Drexel University Events Calendar

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (1/26/2019 - 6/1/2019)

Sat, 26 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	1/26/2019
End Date:	6/1/2019	End Time:	Midnight

The Drexel Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training is a comprehensive and rigorous journey that a dedicated student can undertake to expand and hone their continuous improvement skills. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is designed for professionals with prior Lean Six Sigma experience and whose roles include training individuals and teams, big picture problem-solving, and project leadership. Learn more>

LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (4/6/2019 - 6/15/2019)

Sat, 6 Apr 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	4/6/2019	Start Time:	9:00 AM
End Date:	6/15/2019	End Time:	5:00 PM

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Assemblage (4/10/2019 - 5/24/2019)

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	4/10/2019	Start Time:	11:00 AM
End Date:	5/24/2019	End Time:	6:00 PM

Assemblage is interested in works created collectively. Contemporary culture most often places value on authoritative individual (master) voices—when often those voices rely upon the work of others. In an attempt to de-center the focus on solo auteurs as preferred makers, Assemblage looks to highlight works by collectives or collaborative projects made by several artists. All of the artists featured in the show move in and out of disciplines, cities, and venues—defying categorization or genre, much like the show’s curator. Curated by Maori Karmael Holmes, Founder and Artistic Director of the Blackstar Film Festival.

Week of Undergraduate Excellence (5/17/2019 - 5/23/2019)

Fri, 17 May 2019 04:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/17/2019
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	Midnight

The Week of Undergraduate Excellence seeks to highlight and celebrate undergraduate excellence and accomplishments in research, scholarship, and creative work from across the University. All undergraduate students are invited and encouraged to present academic/creative work throughout the week-long event.

TIAA INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS - UNIVERSITY CITY CAMPUS (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 04:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	All Day
End Date:	5/23/2019

A representative from TIAA will be on campus to meet with faculty and professional staff regarding retirement plans and investments. Please call the number below to schedule your session.

Schedule an individual session at Drexel: 1-800-842-2010

Matt Phillips: Inspired (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 12:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	8:00 AM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	7:00 PM

Exhibition from March 29, 2019 through July 26, 2019. The late Matt Phillips (1927–2017) was a painter, printmaker and art educator. He was born in New York and studied literature at the University of Chicago where he earned his master’s degree. He first studied art at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania, and traveled throughout Europe studying painting. He taught art in Paris from 1962 to 1964. When he returned to the United States, he taught at Bard College in upstate New York for 27 years.

This exhibition focuses on how Phillips, who is best known for his monotypes, and who often referred to himself as a “painter-poet,” found inspiration in several areas, notably poetry, nature, the female form and his world travels. His concentration on the medium of monotyping, helped to reintroduce contemporary artists to a technique that had been favored by nineteenth-century artists.

This exhibition was curated by Joseph O’Kane ’18 as a museum leadership graduate practicum project. Special thanks are owed to Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD, professor and chair emeritus of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Dornsife School of Public Health, and his wife Joanne B. Frank, for their sponsorship and the use of their collection. Without their generosity, this exhibit would not have been possible.

For more information on programs for the exhibition click here.

The Art and Science of Moulage (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 12:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	8:00 AM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	12:30 PM

This half-day hands-on program will cover:
---The basics of moulage & building reality
---Manikins and Makeup: Moulage for Human Patient Simulator (HPS)
---Actors to Makeup: Moulage for Standardized Patients (SP)
---FX Basics: Creating Your Own Reality
---Clean up and Restoration

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Academic Nursing Faculty, Staff Development,
Simulation Lab Coordinators, and Health Professionals Interested in Simulation

Beans with the Deans (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 12:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	8:30 AM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	9:30 AM

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN
Distinguished University Professor and Dean

and

Veronica Carey, PhD, CPRP
Assistant Dean of Diversity and Student Affairs

Invite you, our online students, to join them for conversation:

Thursday, May 23
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Three Parkway
Dean’s Conference Room, Tenth Floor, Room 1090
or via live webcast

In-person seating is limited so please respond as soon as possible. This is the second of a monthly series, so if unable to reserve your space this month, you will have opportunities to join us in the future.

Click here to register.

John Chapel: A Photographic Voyage (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	9:00 AM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	4:00 PM

Exhibition from April 29, 2019 through July 26, 2019. The exhibition A Photographic Voyage highlights the photographs of R. John Chapel, Jr. ’67, taken at his home in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, throughout the region and across the world, over twenty-nine countries, from trips with his wife, Jinnie. Chapel received his first camera in the sixth or seventh grade, but it wasn’t until he and his wife began traveling that Chapel became a more avid photographer. Now he is part of the Kiawah Camera Club and works alongside and learns from other photographers to hone his skills. The subject matter of the photographs ranges from flowers to animals to architecture, something Chapel is particularly drawn to due in part from his engineering courses at Drexel University.

