An electrical fire consumed part of a three-story house on the intersection of 33rd and Hamilton streets the night of April 6. The building's two residences were home to nine Drexel University international students, who escaped without injury. The fire, the result of electrical short-circuiting, started in the basement of the house.
University of Michigan Engineering Dean Stephen W. Director was appointed provost of Drexel University effective July 1, marking the end of a year-long nationwide search. The announcement was made by University President Constantine Papadakis March 23, ending Interim Provost Ali Houshmand's tenure that will have spanned 18 months come July.
The Newman Center has spent this past week honoring the life and mourning the death of Pope John Paul II through prayer services held twice daily throughout the week. Father William Grogan, chaplain of the Newman Center at Drexel, has led the Drexel community in prayer at the Saint Katherine Drexel Chapel.
Drexel's School of Public Health celebrated National Public Health Week April 4-10 with this year's "Lighten Up Philly" campaign aimed at lowering obesity levels in the City of Philadelphia. The campaign is the SPH's response to Men's Health magazine's ranking of Philadelphia as the second-fattest city in the country following Houston, Texas.
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Volunteer or Papadakis will call you 'too goddamn' apathetic.
Thomas Clark, a resident of West Philadelphia, tends the Summer Winter Community Garden April 7. Volunteers from the surrounding area work to maintain the garden.
College of Media Arts and Design Assistant Professor of Performing Arts Jim Klein was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his musical compositions for the hit ABC soap opera All My Children. He earned his third nomination in the category "Best Composition and Music Supervision on a Daytime Drama Series," for which he won the Emmy in 2003.
Undergraduate and graduate students and alumni attended Drexel's Annual Spring Career Fair April 6. Sponsored by the Steinbright Career Development Center, over 225 employers participated this year. See who was there
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Every year during spring break, the Office of Campus Activities and Service Organization Summit put together a week-long community service program, called Alternative Spring Break, for the students at Drexel to get involved in. Not only are these service projects an alternative to the usual week long collegiate spring break trips to places like Cancun and Panama City Beach, but they also provide students the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives and the community itself.
Drexel University's School of Education was ranked 66 out of 190 surveyed schools nationwide in the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of America's best graduate schools for 2006. This is the first year that the School of Education has received a rank in this list of top graduate schools.
Entrepreneur magazine recently ranked Drexel University among the top ten universities in the category of entrepreneurship emphasis. This ranking was awarded to Drexel because of the proficiency with which the Bennett S. LeBow College of Business, along with the Laurence A.
The Department of Performing Arts hosts Conduit April 8 and 9 at the Mandell Theater. A collaboration between the Drexel Dance Ensemble and Dance Conduit, this weekend's shows feature performances by Drexel students alongside professionals, as well as premieres from Dance Conduit alumni.
Earlier this week, the Dragon Shop Lounge was opened to students. The lounge replaced Sub Connection, which closed when renovations began at Creese Cafe.
The Division of Student Life and the Office of the Dean of Students announced the winner of their logo contest this week. Freshman Business Admin-istration major Derek Kim was awarded $500 for his new design which will be used for various Division of Student Life functions.
