University Marketing & Communications
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University Marketing & Communications

Tracy Powell

Tracy Powell

Senior Vice President, University Marketing & Communications
Main Building
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
tbp36@drexel.edu

Division of University Marketing & Communications

Led by Senior Vice President Tracy Powell, the Division of University Marketing & Communications (UMAC) partners with University leadership, faculty, professional staff, and community members to develop and execute essential brand-focused marketing and messaging strategies in alignment with Drexel’s 2030: Designing the Future strategic plan and primary organizational goals.

Utilizing a coordinated surround sound approach that encompasses messaging platforms in all mediums and at all levels, UMAC is focused on sharing the Drexel story with a wide array of internal and external audiences through a unified, impactful delivery that reflects the University’s core values, vision, and mission.

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Publications

Exel Magazine
Exel Magazine 
An award-winning annual magazine overviewing the University’s fast-growing research enterprise.
Drexel Magazine
Drexel Magazine 
A magazine for alumni and friends of the University published three times a year.
Drexel News Blog
Drexel News Blog 
The blog offers expert perspectives on timely topics and a look behind the stories and research making news at Drexel. 
Drexel Now
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Our Work

From marketing brochures to news articles, the division of University Marketing & Communications handles it all.
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Forever Dragons: The Future Is Now in Your Hands

At Drexel University, we want to celebrate our graduating Forever Dragons. We know you have worked hard, made meaningful memories, and pushed beyond the limits of what’s expected to reach this important milestone. And wherever you go in life, personally or professionally, Drexel will always be your home. As our Class of 2023 Dragons take this next step, we know that they will continue to make an impact on the world and move forward as if failure was not an option. The future is now in the hands of our Forever Dragons, and we can't wait to see what they will do!

Drexel News

Leonard Pearlstein Gallery Pearlstein Gallery Opens Fall Exhibition Exploring Systems and Structures in Contemporary Art
Oct 9, 2025
The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design has announced its Fall 2025 Exhibition, entitled Of the Grid: Systems + Structures in Contemporary Art. The exhibition, which features 36 artists working in, around and outside of “the box,” will be on display from Tuesday, Oct. 14 through Monday, Dec. 15.
Students at the STAR showcase STAR Showcase Demonstrates Students’ Research Skills
Oct 9, 2025
More than 100 students spent their summers steeped in research through the Pennoni Honors College’s program.
A wall in If These Walls Could Talk showing photographs of the interior and exterior of Anthony J. Drexel’s home, with one of the few known photographs of the founder on the easel next to a chair he used. Natalee Mayes arranged the photographs in a manner similar to the way the art was hung in the founder’s house. Photo courtesy Natalee Mayes. New Exhibit Details the Art and Home of Drexel University’s Founder
Oct 8, 2025
An undergraduate student created a new exhibition that delves deep into the life, home and art of Anthony J. Drexel.
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In the News

Scientists Are Excited By The NIH’s $50 Million Autism Research Plan
Oct 3, 2025
Kristen Lyall, ScD, an associate professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Oct. 3 Chemical and Engineering News article about the National Institutes of Health’s new $50 million autism research initiative.
After a Chaotic COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, Here’s What to Know About Getting Your Fall Shots
Oct 2, 2025
Jennifer Hamilton, MD, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an Oct. 2 Philadelphia Inquirer article about current vaccine availability in the region.
When Adoption Promises Are Broken
Oct 2, 2025
Lisa Tucker, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law,, was quoted in an Oct. 2 story in The Atlantic about broken adoption promises.
Philadelphia Scientists Will Receive More than $6 Million In Funding From RFK Jr.’s New Autism Research Center
Oct 1, 2025
Kristen Lyall, ScD, an associate professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in Oct. 1 articles in WHYY and The Philadelphia Inquirer about research at Drexel and other institutions funded by a new federal autism data initiative.
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