-Designed major.

Daniel Clark's Custom-Designed major blends finance, computer science, and math to infuse financial services with important information grounded in data science. During his capstone research, which started in 2020, interest in the stock market grew significantly due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, brokerages have dramatically increased their user growth, and online communities have aggregated retail investors to an unprecedented magnitude. Daniel's presentation is concerned with how volatility changes when access to popularity measures are limited.