Drexel University Events Calendar

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (3/6/2021 - 7/10/2021)

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 14:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/6/2021	Start Time:	9:30 AM
End Date:	7/10/2021	End Time:	3:30 PM

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.

Facilitated synchronous (live) online teaching is used to demonstrate and practice tools and skills which the student then immediately applies to a real world opportunity. Sessions are fast paced and timed to synchronize with a typical project life cycle. Throughout the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program, you receive coaching and mentoring, both as part of the classroom group and individually, to maximize your success. Upon completion of the class, project and a final exam the you become a certified Black Belt, able to address larger and more complex challenges.

LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT DATES AND TIMES

All courses will be delivered synchronous (in real-time) with live instruction from our Black Belt instructors.

Kickoff (project selection discussion): Tuesday, March 2, 12 - 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 6, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 27, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 6, 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 17, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 27, 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 8, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 18, 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Tuesday, June 8, 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Project Presentation: Saturday, July 10, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

This course is available for tuition remission for eligible Drexel employees.

Community Read: Ebony & Ivy (4/1/2021 - 6/10/2021)

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	4/1/2021	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	6/10/2021	End Time:	7:00 PM

All are welcome to join 'phase two' of the Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences community read and discussion of “Ebony & Ivy," the groundbreaking book by Craig Steven Wilder that exposes the links between slavery, racism and the founding of the American university system. Each week, our class has explored a chapter of the book and listened to commentary from experts in our community and across the country.

The first half of our community read began on January14. The second half kicks off on April 1 and meets weekly each Thursday from 6-7 p.m. via Zoom through June 10.

Registration:
https://drexel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkdOGsqzMvGNCxk55EIQARcCFTjG1qEZUN

Details and Deadline:

Thursdays from April 1 through June 10, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. EST via Zoom. Please register for the second half of the class by March 30.

Course Credits:
The Community Read is being offered as a 1-credit special-topics course in politics in the winter and spring, open to all Drexel students. If you are seeking course credit, please register for PSCI T180, for the reading and discussion portion, and/or WRIT 280, for writing about the experience, the readings, etc.

Topics:

Philadelphia’s Black Bottom Neighborhood
Drexel University’s Founding and Mission
Politics and Finances of American Universities
Women, Slavery and the Academy
History of Medical Education
Persistence of Scientific Racism

*Participants in our Wellness Incentive Program are eligible to earn 5 points (a $5 credit) for attending each session. Your name must appear in the participants box in Zoom (you must be signed in) in order to receive wellness credit. You will receive an email from Career Pathway confirming your attendance after attendance has been completed. Wellness points will appear in your Health Advocate profile in six weeks.

You must register for the Health Advocate Wellness Incentive Program AND complete your annual Personal Health Profile 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 6-week delay in these points and payouts being distributed. For information about our wellness incentive program, please visit: http://drexel.edu/hr/benefits/a-healthier-u/wellness-incentive-program/

Please contact Wellness Administrator Monica Fauble with questions about your wellness points: mfauble@drexel.edu

Community Read poster_v4.pdf

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (4/3/2021 - 6/5/2021)

Sat, 3 Apr 2021 13:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	4/3/2021	Start Time:	9:00 AM
End Date:	6/5/2021	End Time:	5:00 PM

Find out why our Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are successful in facilitating and completing improvement projects. Our Lean Six Sigma Green Belt methodology has just the right blend of theory, statistics and application to help you implement and measure your success. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is geared toward professionals with project and process management and improvement skills. If your job requires that you remove risk and errors, shorten time cycles and standardize procedures, this course is for you. Previous Lean Six Sigma knowledge, especially those who hold a Yellow Belt are positioned to gain the most out of the certification—including an increased earning potential and career mobility.

Shakespeare Read-Aloud: Macbeth (4/13/2021 - 5/25/2021)

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	4/13/2021	Start Time:	4:00 PM
End Date:	5/25/2021	End Time:	5:00 PM

The Pennoni Honors College would like to invite you to another Shakespeare Read-Aloud for all interested students, staff, faculty, parents, and friends of the Pennoni Honors College. We will be reading and dissecting Macbeth.

