University Marketing & Communications

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 brand-focused marketing and strategic communication plans.

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.

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!

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Custom-Designed Major Student Creates Own Major, Accessible Cutting Board

Jun 24, 2026

Lelia Karmeli wanted to blend multiple disciplines into her custom “make things and help people” degree.

Summer Events on and Around Drexel Campuses

Jun 24, 2026

Drexel’s campuses have events going on this summer, but the biggest bashes take place around the city of Philadelphia.

How to Catch a Virus…on Purpose

Jun 24, 2026

Medical advancements over the last several decades have made great strides in the treatment of HIV. Pharmaceutical treatments are able to contain and reduce a patient’s viral load to the point where it is nearly undetectable. But a cure remains frustratingly elusive due to the virus’s ability to evade the immune system. Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania, who specialize in modulating immune responses, have offered a new approach — one that’s likely familiar to anyone who has dealt with pest removal: setting a trap.

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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue

Jun 19, 2026

Charles Haas, PsyD, LD Betz Chair professor of environmental engineering, and Robert Promisloff, DO, a clinical professor emeritus of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, co-authored a June 19 column for The Conversation about the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak 50 years ago in Philadelphia and how scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue.

Three Ways To Change Leaders

Jun 19, 2026

A 2014 study about shared leadership and team performance led by Lauren D'Innocenzo, PhD, a professor the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in a June 19 Forbes article about how to effectively change leadership.

Philadelphia-Area Gas Prices Remain Above $4 Despite National Decline

Jun 18, 2026

Eliezer Fich, PhD, trustee professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a June 18 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about gas prices and what the expectations are for consumers going forward.

Want a Philly Home That’s Not for Sale? There’s a Site for That

Jun 16, 2026

Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow at the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a June 16 Axios Philadelphia article about a real estate platform that pulls from public property records nationwide and lets buyers join waitlists for homes that aren't for sale.

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