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    • Drexel's URBN Center interior with students learning on multiple floors

      April 14, 2026

      91制片厂’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is home to nationally ranked and internationally recognized programs across, design, media, entertainment, industry management and more.

    • iterations logo

      March 27, 2026

      Hosted by Westphal鈥檚 Associate Director of Communications and successful podcast producer Laurel Hostak Jones, Iterations features conversations with Drexel faculty, researchers, and community partners whose work bridges disciplines and demonstrates the impact of creative practice in addressing social and environmental issues.

    • November 06, 2025

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • June 10, 2025

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • A VR headset, held by four sets of hands

      May 12, 2025

      A Voice from the Hut is an animated virtual reality hybrid documentary featuring fictional and non-fictional elements. Set in a rural village of far western Nepal, the story is a first-person VR experience, in which the viewer embodies Priya, a 13-year-old village girl who dreams of becoming a singer. Two days before she is set to participate in a prestigious singing contest, she gets her first period - and must navigate her culture's menstrual taboo.

    • James Poyser

      May 05, 2025

      Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for our 2025 Commencement ceremony will be Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, and composer James Poyser.

    • March 31, 2025

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Digital Media's LED Volume wall

      March 27, 2025

      At 91制片厂’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, we’re continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation – and recent facility and technology upgrades reflect our commitment to preparing students for the future of the entertainment industry. The new Immersive Audio Mixing Studio, Content Creation Studio, and LED Volume Wall bring emerging media technologies to our community, encouraging students to explore the future of immersive media and storytelling.

    • October 22, 2024

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Breonna Danielle Rodriguez Delgrosso with Elmo

      May 24, 2024

      Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is pleased to announce its keynote and student speakers for Commencement 2024.

    • April 17, 2024

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

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    • November 10, 2023

      The Westphal Dean’s Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (IDEA), in partnership with the Westphal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council (DEIC), are pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural IDEA-Development, Education, and Cultivation (DEC) Mini-grants. These small seed grants, in amounts between $500-1000 support projects that develop, educate, and cultivate inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism in accordance with the College’s Strategic Plan.

    • October 17, 2023

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson

      May 09, 2023

      Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2023 Commencement ceremony of 91制片厂’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design on Friday, June 16, 2023.

    • April 18, 2023

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • March 15, 2023

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • March 14, 2023

      On Friday, February 24, 2023, Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design held its annual showcase of faculty research, scholarship, and creative work, organized by the Westphal Research Council. Featuring five-minute presentations by faculty members from each of the College’s departments, the event was an exploratory window into the cutting-edge projects happening in the creative heart of 91制片厂.

    • Mosaic of the Black Bottom Neighborhood

      March 13, 2023

      Though Philadelphia is a city that wears its history on its sleeve, with a thriving tourism industry around the landmarks of early American democracy, many significant histories of the more recent past – like the leveling of Black Bottom – remain untold. Today, however, two different projects in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design engage with University City’s history of gentrification.

    • Women's History Month 2023

      March 06, 2023

      Westphal DEI is proud to honor 10 transformative, resilient, innovative, creative, entrepreneurial, and inspiring women to commemorate and celebrate the movement of all women towards equity, equality, and full agency.

    • February 14, 2023

    • Francis Aguas Photo by Stephen Salpukas

      February 09, 2023

      The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is excited to introduce our inaugural Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Francis Tanglao Aguas. Joining us from William & Mary College in Williamsburg, VA, Francis has already brought energy and ideas into our community as we strengthen a culture of belonging.

    • Mindy Johnson

      February 03, 2023

      Drexel adjunct instructor of Animation & Visual Effects Mindy Johnson has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the June Foray Award from the Annies/International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood). This juried award recognizes individuals who have made a significant or charitable impact on the art and animation industry.

    • Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

      February 02, 2023

      We, members of the Westphal community, with roots, family, friends, and colleagues in California or who belong to the Asian American Pacific Islander community, and the dance community share in the grief and pain suffered by our fellow humans in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay.

    • January 10, 2023

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • November 15, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • October 18, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • September 19, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Headshots for new faculty 22-23, text in article

      September 16, 2022

      Drexel's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design welcomes fourteen new faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year. The incoming faculty represent programs across the College's departments, and come from impressive careers in the industry and higher education.

    • Marial Moreno Gomez presents a poster at STAR Scholars Showcase

      September 15, 2022

      The STAR (Students Tackling Advanced Research) Scholars Program is an opportunity for highly motivated first-year students to engage in an early faculty-mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, or creative experience during the summer after their freshman year. This highly competitive program seeks to identify and encourage students to take a hands-on approach to their education through undergraduate research.

    • May 24, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Richelle Parham

      May 16, 2022

      Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is thrilled to announce it 2022 Commencement speakers.

    • April 18, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Visual Effects Society

      March 15, 2022

      Two alumni of the Digital Media programs, Amol Sathe and Le Joyce Tong, took home awards at the 20th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Gala on March 8, 2022.

    • January 11, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • December 07, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • October 08, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • September 16, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments. 

    • Cruiser Olympia on the Delaware River in Philadelphia

      July 08, 2021

      The latest collaboration in a 14-year relationship between Drexel’s Department of Digital Media and the Independence Seaport Museum is an animation recreating the perilous 1921 journey of the USS Olympia.

