Thousands of urban artifacts from the shuttered Philadelphia History Museum returned to public view this year through Drexel’s stewardship of the Atwater Kent Collection.
Fall 2023
School of Hard Knocks
We asked some of our most accomplished alumni to share tough life lessons that they turned into stepping stones toward resilience, growth, and greater success.
How Do You Teach Altruism?
A new early childhood education lab at Drexel is pouring empathy, collaboration and resilience into the world — one classroom and one child at a time.
Drexel’s Orbit Expands
Last summer, Drexel announced a planned merger with Salus University that will widen the University’s footprint in health care education. The union will enable Drexel to add degree programs in…
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New Additions to the Board of Governors
The newest elected directors of the Alumni Board of Governors bring experience, expertise, enthusiasm and unique perspectives to this volunteer leadership role. Welcome, Dragons!
They Make the Glass Aggregate That Rebuilt I-95
When a stretch of Pennsylvania’s interstate highway suddenly collapsed, engineering alumni Archie Filshill and Theresa Andrejack Loux had the stuff to get traffic moving again.
A Zine for the Music Industry Scene
Students in a new “Women in the Music Industry” class interviewed alumnae working in the field to share their professional perspectives and job advice in a career-oriented zine.
Class Notes: Fall 2023
50s Sandra Schultz Newman, Esq., BS home economics ’59, HD ’01, was presented with the Fifty-Year Member Award by the Pennsylvania Bar Association, in recognition of her outstanding leadership in…
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Where Surgical Precision Meets Mounds of Fluff
A lifelong fascination with human anatomy guides Ryan Lewis’s career developing surgical devices and inspires his work as felting artist.
