Drexel University’s latest expansion now reaches into the center of government power and into a new source of students and faculty.

The University’s new office in Washington, D.C., which celebrated its grand opening in May, serves as a multifunctional academic and outreach center for the University and for Drexel University Online.

With its central location at the Lafayette Tower at 801 17th Street, N.W., the office will serve as a base to reach out to Congress and the federal government for support of the University’s teaching, research and service missions.

The new office will also target potential online students from Richmond, Va., to Baltimore and will allow Drexel to establish connections with experts in the federal government who could serve as adjunct teaching faculty. The site will strengthen Drexel’s research capabilities in D.C. by providing offices and conference facilities for research faculty, enabling them to establish new research contacts in the areas of cybersecurity, health care, higher education and public policy.

Drexel’s College of Computing & Informatics, along with the Goodwin College of Professional Studies, School of Education, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Earle Mack School of Law and Drexel University Online are using the office for academic outreach.

The office will also be used by Drexel’s non-academic units, including the offices of the President, Provost, Admissions, Government and Community Relations, Alumni Relations and Institutional Advancement.

Drexel stretches its reach to Washington, D.C., to influence the influential and serve a fresh student base.