    • June 28, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • June 02, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments

    • Digital Media Showcase 2021

      May 11, 2021

      Join us for Drexel Digital Media's 2021 Showcase on Sunday, May 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT streaming via YouTube Live! The stream features live presentations by 13 senior project teams from the Animation & Visual Effects, Game Design & Production, and Interactive Digital Media programs, along with members from the College of Computing and Informatics.

    • March 09, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • February 09, 2021

      The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is committed to creating a better Westphal. In an effort to increase transparency, open lines of communication, and advocate for the student experience at Westphal, we have established our first Westphal College Student Council, comprised of 25 students representing various student organizations and all seven departments in Westphal.

    • December 14, 2020

      Several students from Drexel’s Digital Media Department had research projects completed in Drexel’s new accepted into the (NCUR), set to take place virtually from April 12-14, 2021.

    • November 09, 2020

    • October 30, 2020

      The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is looking forward to welcoming many of our undergraduate students back in January, and we are working to ensure the safest and most engaging educational experience possible for our community, whether you are taking courses remotely or face-to-face.

    • October 15, 2020

      Celebrate the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

       

    • Creative Connections Summer Series 2020

      July 20, 2020

    • Resilience receives 2020 Games For Change Best Student Game Award

      June 11, 2020

      Resilience, a new game created by , a senior student team from the Digital Media Department, Music Industry Program, and College of Computing & Informatics (CCI), has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Awards in the Best Student Game category.

    • May 27, 2020

      While this spring term has presented tremendous challenges, we are excited to share new ways of celebrating the achievements of Westphal's graduating students. While the usual roster of Senior Shows cannot be presented in person, our supportive community will still be able to see and appreciate impressive student work in the virtual Senior Shows and activities from our various programs.

    • Allen Sabinson

      May 19, 2020

      Long-standing Dean of the 91制片厂 Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Allen Sabinson, reflects on his 15 years of leadership of one of the best Applied Art and Design schools in the nation.

    • Emil Polyak using motion capture

      April 23, 2020

      The faculty of the Department of Digital Media have adopted a number of innovative strategies to move their curriculum online. A tech-savvy bunch, their biggest challenge is less about adapting to technology shifts and more about supporting student needs and limitations of the remote environment.

    • 2019 Westphal Exhibition of Work

      May 28, 2019

      The end of spring term is rapidly approaching, and for many students, this is the busiest time of year. It’s impossible not to feel enormous pride in the creative and accomplished work that is the culmination of years of hard work and study. This year's Senior Show Exhibitions of Work include Entertainment & Arts Management, Fashion Design, Digital Media, Music Industry, Film & Television, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Design & Merchandising, Screenwriting & Playwriting, Animation & Visual Effects, and Product Design.

    • Game Design & Production Ranking

      March 29, 2019

      The Princeton Review just released its , listing Westphal’s undergraduate Game Design & Production (GDAP) program at #6 and graduate program in Digital Media at #10.

    • NBC10 vists Drexel's Immersive Research Lab

      February 22, 2019

      NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal visits 91制片厂’s Immersive Research Lab as part of a virtual reality series hosted on the network.

    • Oscars, Live Sunday Feb 24

      February 04, 2019

      The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced its nominees for the 91st Academy Awards on Tuesday, and four of the nominated films feature the work of Drexel alumni from the Department of Digital Media: Ralph Breaks the Internet, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ready Player One, and Avengers: Infinity War. 2019 is the seventh consecutive year that films nominated in the Visual Effects or Animated Feature Film category have featured the work of Westphal Digital Media graduates.

    • Young woman wearing virtual reality headset

      September 27, 2018

      91制片厂’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design welcomed incoming freshmen to campus through a ‘Virtual Reality Block Party’ on Friday, September 21, 2018. Coinciding with the launch of the new major in Virtual Reality & Immersive Media, the party was publicized on. 

    • November 15, 2017

      The ArtistYear program provides a unique opportunity for Westphal students graduating this year and alumni up to the age of 28 to make a difference by creating unique arts programs and classes in nearby, underserved Philadelphia public schools.

    • October 30, 2017

      BioDesign Challenge is a special topics course that will be offered this winter term and is open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Participants will work towards a coveted spot in the annual , an annual competition held in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).

    • September 22, 2017

      Graham D. Clark has joined the Digital Media Program as an Assistant Teaching Professor.

    • May 09, 2017

      John Knoll, the Chief Creative Officer and Senior Visual Effects Supervisor at the premier film special effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, which was founded by the legendary George Lucas, will be the distinguished keynote speaker at Westphal's commencement ceremony on Tuesday, June 13.

    • March 09, 2016

      The students in our 17 undergraduate programs continuously produce wonderfully dynamic work that reflects their accomplished skills and creative vision of the world. We’re incredibly proud of what they achieve and we think you’ll enjoy this short video which showcases work from all of our programs.

    • October 23, 2015

      Animation powerhouse DreamWorks, creators of ShrekKung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon, will visit Westphal on Wednesday, November 11 to meet with students pursuing careers in film and digital animation.

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