University Marketing & Communications

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 brand-focused marketing and strategic communication plans.

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.

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!

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Atwater Kent Collection Is on Display Across Multiple Philadelphia Semiquincentennial Exhibitions

Jun 30, 2026

Drexel University and the Atwater Kent Collection will be featured throughout the city as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, Drexel and its partners at several of the city’s cultural institutions are hosting exhibits about Philadelphia’s history that showcase artifacts from the Collection. All of the Drexel-curated exhibits are free and open to the public.

Custom-Designed Major Student Creates Own Major, Accessible Cutting Board

Jun 24, 2026

Lelia Karmeli wanted to blend multiple disciplines into her custom “make things and help people” degree.

Summer Events on and Around Drexel Campuses

Jun 24, 2026

Drexel’s campuses have events going on this summer, but the biggest bashes take place around the city of Philadelphia.

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Drexel University Students Helped Release an Album of Songs Recorded More than 50 Years Ago. Here’s How They Did it.

Jun 21, 2026

Monika Julien, an assistant teaching professor, and Toby Seay, PhD, a professor, both in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, were quoted in a WHYY story on June 21 about Drexel’s MAD Dragon record label reviving an unreleased album from the Sigma Sound archive 54 years after it was recorded. Students Adriana Criswell, Hayden Clark, and Harper Risch were also mentioned in the story.

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue

Jun 19, 2026

Charles Haas, PsyD, LD Betz Chair professor of environmental engineering, and Robert Promisloff, DO, a clinical professor emeritus of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, co-authored a June 19 column for The Conversation about the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak 50 years ago in Philadelphia and how scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue.

Three Ways To Change Leaders

Jun 19, 2026

A 2014 study about shared leadership and team performance led by Lauren D'Innocenzo, PhD, a professor the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in a June 19 Forbes article about how to effectively change leadership.

Philadelphia-Area Gas Prices Remain Above $4 Despite National Decline

Jun 18, 2026

Eliezer Fich, PhD, trustee professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a June 18 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about gas prices and what the expectations are for consumers going forward.

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