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Not only does the University prepare our students to become top professionals through classroom and on-the-job training, Drexel also grooms our students to be responsible citizens through activities that help them realize the need to give back to the community. Drexel’s Service Learning Program, for example, is the nation’s largest collaboration between a university and public school system. It places our freshmen in more than 100 Philadelphia elementary schools, where they teach reading and writing.

Drexel also recognizes the importance of nurturing well-rounded students, and is dedicated to introducing them to the arts and humanities. Throughout our campus, visitors will find diverse examples of art, including The Drexel Collection in the Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery, exhibits at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, performances at Mandell Theater and world-class architecture. These expressions of art demonstrate how the University has built upon founder Anthony J. Drexel’s legacy of incorporating art, culture and technology in education.

If it were not for Drexel’s location in Philadelphia, many of our programs would not be possible. The city, one of the largest in the United States, and its region provide our students with a diverse and historic “living laboratory” in which to live, learn and work. Philadelphia’s distinctive cultural richness offers something of interest for everyone.

I hope you find this guide helpful during your visit to Drexel and Philadelphia. I look forward to seeing you here.


Constantine Papadakis, Ph.D
President