October 2008
In this issue of Dragonfire:
- Drexel Invasion Set for October 22: All Colleges, All Degrees On Site!
- "A New Bridge to the Future" Gala a Success
- Financial Aid Workshop October 29
- LeBow College of Business — One of Top Ten Schools for Entrepreneurs
- Congratulations to Our Award-Winning iSchool Faculty
- Announcing New Chamber of Commerce Partnerships
- Interest Continues to Grow in Drexel's Sacramento Programs
- Coming Soon: A Virtual Tour of the New Drexel Center for Graduate Studies
- Questions?
Drexel Invasion Set for October 22: All Colleges, All Degrees On Site!
On
October 22 at 6 p.m., join us for our biggest, most informative Open House
yet. Held at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, this event is the best way
for you to learn about how Drexel's Center for Graduate Studies can help
advance your education and your career. The Open House will begin with
an Information Session covering everything from the admission process to
financing options, and then you'll have the opportunity to meet face-to-face
with faculty and program experts from all
nine of our graduate programs — in business, information science and
technology, education, nursing, and engineering. Don't miss this opportunity
to learn everything about the Drexel Sacramento experience all in one evening.
For more information or to register, visit the event
page.
"A New Bridge to the Future" Gala a Success
On
September 17, Drexel hosted a gala celebration in the Library Galleria
to thank Sacramento for the warm welcome we have received. The event,
called "A New Bridge to the Future," was attended by more than
300 business, civic, and government leaders, along with 30 Drexel faculty
and staff, more than 50 Drexel alumni from the region, and six students who
have been admitted to the Inaugural Drexel Class in Sacramento. Two large
Drexel Dragons, carved in ice, greeted the guests as they arrived.
The evening was hosted by Drexel's President Dr. Constantine Papadakis and his wife, Eliana, the Sacramento Area Commerce & Trade Organization (SACTO), the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (Metro Chamber), and by the philanthropists who have offered Drexel 1,100 acres of land in Placer County on which to build a residential undergraduate campus: Angelo and Sofia Tsakopoulos, William and Claudia Cummings, and the Wayne L. Prim family. That offer is under consideration by Drexel.
Carl "Tobey" Oxholm III, executive vice president of the University and director of the Graduate Center, was the master of ceremonies. Remarks were given by Drexel Trustee Renee Amoore (who had spoken from the podium at the Republican National Convention the week earlier), as well as by representatives of the hosts. The evening ended with a champagne toast by President Papadakis to a wonderful future.
Photos from the gala will appear soon on the Graduate Center's website, and look for interviews with some of the students who attended the gala in the next issue of this newsletter.
Financial Aid Workshop October 29
If you've been concerned about how you're going to pay for graduate school, stop! You can make it work, and we can show you how during our financial aid workshop at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sacramento on October 29 at 6 p.m. This comprehensive session will cover how you can finance your Drexel education through scholarships, loans, employee tuition assistance, and more. To register for this event, visit the Sacramento Center's website, and for more information on your financing options, check out our financial aid page.
LeBow College of Business – One of Top Ten Schools for Entrepreneurs
Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, which is presenting the Sacramento Center's MBA program, has reaffirmed its status as one of the nation's top 10 schools for entrepreneurs. In the sixth annual ranking of entrepreneurship programs from Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review, LeBow's graduate program placed eighth. This is the second year in a row that LeBow has placed in the top 10.
"LeBow College of Business has been sharply focused on developing the entrepreneurial mind-set of our student body," said Dr. George P. Tsetsekos, dean of Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. "Whether starting up their own successful ventures or creating new areas of opportunities for existing companies, LeBow College's graduates are known for their enterprise skills."
To learn more about the Sacramento Graduate Center's MBA, visit the program page.
To learn more about the LeBow College of Business, visit the LeBow website.
Congratulations to Our Award-Winning iSchool Faculty
Good
news for students interested in Drexel's Information Systems or Library
and Information Science programs — they have some of the best faculty
in the nation, and we have the recognition to prove it:
- The American Society for Information Science and Technology recently awarded Dr. Eileen Abels the Thompson ISI Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award for 2008. As director of graduate Programs for the iSchool at Drexel, faculty advisor for the Internet Public Library, and the author of the new book Business Information: Needs and Strategies, Dr. Abels is an invaluable part of the iSchool faculty. Sacramento students can learn from Dr. Abels during her Information Services in Organizations and Digital Reference classes.
- iSchool faculty aren't just teachers — they're also dedicated researchers in their fields. This was recently confirmed when the Academic Analytics Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index ranked iSchool faculty fourth in the nation for journal publications per faculty member and seventh in the nation for percentage of faculty with a journal publication.
To learn more about the iSchool's highly rated faculty and programs, visit the iSchool website.
Announcing New Chamber of Commerce Partnerships
Drexel is pleased to announce new partnerships in leadership development with two of Sacramento's Chambers of Commerce:
- The Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce. Each year,
Drexel will sponsor one participant in the Asian Pacific Chamber's Catalyst
Leadership Program, an eight-month experience that prepares members of
Sacramento's Asian-Pacific community for leadership roles. The University
will also award one fellowship to a Catalyst program graduate to attend
the Sacramento Center for Graduate Studies.
Left to right: Carl "Tobey" Oxholm III, executive vice president and chief of staff; Alice Perez, manager of retail services, Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Larry Le, Drexel student chosen for the Asian Chamber's Catalyst Leadership Program; Patricia Fong Kushida, president/CEO of the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce; President Papadakis.
- The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Drexel will provide
a Hispanic Leadership Master's Grant through the Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce to support a student pursuing a degree at Drexel's Center for
Graduate Studies. This program is open to students from Sacramento, Yolo,
San Joaquin, Sutter, Placer, El Dorado, or Yuba counties.
Left to right: Ken Macias, partner and chairman, Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP; Peter Drozdoff, vice president of marketing, SureWest Communications; Alice Perez, manager of retail services, Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Diana Borroel, president/CEO, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Marco Rodriguez, senior financial representative, Principal Financial Group; President Papadakis; Carl "Tobey" Oxholm III, executive vice president and chief of staff.
Interest Continues to Grow in Drexel's Sacramento Programs
Here at the Center for Graduate Studies, we're looking forward to our first classes starting in January. But we have plenty keeping us busy in the meantime! We've been communicating with over 600 students interested in continuing their education at our new Sacramento Center, including 189 people with whom we talked at one of our Open Houses.
Among those 600 there is also one person we'd like to congratulate: our first confirmed student, Daniel Borlik, pictured here with Drexel University President Constantine Papadakis! A graduate of the University of the Pacific, Daniel will be pursuing an MS in Higher Education. He says of his decision:
For a while I have considered the possibilities of moving out of California to study student services at the postgraduate level. Drexel's nascent programs in Sacramento would give me the ability to learn in my chosen field with a local perspective as well as the added value of the East Coast viewpoint.
If you're interested in joining Daniel and the hundreds of students interested in our Center for Graduate Studies, contact us!
Coming Soon: A Virtual Tour of the New Drexel Center for Graduate Studies
The walls are going up and the technology's going in on the second floor of One Capitol Mall, and all is on schedule to be ready by December. In the next edition, we expect to be able to showcase the virtual tour of our new home. Stay tuned!
Questions?
Contact Lisa Morana, director of recruitment, by email at sacramento@drexel.edu or by telephone at
1-888-389-3781. You'll be amazed how fast you get
answers! Higher education at the cutting edge — Drexel University.
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