The Office of Campus Activities is the hub for your campus involvement. We are here to get you connected! You can contact us by any means listed below.

Office of Campus Activities
3210 Chestnut Street
Student Organization Resource Center (SORC)
Lower Level of Creese Student Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-895-1328 (Main Line)
215-895-2500 (fax)
askoca@drexel.edu

The Office of Campus Activities (OCA) supports student engagement in co-curricular pursuits that complement academic, co-op, and professional experiences.  Additionally, OCA facilitates involvement in student organizations, leadership programming, social and educational activities, and alternative spring break.  We do so at the University City and Center City campuses.

In our daily work, we:

• Champion student interests
• Provide time to encourage, counsel, and advise
• Develop rapport to educate through challenge and support
• Articulate policy
• Foster student learning and growth

We educate, engage, inspire, and transform – these core values guide our practice:

• Educate – through our collaborative work and interaction with students, we view our role as mentors and our initiatives serve as a laboratory to support student growth and development.
• Engage – we believe through student organizations, leadership development programming, service and philanthropic activities, and campus programming, students take an active and important role in our community and build a lifelong commitment to Drexel University.
• Inspire – we enjoy working with college students and as such, our energy, sincerity, and commitment inspires students to pursue co-curricular opportunities.
• Transform – as educators, engagers, and inspirers, we strive to create and foster transformative experiences that impact the whole person.  

We espouse these values in all we do, but also believe strongly that these words have parallel impact on students.  Students who consciously choose to engage and commit will become:

• Educated – co-curricular involvement builds social and communication skills, time management and organization abilities, self-awareness, civic responsibility, and professional competencies.
• Engaged – students that proactively take advantage of all that Drexel has to offer, become well-rounded individuals who make an effect on campus and beyond.
• Inspired – motivated students lead, act as role models, and mentor their peers … leadership, energy, and knowledge is shared, resulting in a positive impact on others and our community.
• Transformed – students who are connected to life beyond the classroom are more successful, more satisfied and well-rounded, and upon graduation, have added skills and experiences that enhance their resume – their lives are re-engineered and changed for the better.

OCA does not work in a silo or vacuum – we collaborate effectively with campus partners to ensure student success.  These stakeholders include, but are not limited to:

Office of Campus Activities Staff:

Ed Kovacs, Director of Campus Activities,
University City and Center City Hahnemann Campuses

Ed comes to Drexel University after serving as the Director of MBA Student Activities at New York University.  In that role, Ed supported the MBA student government, student organizations, new student orientation, and event planning.  Prior to NYU, Ed worked at Quinnipiac University (QU) in the Office of the Student Center and Student Leadership Development for 7 years, including 3 as Director.  While at QU, Ed advised fraternities and sororities, student media groups, student government, and campus activities, and was instrumental in creating an extensive leadership development curriculum.  Ed has a bachelor's degree in speech communication from Millersville University and a master's degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University.  Originally from Easton, PA, Ed is excited to be part of the Campus Activities and Student Life team and is looking forward to partnering with Drexel students to support their engagement and connection to life outside of the classroom.  In his free time, Ed enjoys running, playing and watching all types of sports, and he volunteers as a leadership presenter for his fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa.

Richard Kopp, Associate Director of Campus Activities,
Leadership and Community Development, University City Main Campus

Richard Kopp has over ten years experience in higher education with a focus onstudent affairs; he has been a student/alumni affairs professional in both private and public two and four-year institutions. Currently, Richard specializes in developing student leadership opportunities for all Drexel students, creating lasting impressions and memories for Drexel seniors, and working directly with the 250+ recognized student organizations on campus.  From 2007-2009, Richard served as an Associate Director in Drexel’s Office of Alumni Relations. 

Richard is principally passionate about using his expertise in student advising, development, and engagement to create a campus environment that assists students, and eventually alumni, in meeting their academic, personal, and professional goals.

Richard recently earned a Master of Science in Higher Education at Drexel University in September 2009. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Restaurant Management from The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. Richard serves as a committee member on the Young Friends of University City (YOUCIE) organization and on the University City District Marketing Cabinet in Philadelphia.  He also volunteers for several local non-profit organizations, including: Greater Philadelphia Cares, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House, and his local parish church.

Phi Nguyen, Associate Director for Student Life Programs,
Center City Hahnemann Campus

Phi comes to Drexel University having recently served as the primary contact for campus life programming and coordinator for student activities at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) for graduate and medical students.  There, she advised student organization leaders on leadership, service and volunteer initiatives.  Phi earned her bachelors degree in sociology at University of Maryland in College Park, where she first learned of her interest for student leadership. She worked in the Office of Student Conduct and served as a University Student Judiciary member at Maryland as well.  She earned her masters degree in higher education management at the University of Pennsylvania and organized programs for study abroad and exchange students in the Penn Abroad Office. She is fluent in Vietnamese and she enjoys helping students explore the many resources available in college. In her own words, she is “super enthusiastic about working with the campus engagement team (and Student Life) at Drexel University”.

Kia J. Perkins, Administrative Coordinator,
Dean of Students and Office of Campus Engagement, University City Main Campus

Kia J. Perkins is the Administrative Coordinator for the Office of Campus Activities and Fraternity & Sorority Life at Drexel University. She started at Drexel in May of 2004 with the College of Medicine, Medical Science Programs. Prior to this, she was employed with Friendship House, a non-profit foster care agency. She has done administrative work for the past 12 years and is excited to be a part of the Student Life suite.

She brings her love for people and effervescent personality to our office.

VACANT, Secretary, Student Organization Resource Center (SORC),
University City Main Campus

The Student Organization Resource Center (SORC) Secretary oversees and manages all student activity in the SORC and is available to help students use the resources available to them in the area.

Regina Felder, Administrative Coordinator,
Center City Hahnemann Campus

Regina Felder is the office coordinator for the Office of Student Life on the Center City Hahnemann Campus. She previously worked for the Philadelphia Housing Authority for ten years in the Call Center Department as a Service Call Specialist, where she made sure owners and clients were completely satisfied before ending each telephone call. At Drexel, Regina has continued satisfying customers every day by being welcoming and helpful to each individual who visits our offices.

In her spare time, Regina loves being active with her daughter and twins. In addition to working and caring for her family, she is pursuing her education at Drexel University.