The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of Drexel University opened the “Half the Sky” art exhibit Sept. 23, which is composed of over 60 art pieces from 22 contemporary Chinese female artists. The full title, “Half the Sky: Women in the New Art of China,” refers to Mao Zedong’s communist manifesto in which he declared that in [...]
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Drexel hosts science conference
Drexel hosted the National Science Foundation’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics conference Sept. 19. to introduce high school teachers to better education methods in science, technology, engineering and math. The conference, called “STEM Smart: Lessons Learned from Successful Schools,” was an all-day educational event comprised of exhibits, panel discussions and informational speeches centered around the [...]
Aspirations for the 2011-12 school year
The past school year has brought about much advancement for the University, including the acquisition of the Academy of Natural Sciences as a partner institution, the emergence of President John A. Fry’s strategic plan and a plethora of physical changes to the University City campus. However, as we embark on a new school year, the [...]
Field hockey ready to go
The Drexel field hockey team are welcoming the Lafayette Leopards to Buckley Field Sept. 16. The Dragons will be hosting their first game after recently completing a three-game road trip with a tough 2-0 loss against top-ranked Connecticut. It left the Dragons at a solid 4-2 on the season, but reeling a bit as of [...]
Vick reckless in preseason loss, Eagles look to rebound
The pre-season is just that: a period before the regular season. It has almost no bearing on what will happen when wins and losses count, but when you are the self-proclaimed “dream team” of the National Football League, you tend to be under a microscope. The Eagles were anything but dreamy against the Pittsburg Steelers [...]
Missing Drexel student found dead
Local news media outlets reported that a Drexel student missing since Aug. 9 was found dead near his work in Pennsburg, Pa. Sean Michael Buehrle, who had been planning on returning to Drexel in the fall for his senior year, was found by Pennsylvania State Police Aug. 13. Though police did not release where his [...]
Joseph Lambert, Sr.
Founder of the Drexel University Construction Management Program Joseph Lambert Sr. passed away at his residence at Riddle Village in Media, Pennsylvania on June 15, 2011 at age 96. Joe Lambert was the founder of the Construction Management Program at Drexel University. Joe launched the Construction Management program while serving as a Professor and Department [...]
Chairman named for College of Medicine
Stanley W. Silverman, former president and chief executive officer of PQ Corporation, has been named chairman of the College of Medicine board of trustees, Drexel University announced May 11 in a press release. Silverman, a member of the University’s board of trustees and the College of Medicine’s board, replaces Manny Stamatakis, who will step down [...]
Crew dominates at Kerr Cup
For the first time in a long time the men’s and women’s crew teams have swept the Kerr Cup. Both the men and women’s varsity eight boats placed first in their races April 16 to bring home the trophies together. “Its great to bring home the trophies,” head coach Paul Savell said. “We had a [...]
Women’s lacrosse atop standings
The Drexel women’s lacrosse team is tied with James Madison University atop the Colonial Athletic Association standing with an undefeated record after going 2-0 in their first two CAA contests. The Dragons (8-3, 2-0 CAA) started off their weekend on the road against Towson (6-6, 2-1 CAA) April 8 in Towson, Md. Drexel defeated the [...]
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