Travel with us to Scotland for the tragic story of Macbeth. With the help of his wife Lady Macbeth, the power-hungry couple follows a prophecy from a trio of witches to murder in order to make their way to the throne.

The reading resumes each Tuesday, from 4-5 p.m. live on Zoom. The reading will be led by Pennoni Honors College Dean Paula Marantz Cohen, author of the forthcoming Of Human Kindness: What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Empathy (Yale UP).

Our aim is to have attendees engage with this great play in whatever capacity they choose. You can come to read or just to listen. There will be no pressure, no judgment, no grades — just the chance to commune together over a great work of literature and provide a little laughter in our present moment.

Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://drexel.zoom.us/j/94627005172

Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (5/11/2021 - 5/25/2021)

Tue, 11 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/11/2021	All Day
End Date:	5/25/2021

The University-wide trend is for faculty teaching online to become familiar with best practices associated with quality online course design. These best practices are associated with increasing student retention and faculty satisfaction with online education and have become increasingly important to accreditation bodies. This training is designed to help you master best practices in online course design. Dr. Jonathan Deutsch, Online Learning Council Faculty Fellow and certified Quality Matters Online Facilitator, will facilitate the two-week workshop. It is fully online and asynchronous, and open to any faculty members, graduate students and staff supporting online education. The maximum capacity is 20 people. Please note that this is an asynchronous course with specific deadlines over two weeks.

Ten at 10: Mindful Mondays (1 Wellness Incentive Point Per Day)* (5/24/2021)

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/24/2021	Start Time:	10:00 AM
End Date:	5/24/2021	End Time:	10:10 AM

Incorporating just 10 minutes of healthy activity into your day can add up to a significant difference in your health, wellbeing and quality of life. With that in mind, Human Resources’ A Healthier U Program is encouraging you to participate in our daily “Ten at 10” wellness program for faculty and professional staff. During this era of social distancing, it’s more important than ever that we find ways to maintain meaningful connections to our colleagues. This program addresses that need and also encourages life-sustaining activities that will promote physical and emotional wellbeing.

Supervisors and department heads are encouraged to set a recurring Outlook invite from 10-10:10 a.m., Monday through Friday, and invite their colleagues to participate. Include a link to this website, then check back Monday through Friday to complete the scheduled activity of the day. For larger departments, you might consider organizing activities into groups of 3-10.

If 10 a.m. is a not an ideal time for you or your department, please feel free to tweak the time to meet your needs. We encourage you to participate sometime before lunch if possible, to help you set the tone for your day.

Mondays are "Mindful Mondays." Visit the Ten at 10 Website to connect with resources that can help you take advantage of a simple but powerful body-mind reset. Please visit our website and click on "Mindful Mondays" to learn more.

You can also earn points toward the Wellness Incentive Program by participating in Ten at 10. To claim your points, log in to the Health Advocate Wellness Incentive Portal at healthadvocate.com/drexel and click "Ten at 10" in the To Do List (upper right hand corner of the screen). Every date that you participate and enter will earn you 1 wellness point ($1)!

Through March 2022: Seat at the Table Exhibition (5/24/2021)

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/24/2021	Start Time:	10:00 AM
End Date:	5/24/2021	End Time:	6:00 PM

Women 100, a program of Vision 2020, is hosting "Seat at the Table," an exhibition that commemorates the 19th Amendment — establishing women’s right to vote — and asks 100 years later, “Where are we now?” Visitors will experience the current status of gender equality in the U.S. through 3D infographic furniture.

"Seat at the Table" is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will reopen September 18, 2021. A virtual tour and the multimedia segment of the exhibition are still available. In addition, an educator's guide is available for download for teachers, youth leaders and parents.

When the Kimmel Center reopens, "Seat at the Table" will be presented in the lobby daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through September 2021.

Learn more about Seat at the Table

Online Open House: MS in Drug Discovery & Development (5/24/2021)

Mon, 24 May 2021 16:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/24/2021	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	5/24/2021	End Time:	1:30 PM

This Zoom webinar will allow prospective students to meet the program director and have a conversation or ask questions about the program.

