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Students, faculty celebrate Convocation
Janhavi Purohit
Issue date: 10/17/08 Section: News
The Founder's Day Convocation of Drexel University was held Oct. 17 in the auditorium of Main Hall to officially welcome students, staff and faculty to the new school year.
Opening remarks by President Papadakis focused on Drexel's recent achievements as well as its coming plans and goals.
Papadakis said that one of the significant achievements that Drexel has made in the last year was the organization of Drexel Green and the sustainability efforts of the University.
"At Drexel, innovation is central," Papadakis said. "Innovation and ideas are flowing from the ground up.
Papadakis added that one of Drexel's "hallmarks" is a "culture of innovation." According to Papadakis, the university is looking to more projects down the road.
"Don't expect me to say that we can rest on our laurels-because we can't," Papadakis said. "A lot more is expected of us. The more success we have, the more we do, the more is expected.
Papadakis said that one of these such plans is four new task forces that will be introduced soon, all of which will be dedicated to expanding the curriculum and the undergraduate experience.
According to Papadakis, these initiatives are intended to improve the university which is "looking forward to bigger and better challenges to come."
Papadakis added that the university received high ratings from the U.S. World and News Report, which characterized Drexel as a school to watch for, but that "we don't work for rankings."
Keynote speaker at the event was Daniel Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale, as well as director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale.
Esty outlined the environmental issues facing us today, adding that he remains positive about the outcome. Esty attributed the surge in environmental activity and rising public interest in environmental issues to a growing awareness among students and the rest of the world alike.
Opening remarks by President Papadakis focused on Drexel's recent achievements as well as its coming plans and goals.
Papadakis said that one of the significant achievements that Drexel has made in the last year was the organization of Drexel Green and the sustainability efforts of the University.
"At Drexel, innovation is central," Papadakis said. "Innovation and ideas are flowing from the ground up.
Papadakis added that one of Drexel's "hallmarks" is a "culture of innovation." According to Papadakis, the university is looking to more projects down the road.
"Don't expect me to say that we can rest on our laurels-because we can't," Papadakis said. "A lot more is expected of us. The more success we have, the more we do, the more is expected.
Papadakis said that one of these such plans is four new task forces that will be introduced soon, all of which will be dedicated to expanding the curriculum and the undergraduate experience.
According to Papadakis, these initiatives are intended to improve the university which is "looking forward to bigger and better challenges to come."
Papadakis added that the university received high ratings from the U.S. World and News Report, which characterized Drexel as a school to watch for, but that "we don't work for rankings."
Keynote speaker at the event was Daniel Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale, as well as director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale.
Esty outlined the environmental issues facing us today, adding that he remains positive about the outcome. Esty attributed the surge in environmental activity and rising public interest in environmental issues to a growing awareness among students and the rest of the world alike.
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