Fall 2012 – Drexel Magazine

Selling Their Future?

Three-hundred dollars. That’s the going rate for a dead drill monkey on the island of Bioko these days. Three-hundred dollars. It’s a nice chunk of cha... Read More

A Bold Vision

What John Fry remembers most about his first few days on the job at Drexel was how incredibly normal it all felt. Even though he had arrived at Drexel after ei... Read More

A Truly Ambitious University

If I had just one word to describe the Drexel that I’ve come to know over the past year and a half, that word would be this: Ambitious. So, if nothing else, ... Read More

2012: The Drexel Year of the Dragon

Since January, we’ve highlighted many of the things that make Drexel alumni special. We celebrated Dragon pride in March with Alumni Day at the DAC and our “I a... Read More

Westphal, Reimagined

A blank canvas. For students of design, it’s not just a means to an end. A clean slate—a masterpiece in waiting—is an essential tool in realizing their creat... Read More

Time & Place: Walnut Hill Community Farm

Tucked away in a once-vacant lot behind SEPTA’s 46th Street Station sits one of the hidden treasures of West Philadelphia—the Walnut Hill Community Farm. The ga... Read More

A University on the Rise

They pretty much dominate the Drexel skyline these days: The two giant cranes, located just a block apart, that have been hoisting steel almost non-stop over th... Read More

The Tall Case Clock

Every hour on the hour, a majestic 12-foot clock outside of Provost Mark Greenberg’s office in Drexel’s Main Building tells the time with a series of modest gon... Read More

A Royal Mess

The Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal at Penn State has done more than nearly bring down one of college football’s most successful programs. It has also led m... Read More