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

Daniela Lopez, graduating psychology major, viewing the Legacy Center’s new Health Sciences History Gallery on the second floor of the Health Sciences Building. Photo courtesy Legacy Center Archives & Special Collections. Philadelphia’s ‘52 Weeks of Firsts’ Honors the First Medical School for Women (Now Part of Drexel University)
Mar 9, 2026
Programming for America’s 250th anniversary highlights the legacy of the country’s first — and last — all-women medical college, which was founded in 1850.
American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples Experience Higher Rates of Fatal Police Violence in and Around Reservations
Mar 9, 2026
Indigenous people in the United States are at higher risk of fatal police violence in and around American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) reservations, according to the first comprehensive national study on the subject from researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health and the University of Washington. The study, using data on the 203 AIAN people killed by police from 2013 through 2024, was published today in the journal PNAS.
Officer Trent Tolbert, Sgt. Logan Wells, Dispatcher Bianca Landers, Officer Kiser Terry, Officer Aaron Shaw and Lead Dispatch Supervisor Stephanie Jones. Spring Into Fun, Safely
Mar 9, 2026
Public Safety & U — March 2026
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In the News

Lawsuit: Google Gemini Coached Man on Failed Miami “Mission,” Then Suicide  
Mar 5, 2026
Anat Lior, JD, an assistant professor in the Kline School of Law, was interviewed for a March 5 Miami Herald story story about a lawsuit attempting to hold Gemini creator Google LLC and parent company Alphabet Inc. accountable in a Florida suicide case. The story was republished in Yahoo! News.
What Lower Interest Rates Mean for Homebuyers
Mar 3, 2026
Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow at the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor in LeBow College of Business, was a guest on a March 3 episode of WHYY-Radio’s “Studio 2” about what lower interest rates mean for homebuyers.
As War With Iran Continues, How Will Long Will Gas Prices Surge in Philadelphia Region?
Mar 3, 2026
Eliezer Fich, PhD, trustee professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a March 3 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about the how the conflict in Iran is impacting oil and gas prices locally.
Drexel U, Cooper U Health Care Partnership Targets New Grad Readiness
Mar 2, 2026
Drexel was mentioned in a March 2 Becker’s Hospital Review story about the new partnership between the College of Nursing and Health Professions and Cooper University Health Care to expand access to nursing education and create clearer pathways from learning to professional practice.
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