University Marketing & Communications
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University Marketing & Communications

Tracy Powell

Tracy Powell

Senior Vice President, University Marketing & Communications
Main Building
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
tbp36@drexel.edu

Division of Marketing & Communications

The Office of University Communications is merging with Marketing and Communications in the Office of Enrollment Management and Student Success and Marketing in Drexel University Online to create the Division of University Marketing & Communications.

Tracy Powell is leading this Division as Drexel’s first senior vice president of University Marketing & Communications. Powell comes to Drexel from Penn State where she collaborated with key leaders to help brand and promote academic initiatives and position Penn State as a modern land-grant university focused on research, education and service.

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Publications

Exel Magazine
Exel Magazine 
An award-winning annual magazine overviewing the University’s fast-growing research enterprise.
Drexel Magazine
Drexel Magazine 
A magazine for alumni and friends of the University published three times a year.
Drexel News Blog
Drexel News Blog 
The blog offers expert perspectives on timely topics and a look behind the stories and research making news at Drexel. 
Drexel Now
eNewsletters
Choose your subscription preferences to Drexel's digital newsletters here and stay on top of University news, events or staff announcements. 

Our Work

From marketing brochures to news articles, the division of University Marketing & Communications handles it all.
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Forever Dragons: The Future Is Now in Your Hands

At Drexel University, we want to celebrate our graduating Forever Dragons. We know you have worked hard, made meaningful memories, and pushed beyond the limits of what’s expected to reach this important milestone. And wherever you go in life, personally or professionally, Drexel will always be your home. As our Class of 2023 Dragons take this next step, we know that they will continue to make an impact on the world and move forward as if failure was not an option. The future is now in the hands of our Forever Dragons, and we can't wait to see what they will do!

Drexel News

machine learning detection of AI-generated video On the Trail of Deepfakes, Drexel Researchers Identify ‘Fingerprints’ of AI-Generated Video
Apr 24, 2024
According to new research from Drexel University, current methods for detecting manipulated digital media will not be effective against AI-generated video; but a machine-learning approach could be the key to unmasking these synthetic creations.
Man faces a computer screen wearing an EEG headset New AI-Technology Estimates Brain Age Using Low-Cost EEG Device
Apr 24, 2024
Researchers from Drexel University’s Creativity Research Lab developed an artificial intelligence technique that can effectively estimate an individual’s brain age based on electroencephalogram (EEG) brain scans. The technology could help to make early, regular screening for degenerative brain diseases more accessible.
How does it work? Drexel Guardian How Does it Work?: Drexel Guardian App
Apr 23, 2024
Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police Melvin “Mel” Singleton Jr. shared a detailed breakdown on everything the community should know about the Drexel Guardian app.
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In the News

Several Birds Named After Philadelphians Will Be Renamed as Part of an Effort To Stop Honoring Enslavers and Racists
Apr 22, 2024
Robert Peck, senior fellow and curator of art and artifacts at the Academy of Natural Sciences was quoted in an April 22 WHYY article about The American Ornithological Society working to change the names of several birds currently named after Philadelphia scientists, as part of an effort to stop honoring enslavers and racists.
Explaining AI Use in the Classroom to Families
Apr 22, 2024
Stephanie Smith Budhai, PhD, an assistant clinical professor in the School of Education, authored an April 22, Teaching & Learning post explaining the use of AI in the classroom to families.
The 2024 PA Power 100
Apr 22, 2024
President John Fry was included April 23 in the City & State Pennsylvania list of the 2024 PA Power 100. The list features leaders that will influence what happens next – and how – in the Keystone State.
Black Mothers Dying at Alarming Rates in Allegheny County, Data Shows
Apr 16, 2024
Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, a professor and academic chair in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an April 16 WPXI-TV (NBC-Pittsburgh) segment about Pittsburgh having some of the highest maternal death rates in the country, with Black women dying at rates two to three times higher than their white counterparts.
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