Arts and Sciences College Day
Tuesday, September 15 is College Day. You'll have the opportunity to meet your professors and other students in your major, before coming together for a college-wide party featuring an interactive resource fair, photo booth, giveaways, a delicious lunch and more! (College Lesson #1: Any event with free food is worth attending.) We'll also be hosting events throughout the week, including an all-things-global event, observatory night, and a behind-the-scenes event at the Academy of Natural Sciences.
Students from all majors in the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to meet their fellow classmates for lunch, giveaways, music and more! Representatives from the College's various student groups and resource centers will be there to discuss the clubs and academic support available to you as you transition to your first year at Drexel.
The schedule of events, below, will be posted by early summer. Make sure you attend all events for your major on September 15. If you have any questions, just email coas@drexel.edu and we'll find you an answer. Need directions to an event? Download a campus map here!
Drexel Welcome Week, September 15 to 21
More details about Drexel's Welcome Week can be found online. To personalize your Welcome Week schedule, log in to your  online or through the DrexelOne mobile app.
We are proud to welcome you as a Drexel Dragon, and can't wait to see the amazing things you will experience here!
Calling All Creators: Design the 2026 College of Arts and Sciences Welcome Week T-shirt!
At Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences, students don't wait to make an impact – they create it. Now it’s your turn to leave your mark!
We invite all incoming College of Arts and Sciences incoming students, including Firs-Year, First-Year Exploratory Studies, transfers, graduate, online, on-campus, and School of Education, to enter our 2026 T-Shirt Design Contest. The winning design will become the official 2026 Arts and Sciences Welcome Week t-shirt, proudly worn by students, faculty, staff, and alumni during our Welcome Week College Day celebration.
Your mission? Design a shirt that captures the spirit of our college – think community, creativity, innovation, and a deep commitment to your liberal arts and sciences experience. Show us what it means to be an arts and sciences student and how you’re ready to enter your Drexel Dragon era.
Unleash your creativity. Share your vision. Inspire your peers. This is your moment – let’s see what you’ve got!
Contest Rules
To make sure your design qualifies, please follow these guidelines:
Eligibility
Open to all College of Arts and Sciences incoming students, including: First-year, First-year Exploratory Studies, transfer, graduate, online, on-campus, and School of Education, too!
Design Requirements
- Your design must be original – no copying and no AI-generated designs.
- Use a maximum of only two ink colors (you may recommend a t-shirt color, too).
- Design should be for the front of the t-shirt only.
- Must include the words “College of Arts and Sciences” somewhere in the design.
(You may incorporate the official ,* but this is not required.
If you use the logo, you may not alter it in any way.)
- Must feature an interpretation of the Drexel Dragon in some form.
- Please upload a high-quality vector/eps file.
Each eligible student may submit up to three designs.
2026 Competition Timeline
- May 7, 2026 – Contest Opens
- July 17, 2026 – Submissions Due
- July 20-24, 2026 – Voting Period
- September 15, 2026 – Winning Design Announced
Show off your creativity and represent your college with pride! We can’t wait to see what the arts and sciences community brings to life!
Fine Print
- The College of Arts and Sciences reserves the right to void prize if entrant is not registered as a College of Arts and Sciences student as of Monday of the second week of the Fall term 2026.
- The College of Arts and Sciences has the right to print the design on t-shirts and publish in other promotional materials as they see fit once they have been submitted by the entrant.
- Finalists for the t-shirt design contest will be chosen at the discretion of the College of Arts and Sciences. These finalists' designs will then be posted online for an incoming student popular vote.
* You must sign into your Drexel email in order to access these logos. If you have trouble accessing them, please email us at coas@drexel.edu.