Upcoming Events

At the annual CoAS Honors Day, the College of Arts and Sciences recognizes and awards the hard work, dedication and accomplishments of CoAS students, as well as students from across the University.

With over 2000 undergraduates in 16 diverse majors and nearly 40 minors, CoAS has evolved into one of the most diverse colleges at Drexel. Our enriching academic programs are enhanced by cutting-edge technology, hands-on experience, and a unique global perspective. As the Honors Day program will attest, the College of Arts and Sciences also enrolls many of Drexel’s finest students.

Invitations will be sent to honorees but ALL members of the Drexel community are invited to attend CoAS Honors Day.

Reception to follow in Behrakis.

International Area Studies continues its professional development lecture series with a roundtable discussion on immigration, international business and civil rights law. Guest presenters will share insights about these concentrations and their backgrounds, and offer advice to students interested in law. Students who are considering or are already pursuing a degree in this field are strongly encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Ms. Jessica Kratzer at jkk55@drexel.edu.

This free event is co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and International Area Studies.

The Spaces Between Your Fingers Project is a new community art initiative, conceived by Drexel adjunct Matthew Ross Smith, to share wisdom between generations and raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. The project offers people a chance to reflect, create and connect by tracing their handprint onto a postcard and inscribing a single piece of advice in the spaces between their fingers. The postcards are archived into a digital “Wisdom Library,” creating a rich mosaic of what it’s like to be human.

Join us on June 1 as we celebrate the wisdom of our community and create postcards to be shared with future generations. Bring your photographs and memories and connect the old-fashioned way – in the same room!

Learn more about The Space Between Your Fingers Project.

This event is free and open to the public.

This one-day conference explores what cities can learn from one another about building cooperatives and cooperative networks, and what cooperatives contribute to cities, regions and states. This conference also provides an opportunity to learn from US House Representative Chaka Fattah about the National Cooperative Development Act, a bill he introduced into Congress on December 15, 2011.

Other speakers include:

• Dr. Gar Alperovitz, University of Maryland and the Democracy Collaborative
• Hon. Paul Soglin, Mayor, City of Madison, Wisconsin
• Hon. Michael Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia (invited)
• Councilwoman Cindy Bass, City of Philadelphia City Council (invited)
• Dr. Michael Swack, Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire
• Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard, John Jay College
• Dr. Steve Dubb, Democracy Collaborative

The conference will include breakout sessions and workshops that examine specific cooperatives in detail, comparing those in Pennsylvania (mostly from Philadelphia) and those in Wisconsin (mostly from Madison).

Register at http://drexelcoopsconference.eventbrite.com/.