Between 2008 and 2014, John and Jinnie Chapel have donated over $3.5 million to the Drexel LeBow College of Business, including a $2.5 million gift endowing the dean’s chair. The Chapels also support Drexel’s Department of Athletics by establishing the John and Jinnie Chapel ACHIEVE Center and Dragon Lounge, where all of the University’s current Division I varsity student-athletes can receive support in academic, leadership, career and personal development, as well as engage in civic engagement opportunities.

Chapel is continuing his generosity to Drexel by making the photographs in this exhibition available for purchase, with all proceeds going to the University.

The Community Wellness HUB (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	10:00 AM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	6:00 PM

The Community Wellness HUB is a place-based, community-driven, health promotion partnership between Drexel University and the residents of Mantua and Powelton Village. The HUB seeks to HEAL the community through preventative care, UNITE the community around better health, and BRIDGE the community to health services and health education programming, while tackling the social determinants that underlie their health disparities. Health education, screening, counseling and referral services are available Tuesdays to Thursdays between 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Additional services include:

FREE Health screenings for glucose, blood pressure, height, weight, BMI, and more | Tuesday 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

FREE Confidential HIV Testing, Education & Counseling for All and Clinical Breast Exams | Tuesday 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Ask The Doc! | Ask our physician any health questions or concerns you have | Every Thursday 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.

FREE Pre-Employment Physicals | Call to make an appointment.

The HUB can be found on the 2nd floor in the Carriage House. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, contact the HUB at 215.571.3241, email wellnesshub@drexel.edu or visit Drexel.edu/cnhp/theHUB

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STEM Graduate Fellowships Information Session (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	11:00 AM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	12:00 PM

This session will help rising seniors and first year graduate students learn more about graduate fellowships in STEM fields. The session will provide basic advice for finding and applying for major STEM graduate fellowships.

New Continuous-flow Total Artificial Heart for Use in Smaller Sized Adults and Pediatric Patients (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 15:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	11:30 AM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	1:30 PM

BIOMED PhD Thesis Defense

Title:
New Continuous-flow Total Artificial Heart for Use in Smaller Sized Adults and Pediatric Patients

Speaker:
Carson Solon Fox, PhD Candidate
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University

Advisor:
Amy L. Throckmorton, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University

Details:
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a progressive and debilitating disease that affects millions of adults and children worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of new cases of CHF are diagnosed each year in the U.S., and this high volume of patients costs the healthcare industry tens of billions annually. The inadequate number of donor hearts and limited long-term effectiveness of pharmacologic treatment necessitate the development and use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) therapies. Clinical utilization of MCS devices has demonstrated that patients derive substantial survival and quality of life benefits from short and long-term MCS. Only two total artificial hearts (TAHs) are approved for implantation in the U.S., and the implementation of TAHs in the treatment of patients with CHF has increased more than 3 fold in the last 6 years. To address the limitations of current technology and to provide a new and novel therapeutic alternative, we are developing an innovative, hybrid-design, continuous flow, implantable, magnetically levitated TAH (Dragon Heart).

The Dragon Heart is designed to provide cardiovascular support to pediatric and adult patients. This compact medical device has a target diameter and height of 70 mm by 50 mm, respectively; it is designed to generate the physiologic pressures and flows necessary to support CHF patients. This TAH has only 2 moving parts: an axial flow impeller to drive blood flow through the pulmonary circulation and a centrifugal flow impeller to drive blood flow through the systemic circulation. This device utilizes the latest generation of magnetic bearing technology to levitate the impellers, thus enabling an operational lifespan of 15 years. The design incorporates wider clearances between the rotating impellers and pump housing. Larger clearances lead to lower fluid shear stresses, hence mitigating the risk of thrombosis and hemolysis. This design avoids the use of mechanical or biologic valves and has an antithrombogenic coating applied to blood-contacting surfaces, thus further reducing the risk of thrombosis. It integrates state-of-the-art monitoring with Wifi-based sensors to report operational status and produces both continuous and pulsatile blood flow. A transcutaneous energy transfer system using wireless technology will be incorporated to supply power to the device and to eliminate the percutaneous driveline that protrudes from the abdomen, which is a major source of infection for patients who are supported by current MCS technology. This dissertation research concentrated on advancing the development of the axial and centrifugal blood pumps that constitute the core components of the Dragon Heart.

