2022

- December 23, 2022
  An interdisciplinary group traveled to Egypt to represent Drexel and engage in global efforts to combat climate change.
- December 16, 2022
  Dragons really read a lot this past year about everything from NOT washing raw chicken … to TikTok-famous cats … to monkeypox.
- December 14, 2022
  Two Westphal students were selected as winners of the 2022 Black Talent in Design and Fashion Fund (BTDF) award: Maya Williams (Graphic Design) and Yanik Evers-McKoy (Product Design).
- December 13, 2022
  Four current students from Drexel Westphal’s Design & Merchandising (D&M) program were recognized as 2023 Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholars.
- December 13, 2022
  Victoria Wilson (Entertainment & Arts Management '19) and Evan Ehlers (Close School of Entrepreneurship) were recognized among Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2023 in the “Social Impact” Category.
- December 13, 2022
  Just a few years after graduating early from the Screenwriting & Playwriting program, Drexel in LA alum Lexx Fusco made waves as an associate producer and writer on the feature-length anthology Give Me an A, which responds to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
- December 05, 2022
  Students from four different majors came together to create garments out of yuletide botanicals for the annual holiday display.
- December 01, 2022
  Mari Llewellyn (D&M '18) is the co-founder and president of Bloom Nutrition and president of Mari Fitness, with an online following of more than 2 million people.
- November 18, 2022
  In the summer of 2022, Longwood Gardens approached Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a proposal, which blossomed into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of interdisciplinary students and faculty. In 2022, Longwood’s holiday display includes two couture gown-like sculptures designed and constructed by Drexel Westphal entirely of botanicals.
- 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.
- November 10, 2022
  
  What are the qualities of sustainable citizenship? How can STEM leaders encourage these qualities in a rising generation? How can design thinking unlock the qualities of sustainable citizens? These questions, and more, drive recent programming from EUREKA! a partnership between Drexel and Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
- October 25, 2022
  Drexel undergraduate and graduate students received prestigious scholarships and awards and were recognized for their academic accomplishments last term.
- October 25, 2022
  Last term, 91��Ƭ�� professors were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions
- 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 26, 2022
  At the University’s annual ceremony, Drexel leaders along with faculty and alumnae keynote speakers conveyed the power of working together for creative and inclusive problem-solving.
- September 20, 2022
  The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of 91��Ƭ��’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will present at home, an art exhibition exploring queer life, on Thursday, Sept. 22 with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. A group show, at home will highlight visual stories of queer intimacy and domesticity.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- September 14, 2022
  Monumental work arrives courtesy of long-term loan from Forman Arts Initiative.
- August 23, 2022
  The spring 2022 recipient of the Raizman Award is Mark Brack, associate professor in the Department of Architecture, Design & Urbanism.
- August 18, 2022
  Samiyah Wardlaw, Jane Cammisa and several other Drexel students and alumni are working on indie romance "Burn Out."
- August 01, 2022
  As part of their annual , has featured Drexel student work from graduate and undergraduate Interiors, as well as Architecture and Design Research.
- July 14, 2022
  Among those recognized for their research, academic and professional achievements is Alina Schnake-Mahl, ScD, assistant research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, who was awarded a five-year, $637,000 K01 grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the social and policy determinants of COVID-19 and influenza disparities.
- June 30, 2022
  By engaging with over 42,000 alumni, Drexel surpassed several Campaign goals to set the course for its future success and strategic initiatives.
- June 16, 2022
  Through the spring 2022 Aging & Design course, Drexel students worked side-by-side with, and cultivated empathy for, older adults in their communities. ��
- June 13, 2022
  At the University’s June 9 Commencement ceremony at Citizens Bank Park, the Class of 2022 was recognized for their resilience as much as their potential.
- June 13, 2022
  On June 9, University leaders, student representatives and a keynote speaker imparted words of hope and recognition while addressing the Class of 2022.
- June 07, 2022
  Interiors graduate students Kate Bormann and Pooja Kalavagunta were selected as recipients of 2022 Graduate Excellence Awards presented by 91��Ƭ�� to recognize student work with a significant impact on the field or society.
- May 31, 2022
  Drexel graduate student Afnan Bashaikh was announced as the student winner of the international
- 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.
- May 24, 2022
  The Office of Research & Innovation and the Office of Faculty Advancement and Undergraduate Affairs announced the recipients of the 2021-2022 Research, Scholarship and Creativity Awards and the 2021-2022 Provost Awards for Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Service.
- May 19, 2022
  The speakers addressing graduates this year and receiving recognition for their accomplishments come from wide-ranging backgrounds and fields — and many of them have ties to the University.
- May 16, 2022
  Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is thrilled to announce it 2022 Commencement speakers.
- May 16, 2022
  