Register for the online open house

Panel Discussion on Biden’s Climate and Energy Plan (5/24/2021)

Mon, 24 May 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/24/2021	Start Time:	3:00 PM
End Date:	5/24/2021	End Time:	4:00 PM

Please join us for a Climate Change Panel. Panelists include Hugh Johnson, Dr. Patrick Gurian, Dr. Sherry Brandt-Rauf and Timothy Hanlon. The panel will discuss the Biden Administration’s climate transition plan. The event will take place on Monday, May 24 at 3 p.m. ET on Zoom: (ID: 897 3364 6669. Password: dialogue)

Masterclass on Music Supervision with Jen Malone (5/24/2021)

Mon, 24 May 2021 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/24/2021	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	5/24/2021	End Time:	7:00 PM

MAD Dragon Music is looking forward to a masterclass on May 24th with 2x Emmy Nominee Jen Malone, the music supervisor for projects like Euphoria on HBO, Atlanta on FX, and King of Staten Island. Jen will be sharing stories and answering questions about her career and the field of music supervision.

Cultural Leadership Guest Speaker Series: #MuseumsAreNotNeutral (5/24/2021)

Mon, 24 May 2021 23:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/24/2021	Start Time:	7:00 PM
End Date:	5/24/2021	End Time:	8:00 PM

Join Drexel's Arts Administration & Museum Leadership program for another installment of the Cultural Leadership Guest Speaker Series featuring co-producers of Museums Are Not Neutral, LaTanya Autry and Mike Murawski, on May 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Museums Are Not Neutral is a global advocacy initiative produced to expose the myth of museum neutrality and demand equity-based transformation across institutions. The initiative began in August 2017 through an online t-shirt campaign and the social media hashtag #MuseumsAreNotNeutral. During its first 3 years, the initiative sold more than three thousand shirts to people around the entire world, raised more than $20,000 for social justice organizations and relief funds supporting museum workers, and engaged more than one million people across social media platforms. This movement continues to grow, bring people together, and demand change happen now.

Register to attend!

As a cultural organizer in the visual arts, LaTanya S. Autry centers collective care in her decolonial, abolitionist curatorial praxis. In addition to co-creating The Art of Black Dissent, an interactive program that both promotes public discussion about the Black liberation struggle and engenders fighting antiBlackness through the collective imagining of public art interventions, she co-produced #MuseumsAreNotNeutral, an initiative that exposes the fallacies of the neutrality claim and calls for an equity-based transformation of museums and the Social Justice and Museums Resource List, a crowd-sourced bibliography. LaTanya has curated exhibitions and organized programs at moCa Cleveland, Yale University Art Gallery, Artspace New Haven, and other institutions. Through her graduate studies at the University of Delaware, where she is completing her Ph.D. in art history, LaTanya has developed expertise in the art of the United States, photography, and museums. Her dissertation The Crossroads of Commemoration: Lynching Landscapes in America, which analyzes how individuals and communities memorialize lynching violence in the built environment, concentrates on the interplay of race, representation, memory, and public space.

A museum consultant, change leader, and educator, Mike Murawski is passionate about transforming museums, cultural institutions, and non-profits to become more equitable and community-centered. After more than 20 years of work in education and museums, he brings his personal core values of deep listening, collective care, and healing practice into the work that he leads within organizations and communities. Mike is currently the co-producer of Museums Are Not Neutral, a global advocacy campaign aimed at exposing the myth of museum neutrality and calling for equity-based transformation across museums. Since 2011, he has also served as Founding Editor of ArtMuseumTeaching, a collaborative online forum reflecting on critical issues in museums. Mike’s new book entitled Museums as Agents of Change: A Guide to Becoming a Changemaker is now available through Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. He previously served as the Director of Learning & Community Partnerships for the Portland Art Museum, Director of School Services at the Saint Louis Art Museum, and Coordinator of Education and Public Programs at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis. Mike has also served as a contributor to the Museums as Sites of Social Action (MASS Action) initiative supporting equity and inclusion in museums; and First Wave Project Advisor for the OF/BY/FOR ALL initiative helping civic and cultural organizations grow of, by, and for their communities. Mike earned his MA and PhD in Education from American University in Washington, DC, focusing his research on gender in curriculum development and interdisciplinary learning.