Three substantial design phases were completed. The pump geometries (axial and centrifugal) were established using advanced pump design equations, 3D modeling and pump design software, and available literature on blood pumps. ANSYS computational fluid dynamic software was used to evaluate the pressure flow generation, irregular blood flow velocities and patterns, estimated power consumption, radial and axial fluid forces on the rotor, fluid stress levels, blood cell residence time in the device, and blood damage predictions. The computational models served as the foundation by which prototype manufacturing was completed for hydraulic testing. Three hydraulic test rigs were constructed to test the pressure generation and levels of hemolysis in the prototypes. A blood analog solution of water and glycerin was utilized for the hydraulic experiments, and bovine blood was used for the repeated hemolytic studies.

During the design process, the axial and centrifugal pump designs were improved iteratively to reduce the size of the pumps without compromising pump performance. This process resulted in a small device size of 67 mm by 50 mm, surpassing the target goal. The simulations revealed that both pumps were able to generate adequate pressure and blood flow to support adult and pediatric patients. Computational results followed expected theoretically trends for pumps in general. Radial and axial fluid forces were estimated to be less than 0.4 N and 3 N, respectively. Maximum fluid stress levels remained less than 320 Pascal with maximum exposure times of less than .54 seconds. Blood damage models for several operating conditions indicated low damage levels of less than 2%. Estimated power consumption was determined to be less than 6 Watts.

Physical prototypes of the axial and centrifugal pump designs were manufactured for hydraulic and hemolytic testing. The experiments demonstrated that the Dragon Heart is capable of delivering the target blood flows of 1-5 LPM and pressure rises of greater than 15 mmHg for the pulmonary circulation and greater than 95 mmHg for the systemic circulation for acceptable rotational speeds. The centrifugal prototypes had a general trend of outperforming the computational predictions by 37.5%; while the axial flow prototypes showed a decreased pressure-flow range during testing as compared to the computational studies. The data trends of the hemolytic studies followed expectations with a linear increase in plasma-free hemoglobin levels, slow decrease in hematocrit, and a consistent maintenance of operational conditions of the pump during the experiments. The Normalized Index of Hemolysis levels, however, were higher than anticipated in comparison to clinically used MCS devices. This is likely due to the materials of construction of the prototypes and surface roughness factors, which will be addressed in future work.

This research and development effort is significant progress in the design of the Dragon Heart and represents a strong foundation by which to begin further optimization and development. The long-term goal of this research is to commercialize a novel, less expensive, more compact, low thrombus, and effective therapeutic alternative for adult and pediatric patients with CHF, thereby saving thousands of lives annually.

Drexel Meditation Group Faculty & Staff (5 Wellness Incentive Points for 2nd & 4th Thursday Session) (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 16:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	1:00 PM

The Drexel Meditation Group (DMG) meets every Thursday from 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. in the James E. Marks Intercultural Center, 3225 Arch Street, Ground Level, in the Intercultural Center Sanctuary. The entrance is on Arch Street next to Drexel Police Station. A Drexel ID card is required to access this building.

These weekly sessions offer a short guided meditation. This is a wonderful opportunity to sit quietly with Drexel colleagues and friends and to learn how to better manage your stress and more deeply engage your work and your life. The DMG offers an opportunity for Drexel professional staff, faculty and students to reduce stress and grow in mindfulness and compassion together.

The DMG will periodically bring in speakers to discuss meditation techniques, workplace wellness, stress management and more. To be added to the DMG listserv, if you have questions about the DMG, or if you want to learn more about special events related to meditation, please contact: Ahaji Schreffler.

Participants in our Wellness Incentive Program are eligible to earn 5 points (a $5 credit) for each session they attend on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Please note that points are only awarded for attendance on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. In-person attendants at the second and fourth Thursday sessions must sign-in to receive credit.

You must register for the annual program AND complete your annual PHP before you will be eligible to receive any payouts. Points for attending these events will be sent to Health Advocate on a monthly basis for the prior month’s activities. There will be a delay in these points and payouts being distributed. For information about our wellness incentive program, please visit: drexel.edu/hr/benefits/a-healthier-u/wellness-incentive-program.

University City Walking Club for Faculty and Professional Staff (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 16:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	1:00 PM

Meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Recreation Center Lobby; in the event of rain, these 30-minute walks will be held indoors.

Faculty and professional staff members can show their Drexel ID card at the Recreation Center welcome desk in order to be admitted to the indoor track.

Wednesday and Thursday walks are self-guided. Tuesdays are led by a walking club leader.

Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics Student Talk (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 17:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	1:00 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	2:00 PM

Rotation Talks C, first-year students: Giang Le Minh, Alexandra Guffey, Tara Fortino, Rebecca Moeller, Rebecca Rhodes and Jean Marc Maurancy

Videoconference
Student talks will be videoconferenced to Queen Lane Campus (Room C9)

Career Workshop (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 18:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	2:00 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	3:00 PM

Looking for a job? Join us for an information session about various job topics on Thursday, May 23 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Designing a Novel Immunomodulatory Surface Modification To Promote Biomaterial-tissue Integration (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 18:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	2:00 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	4:00 PM

BIOMED PhD Thesis Defense

Title:
Designing a Novel Immunomodulatory Surface Modification To Promote
Biomaterial-tissue Integration

Speaker:
Emily Beth Lurier, PhD Candidate
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University

Advisor:
Kara L. Spiller, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University

Abstract:
The foreign body response (FBR) to implanted biomaterials provides a major challenge for successful biomaterial-tissue integration in the body. During the FBR, biomaterials are encapsulated in a collagenous, scar-like capsule that prevents the material from interacting with the surrounding tissue. Ultimately, the biomaterial will fail due to degradation and encapsulation, resulting in the removal and replacement of the implant. The primary culprit of the FBR is macrophages, the primary cell type of the inflammatory response. Macrophages exist on a spectrum of behaviors, typically transitioning from an “M1” pro-inflammatory to “M2” pro-healing phenotype in healthy wound healing. The M2 phenotype can be further broken down into interleukin-4 (IL4) stimulated “M2a” and IL10 stimulated “M2c” macrophages, although the differences between these phenotypes in biomaterial-tissue integration have not been fully elucidated. During the FBR, this phenotypic transition is halted, and macrophages exhibit chronic M1 behavior leading to fibrous capsule formation. While many biomaterial strategies to inhibit chronic M1 behavior and promote the natural M1-to-M2 phenotype switch have been investigated, there is currently no method to inhibit the FBR. Furthermore, methods to temporally control macrophage behavior to prevent chronic responses in either direction have not been successfully implemented. Therefore, the overarching goals of this work were to (1) design an affinity-based cytokine release system to modulate macrophage phenotype over time and (2) test the ability of the drug delivery system using biotin-avidin to temporally modulate macrophage phenotype both in vitro and in vivo.

First, an investigation into the M2c phenotype revealed that this phenotype may act at early stages of wound healing, primarily contributing to matrix remodeling. M2c macrophages were found to secrete high quantities of matrix degrading enzymes suggesting that this phenotype may not be beneficial in biomaterial-tissue integration. Comparatively, M2a macrophages have been previously shown to inhibit fibrous capsule formation and promote angiogenesis in the context of biomaterial-tissue integration. Therefore, the M2a polarizing cytokine IL4 was bound to Gelfoam scaffolds, used as a model biomaterial throughout, via the biotin-avidin affinity conjugation system.

The biotin avidin system has been previously shown to release proteins over time and has the potential for creating a loadable protein drug delivery system in vitro. However, the ability to modulate macrophage activation by controlling the parameters of the system over time have not been thoroughly investigated. The effects of modulating both the fold molar excess of biotin on the scaffold surface and altering the avidin variants were investigated. Increasing the fold molar excess (FME) of biotin on the scaffold conjugated with CaptAvidin, and not Streptavidin, was shown to decrease IL4 release over time. Additionally, in a similar manner, increasing the FME of biotin on the scaffold with CaptAvidin and IL4 decreased M2a activation in vitro. Scaffolds with low levels of biotinylation in vivo were shown to have the highest reduction in fibrous capsule formation compared to groups with no IL4, adsorbed IL4 or a high degree of biotinylation. However, differences in gene expression signatures of explants were minimal. A more thorough investigation is required to determine the in vivo effects of modified scaffolds on fibrosis and angiogenesis.

Overall, modifying scaffolds with biotin-avidin shows great potential in designing immunomodulatory drug delivery systems to control macrophage activation over time. Future studies should focus on utilizing the biotin-avidin system as a loadable cytokine release system to control the M1-to-M2 phenotypic transition which would have significant impact on treating pathologies where this transition is halted, like fibrosis and chronic wounds.

Drexel Green Meeting (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 18:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	2:00 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	3:00 PM

Drexel Green is holding its spring meeting on Thursday, May 23 from 2 – 3 p.m. in MacAlister Hall, Room 2020. Bo Solomon, Director, Disbursements and Surplus Services, will be discussing our internal reuse and surplus programs at the University. This is the spring meeting to wrap up "reuse", the Drexel Green initiative for this academic year.

