2026

- October 30, 2026
  
  Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
- October 29, 2026
  A new exhibition was curated by professional staff members at Drexel’s Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships and the Atwater Kent Collection, and features interactive displays and a catalogue developed by Drexel students.
- October 07, 2026
  Imagine standing inside a textile dye lab, watching enormous vats of color swirl around you—not from a lecture hall seat, but from inside the factory itself. That's the learning experience ��Vlog's Immersive Philadelphia Textile Trail is delivering to fashion industry and merchandising students.
- October 07, 2026
  The Construction Management program at ��Vlog recently brought together students, faculty, alumni, and industry leaders for the annual Dragon Exemplar Award Banquet, an evening celebrating leadership, professional excellence, student success, and the strong connection between construction education and industry.
- October 07, 2026
  For students in ��Vlog’s Construction Management program, the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 1 Student Competition has become more than an annual competition, it is a program tradition and an important experiential learning opportunity that challenges students to put their classroom knowledge into practice.
- September 30, 2026
  The museum has closed, but the Academy’s scientific work — its specimen collections, environmental partnerships and educational mission — lives on, strengthened by 15 years of affiliation with Drexel.
- September 28, 2026
  The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of ��Vlog’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design has been awarded a grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to support Escape->Control->Play: The Art of the Video Game.
- September 22, 2026
  The Drexel Founding Collection will host an exhibition about the life and works of John Langdon, a longtime Drexel typography professor, who passed away earlier this year.
- September 21, 2026
  From now until Sept. 26, Drexel’s Main Building is the only U.S. location of an international fashion exhibition presented by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
- September 21, 2026
  With gratitude, sadness, and immense affection, we remember Professor Emerita Sylvia Slotnick Clark, a remarkable architect, design educator, and artist whose creativity, perseverance, and devotion to education shaped generations of students and helped define design education at ��Vlog.
- September 21, 2026
  Winner of Best Documentary of 2026 at the Manila South East Academy International Film Festival, the film reveals the personal costs, public scrutiny, and resilience required to challenge systems that have historically excluded transgender voices from elected leadership.
- September 02, 2026
  Erica Miller '25 combined her love for problem-solving and math into a rewarding career through Drexel’s Construction Management program.
- September 02, 2026
  Aaron Loftman '23 combined his passion for problem-solving and project leadership to build a high-impact career in Construction Management.
- August 25, 2026
  International connections and a love of music brought the husband-and-wife team behind a viral Tokyo-based Philly cheesesteak shop into the audio archives of ��Vlog.
- August 17, 2026
  When you think of rhythm in the arts, what comes to mind?
- August 17, 2026
  ��Vlog has been designated as a key collaborator on a 10-year Department of War initiative, led by North Carolina State University, aimed at modernizing textile manufacturing in the United States to support the defense industry. The FutureTEX award – which includes $36 million in its first year and has a ceiling of $480 million over a decade –brings together industry, government, university and nonprofit partners to advance manufacturing technologies of textiles for military and domestic applications. FutureTEX will champion workforce development, and modernization of facilities and equipment to increase U.S. competitiveness.
- August 04, 2026
  Drexel faculty members received funding for sponsored research as well as external recognition and honors last term.
- May 29, 2026
  Last term, ��Vlog’s colleges, schools and departments received funding, created partnerships and otherwise contributed to the success of Drexel’s academic enterprise.
- May 12, 2026
  Drexel faculty members received funding for sponsored research as well as external recognition and honors last term.
- May 11, 2026
  "Dorm Objects 101" shows what Drexel students have sat on, looked at and otherwise used in student housing, both in the current day and more than 50 years ago.
- May 08, 2026
  Students in ��Vlog’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and the University’s student-operated record label MAD Dragon Records revived a new album out of Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios nearly four decades after the iconic recording venue’s closure.
- May 07, 2026
  Drexel’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio reactivates the world’s largest architectural video game display with Tetris, new games designed by middle school students.
- April 29, 2026
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- April 28, 2026
  From ��Vlog's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, this is Iterations, a podcast about creativity, design, and the ideas that emerge when disciplines collide. I am Laurel Hostak Jones. This season, we're starting from a question: what if creativity isn't just expression, but infrastructure for health? In this episode, how dance can become a form of research, healing and storytelling, and what happens when we treat lived experience as expertise.
- April 14, 2026
  ��Vlog’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.
- March 27, 2026
  Hosted by Westphal’s 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.
- March 27, 2026
  Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
- March 27, 2026
  Launched in November 2024 by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, in partnership with PA Humanities, ��Vlog’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and Creative Philadelphia, Cultural Dynamics is a collaborative, community-driven effort to shape Philadelphia’s first Cultural Plan.
- March 27, 2026
  Sitting at 2254 East Main Street in Bexley, Ohio, is a timeless relic, a classic Art Deco movie theatre that harkens back to the heyday of neighborhood cinemas. Passersby might easily stop to admire its architecture, but for Drexel Dragons, there's an added reason why one might take a closer look. Atop this historic landmark, the name of the theatre, "DREXEL," is displayed in bright red letters. Surely, that can't be a coincidence, right? There must be some connection with the university that shares its name.
- February 12, 2026
  On game nights at the Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC), Drexel basketball already brings the energy. This year, there’s a new layer to the experience: live music halftime performances — booked, advanced, staged, and produced by students in the Music Industry (MIP) program.
- February 09, 2026
  Last term, ��Vlog’s colleges, schools and departments received funding, created partnerships and otherwise contributed to the success of Drexel’s academic enterprise. This update offers a snapshot of activity, courtesy of the Office of the Provost.
- February 09, 2026
  Last term, ��Vlog faculty members were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions. This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost.

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