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

Drexel Researchers Explore Role of Environmental Influences on Autism as Part of Multi-Million Dollar NIH Effort
Oct 17, 2025
As screening and understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) grows, a new national initiative tapping Drexel expertise aims to yield new insights for many of the 1 in 45 adults and 1 in 35 children in the United States living with autism. The role that both genetic factors, as well as environmental influences, play in development of autism are the focus of a new $50 million Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Drexel researchers with expertise studying the intersection of these exposures will be among those leading the new effort.
The 2025 ITA group in front of Mario the Dragon with Anne Politz, associate teaching professor in the ELC. Drexel’s English Language Center Celebrates 45 Years of Training International Teaching Assistants
Oct 17, 2025
Since 1980, the College of Arts and Sciences center has served more than 1,000 doctoral students who came from over 20 countries to study at the University.
Yellow mural on a side of a building Philadelphia Films With Drexel University Cameos
Oct 17, 2025
A new mural shows 18 movies that were shot and/or set in the city — but it doesn’t include “Somewhere in Queens” and “How Do You Know,” which were partly filmed on the University City Campus.
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In the News

How Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s Net Worth Will Be Impacted by Divorce
Oct 6, 2025
Hilde Van den Bulck, PhD, a professor of communication in the College of Arts and Science, was quoted in an Oct. 6 Newsweek story about how Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s net worth will be impacted by their divorce.
No Sign of the Government Shutdown Ending Soon
Oct 6, 2025
Robert Field, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was interviewed in an Oct. 6 by WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about the government shutdown and health care.
Cyberscammers are Cashing In by Exploiting Cancer Patients — We Must Stop Them
Oct 5, 2025
Leeza Garber, JD, authored an op-ed on Oct. 5 in The Hill about cyberscammers cashing in by exploiting cancer patients.
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.
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