Your Daily Frogs... (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 18:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	2:00 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	3:30 PM

“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day.”
~ Mark Twain

Let us show you how following this sage advice will help you to stop procrastinating and tackle that never ending to–do list. Our quick 90-minute workshop will give you a foundation to get more done in less time.

BEES Graduate Research Seminar: A Tale of Two Expeditions…From the Amazon to Antarctica (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 19:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	3:30 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	5:00 PM

Sean O’Donnell, PhD and Ted Daeschler, PhD, professors in the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University

Sean O’Donnell - "Blackwater running: A journey through Peruvian flooded forest, or, How not to load a boat..."

O’Donnell will recount highlights and (low points) of his recent trip to work in Amazonian flooded forest with a BCC natural history film crew. Through images and video he will reflect on the fascinating but poorly-studied ecology of a region of extensive flooded forest during the high-water season. Journey with him from the Amazon city of Iquitos to the Tapiche River, as we ponder the value of living in close association with three roosters, a large dog, and a high diversity of rodents.

Ted Daeschler - "The 2018-2019 Antarctic Paleontological Expedition"

Logistical challenges are a big part of any fieldwork in remote parts of the earth. During December and January Dr. Daeschler and colleagues deployed into the interior of Antarctica to collect geological and paleontological data from the Middle Devonian-age Aztec Siltstone. High winds and drifting snow slowed down their team but ultimately they were successful in sampling a series of outcrops in the area around Deception Glacier. During the final week at Deception Glacier they were joined by two film makers as part of their effort to develop broader impacts.

Pennoni Panels: Science: Fact or Fiction? (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 19:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	3:30 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	5:00 PM

During a Congressional session, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that science shouldn't be a partisan issue. With the battle over fact and fiction taking place between the American government, journalists, and general public, science writing is in a fragile state. How does a writer advocate for science during a period where science and its methods are routinely dismissed, derided, and discounted? What adjustments need to be made to demonstrate the veracity of findings, the interpretation of those findings, without further isolating those who need these findings most? This panel will address the events that have ushered us into this scientific quagmire, suggest ways science writing can adjust to address new needs, and contemplate science journalism's future.

Microsoft Office Classes (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 21:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	5:00 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	7:00 PM

The Beachell Family Learning Center offers 3 weeks of free classes from the Microsoft Office Suite, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Upon successful

completion, students can use this course to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification exams. Microsoft Excel classes will be offered in May starting on May 14, 2019.

If you’re interested and would like to get more information or sign up, please contact the BFLC.

The Absent Temple: A Jewish Author's Reflection of an Ancient Jewish Symbol (5/23/2019)

Thu, 23 May 2019 21:15:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	5:15 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	6:45 PM

Ruby Namdar, Israeli-American author

Ruby Namdar is an Israeli-American author born and raised in Jerusalem. His latest novel, "The Ruined House" (2013), won the Sapir Prize, Israel’s most prestigious literary award. He currently lives in NYC with his family and teaches Jewish literature.

Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Hillel at Drexel University, and Judaic Studies

Ruby Namdar poster.pdf

Can we develop athlete leadership? Lessons from the best (5/23/2019)

Fri, 24 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/23/2019	Start Time:	8:00 PM
End Date:	5/23/2019	End Time:	9:00 PM

This webinar will feature John Crawley, United States Olympic Committee High Performance Director and his insights about Sam Walker’s book, "Captain Class." He will discuss reasons why he has used this book with his coaches and programs to optimize performance. He will discuss how the seven traits of athlete leadership from this book are so relevant to sport teams at all levels. John will share how he uses the principles from this book in his role as the USOC HPD for team sports.

About the Speaker
John Crawley is the High Performance Director of Team Sports with the United States Olympic Committee in San Diego, CA. He is responsible for providing performance impacting services and expertise, high performance strategic planning, coaching development, competitive analysis, and training and competition performance support for ten (10) summer Olympic team sports, including; Basketball, Football (Soccer), Water Polo, Volleyball (indoor and beach disciplines), Field Hockey, Rugby Sevens, Archery, Softball, Baseball, and Team Handball. He also leads a multidisciplinary team of sport performance professionals to support customized strategies that optimize training and medal-winning opportunities for team sports. For almost 20 years John has worked in a variety of sport performance roles with the United States Olympic Team, and has served with the USA delegation around the world at multiple Olympic Games, Pan American Games, World Championships, and World Cup events. John earned his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and his graduate degree in Kinesiology from Arizona State University. In 2013, he completed the prestigious Olympic Sport Leadership professional certificate program from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

REGISTER HERE