  In spring 2022, Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and Curtis Institute of Music presented Rehearsing Philadelphia: A Meta-Score by Ari Benjamin Meyers through a series of events across the city. Rehearsing Philadelphia was initially conceived prior to the start of the pandemic, but the project’s driving questions – centered around justice, virtuosity, access, memory, and togetherness – were shaped and reshaped by COVID’s impact. Taking place across the city, Rehearsing Philadelphia became a poignant analogy for the ways in which people would come back together, as pairings, small groups, and large collectives.
- May 06, 2022
  At this year’s Design & Merchandising (D&M) Senior Show, the program will honor alumna Dawn King Vitale (’03) for her outstanding contributions to the retail and merchandising industry.
- April 22, 2022
  Drexel faculty garnering attention for their achievements and research last term included
  Christopher MacLellan, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, who received two major grants from the Army Research Laboratory related to human-machine teaming and human-artificial intelligence adaptation.
- 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.
- April 07, 2022
  Two students from Drexel’s Interior Architecture & Design program, Ala’a Alharbi and Pooja Kalavagunta, were chosen for the .
- April 04, 2022
  Designed by Ari Benjamin Meyers and jointly produced and presented by 91��Ƭ��’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and the Curtis Institute of Music, Rehearsing Philadelphia culminates this weekend with performances by the first-ever Public Orchestra. All events are free and open to the public, presented in locations across the city and featuring more than 200 multidisciplinary artists.
- April 01, 2022
  The second installment in the Mandell Presents series, Melting Ice/Changing Winds, is a collaboration between acclaimed choreographer��Jody Sperling��(Time Lapse Dance) and composer��Matthew Burtner, inspired by Jody’s unique experience in the Arctic and addressing global warming.
- March 30, 2022
  One of the nation’s most influential leaders in higher education, Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, will address the class of 2022 at Drexel’s university-wide commencement ceremony on June 9. In what has become a tradition, 91��Ƭ�� will return to Citizens Bank Park to celebrate the graduating class in-person. The ceremony will also be live-streamed.
- March 29, 2022
  The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of 91��Ƭ��’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will open an exhibition called Lastgaspism: Art and Survival in the Age of Pandemic on Thursday, March 31 – with a reception and book launch from 5-7 p.m.
- March 16, 2022
  91��Ƭ�� and Lockheed Martin will expand their long-standing partnership with the launch of a new STEM careers co-op program, and the fall opening of an on-campus technology and innovation incubator. This facility will serve as a hub for Drexel faculty and students to engage, collaborate and innovate alongside Lockheed Martin employees.
- March 16, 2022
  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, 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.
- March 14, 2022
  In spring 2022, three interdisciplinary projects from across 91��Ƭ�� were selected for funding through the the Academy of Natural Sciences' Museum Innovation Fund.
- March 09, 2022
  The David S. Raizman Endowed Memorial Award recognizes a current faculty member who exemplifies distinguished service, teaching, and leadership in accordance with the values of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.
- March 03, 2022
  Design & Merchandising student Sophia Rhodes has been selected as one of 25 mentees in the Americas for the UNESCO & Women@Dior��Leadership and Sustainability Education and Mentorship Program of 2022-2023.
- February 25, 2022
  A team of researchers at 91��Ƭ�� is translating the loops and twists that makeup a knitted textile into a digital architecture of knitting — a key step in the process of incorporating new technologies into textiles
- February 23, 2022
  In a recorded discussion, University leaders shared how the commitments from the Anti-Racism Task Force are being integrated into Drexel’s ongoing strategic planning process.
- February 22, 2022
  HOK Competition Won by Drexel Interiors Student for 6th Straight Year
- February 16, 2022
  After a recently completed renovation project, the interior of the Great Court looks completely different to modern audiences yet would be familiar to those who were at Drexel during its early years.
- February 10, 2022
  Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
- February 09, 2022
  It is with great sadness that we need to inform the Drexel Design community that Peter Arfaa has died. Peter Arfaa joined the Drexel Architecture faculty in 1972 and served there for 39 years, including 9 years as Department Head (1976-1985). In 1992 Peter and his wife Anne endowed The Farajollah & Maryam Badie Arfaa Lecture Series that was named in honor of Peter’s parents.
- February 09, 2022
  The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation and Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center are pleased to present this exhibition of new work by Philadelphia artist and Associate Teaching Professor of Visual Studies Mark Stockton.
- February 07, 2022
  Lipsey was happy to find a co-op working related to dance movement therapy, the field in which she will next year begin pursuing a master’s degree for at 91��Ƭ��.
- January 14, 2022
  The Drexel Interiors Program has been named in the by .
- January 11, 2022
  
  Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
- January 11, 2022
  Wanda Dalla Costa AIA presented the winter Arfaa lecture entitled, “Indigenous Design: New Meaning, Methodologies and Responsibilities.”
- January 07, 2022
  Design & Merchandising (D&M) majors Eli Eisenman, Virginia Granato, and Taylor Kim are recipients of scholarships from the Fashion Scholarship Fund in 2022. This year, 123 students from across the country were honored with scholarships.
- January 03, 2022
  Since the beginning of the pandemic, “ARTH 300: The History of Modern Design” students have been cultivating the beauty and meaning from everyday objects. That work is now on display on Drexel’s University City Campus and a half a world away thanks to new collaborators abroad.

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