Bennett S. LeBow College of Business Creating One-Year, Full-Time MBA
Program
George Tsetsekos, interim dean of the Bennett S. LeBow College of Business, has announced the creation of an intensive one-year, full-time MBA program. The cohorted program will feature a full-time, pre-term foundation summer program for non-business majors and an international seminar abroad. The program is currently being reviewed by the Faculty Senate.

Master's Program in Pharmaceutical Management Begins in January
Drexel's Ortho-McNeil Executive M.S. in pharmaceutical management begins in January 2002. Eighteen of the 22 courses in the cohorted program will be conducted online. The curriculum combines three areas of study: management and leadership, medical science and management, and health policy and pharmaceutical regulation. The first year, the program will be open to only scientific liaisons from the Ortho-McNeil company. Subsequently, it will be available to all employees of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies.

Writing Classes Graduation Requirement
Beginning with the fall 2002 entering class, including transfer students, Drexel now has a graduation requirement that students pass three writing-intensive classes beyond the freshman years after the Faculty Senate unanimously passed the University Writing Program. Two of the writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major, one in an elective. Writing-intensive courses feature substantial writing projects developed over time and with the assistance of writing-intensive tutors supplied by the University Writing Program.

Online Programs Ranked by U.S. News and World Report
Drexel has been included in U.S. News and World Report's list of 131 out of 2,000 surveyed traditional colleges and online universities offering online graduate degree programs. The University was cited in the online business degree and online library science degree program listings. The programs included in the publication's lists are recognized by their regional accrediting boards.

Drs. Lewin and Shankar Receive NIH Grant
Dr. Peter Lewin, professor of biomedical engineering, and Dr. Mohana Shankar, professor of electrical engineering, have been awarded a three-year NIH grant of $705,000 for their project, "Ultrasound Hydrophon and Its Calibration Up to 100 MHz."

Convocation Held on November 7
Drexel held its 2001 Convocation Ceremony on November 7 in the Main Building Auditorium. Board of Trustees Chair Chuck Pennoni extended greetings to students, faculty and staff. The guest speaker was author and journalist Dan Rottenberg, whose new book, The Man Who Made Wall Street: Anthony J. Drexel and the Rise of Modern Finance, is the first comprehensive biography of the University's founder.

Fortune Ranks Anne Stevens '80 One of "Most Powerful Women in
Business"
Trustee Anne Stevens `80, vice president, North American vehicle operations for the Ford Motor Company, was named the 27th "Most Powerful Woman in Business" by Fortune.com. Congratulations to Anne on this national recognition.

Dr. Maja Bystrom Receives Fulbright
Dr. Maja Bystrom, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, received a 2001-2002 Fulbright Scholar Grant. Her research is on iterative combined source-channel decoding and will take place at the Technical University of Munich, Germany.

Constantine Papadakis, Ph.D. papadakis@drexel.edu
www.drexel.edu

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