Drexel University Events Calendar

American Heart Association (AHA) Classes (2/2/2024 - 12/31/2025)

Fri, 2 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/2/2024	All Day
End Date:	12/31/2025

American Heart Association (AHA) Classes - BLS, ACLS, PALS, Plus More!
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CNHP Continuing Education (2/2/2024 - 12/31/2025)

Fri, 2 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/2/2024	Start Time:	8:00 AM
End Date:	12/31/2025	End Time:	5:00 PM

CNHP Continuing Education Programs

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The Philadelphia Challenge (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	9:00 AM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	4:00 PM

Hosted by: Drexel University Libraries, Collections & Archives, with the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences) and Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel

This first display of the Library Exhibit Initiative features an assignment from PSY 101 General Psychology (Winter 2024-25). Prof. Eric Zillmer asked students to select a spot in the city that brings them happiness—and visit Philadelphia Revealed, an exhibition from the Atwater Kent Collection.

The Philadelphia Challenge presents students’ reflections on objects from this city history collection, interactive elements, and a Happiness Map display by the Happiness Lab at Drexel. The Library Exhibit Initiative will continue to feature students interacting with Drexel collections and archives.

View the Philadelphia Challenge exhibit catalog [PDF].

Public Viewing Hours:

This exhibit is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm. Read the Libraries' visitors page for additional information before coming to the Library.

Members of the public are also encouraged you check the Libraries' hours page before visiting.

Note that the Library may be closed for some holidays and is closed to the public during final exam periods (June 6 - 14 and Dec. 4 - 14).

Image: Industrial Philadelphia – The Workshop of the World, Morris Berd, 1952 (Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel, Gift of Stern’s Department Stores, 90.81.1)

Ausome Ambassadors: Empowering Young Adults On The Spectrum Ages: 18-30 (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	10:00 AM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	3:00 PM

Join us and Spectrum Success 911 in a unique 3-month enrichment program to empower young adults on the spectrum.

This program will cover

Work Readiness Skills
Learning money management and self-advocacy
learning to navigate safe and healthy relationships as they transition into adulthood

We encourage siblings and family members to attend

Curiouser & Curiouser: Beyond the Glass (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	10:00 AM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	5:00 PM

The exhibition runs February 3 through July 18, 2025. Curiouser & Curiouser: Beyond the Glass invites you to explore how personal wonder has influenced public collections.

This exhibition showcases the evolution of collection practices from private cabinets of curiosity to modern public museums. The Drexel Founding Collection was developed through contributions from its founders' personal collections and public works. See how current researchers inform the collecting practices of cultural and science collections.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Virtual Information Session: Post-baccalaureate Pre-medical & Pre-health Programs (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	11:00 AM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	12:00 PM

Our pre-medical and pre-health programs prepare students for entry into medical, dental, optometry, chiropractic, podiatric and veterinary medical schools. We have helped thousands of students gain entry to these professional schools, as well as other advanced degree programs. This virtual information session will allow prospective students to ask questions about the programs.

Register for the virtual open house

Climate Cafe (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	1:30 PM

Anxiety and concern about climate change is real and affects many of us, piling up on top of life’s other stresses. A climate cafe provides a welcoming, informal ,and private space to share what we’re feeling and thinking. All Drexel students, faculty, staff, and neighbors are welcome to attend.

Kateryna Shevchuk, PhD Defense (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	2:00 PM

Raman Spectroscopy of MXenes Beyond Ti₃C₂T_x: Characterization and Applications

PhD Defense_Kateryna Shevchuk.pdf

Office of Sponsored Programs Lunch and Learn "How to" Series: Ep. 9: Subrecipient Monitoring (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	1:00 PM

The Office of Sponsored Programs is excited to announce the return of the Lunch and Learn "How to" Series for its second season.

You can register for the following episode of the season via the links below:

June 10, 2025 12pm-1pm "Ep. 9: Subrecipient Monitoring"

Music Wellnes Group For Adults (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	1:30 PM

Music wellness group for adults. Come sing and play instruments to de-stress, socialize, and express yourself!

Optimization of Process Parameters for Filament Fabrication of PEKK & Si3N4-PEKK for TK Arthroplasty (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	3:00 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	5:00 PM

BIOMED PhD Research Proposal

Title:
Optimization of Process Parameters for Filament Fabrication of PEKK and Si3N4-PEKK for Total Knee (TK) Arthroplasty

Speaker:
Tabitha Derr, PhD Candidate
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University

Advisor:
Steven Kurtz, PhD
Research Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University

Details:
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a procedure in which the knee joint is replaced by an artificial implant to reduce pain and restore mobility. With the aging population and increases in obesity and osteoarthritis, TKA is becoming increasingly frequent. Despite years of development, instability, loosening and infection remain the most common causes of implant failure leading to revision surgery. Therefore, it remains imperative to address these remaining concerns to ensure successful outcomes of TKA.

Traditionally, TKA is composed of cobalt-chromium and titanium femoral and tibial components that are fused to the bone with an articulating polyethylene insert positioned between them. With increasing concerns of stress shielding and wear of metallic implants, interest has shifted to PAEK materials that are bioinert and have mechanical properties more similar to bone. Additionally, these materials can be additively manufactured via fused filament fabrication (FFF), enabling faster and cheaper production as well as architecture that supports osseointegration to reduce risks of loosening and instability. An emerging PAEK in the medical field is polyetherketoneketone (PEKK). This polymer has lower processing temperatures than other widely used PAEKs, easing manufacturing pressures. Furthermore, PEKK’s antibacterial and osseointegrative properties can be enriched through the addition of a bioactive filler. Silicon nitride (Si3N4) has been shown to have both antibacterial and osseointegrative properties. Therefore, incorporating Si3N4 into a PEKK composite allows for the combination of PEKK’s superior mechanical properties with Si3N4’s antimicrobial and osseointegrative benefits.

To effectively use PEKK and Si3N4-PEKK implants created via FFF in TKA applications, they must have adequate mechanical properties while retaining accurate dimensions. Therefore, it is necessary to better understand their FFF processing requirements, specifically how their processing affects the resultant mechanical strengths and dimensional tolerances. This research aims to investigate and optimize the FFF processing and post-processing of PEKK and Si3N4-PEKK, in an effort to improve the understanding of potential new biomaterials for TKA applications.

Writers Room: Anthology Reading and Release Party (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	4:30 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	6:00 PM

Join us for a celebration of Anthology, Writers Room's annual collection of work.

Reception 4:30-5:00
Reading 5:00-6:00

Free and open to all! Light refreshments will be served. Dornsife Center community dinner to follow.

2025 Doctoral Student Celebration (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	5:00 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	7:00 PM

The Office of Graduate Studies welcomes doctoral degree recipients from the current Academic Year, senior leadership, deans, faculty and professional staff advisors, and guests to attend the annual Doctoral Student Celebration, a reception honoring the graduating class. The event features brief remarks from senior leadership and distinguished student and alumni speakers. Light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments are served.

The formal remarks will begin in the Main Auditorium promptly at 5 p.m. EDT and will be live streamed and recorded via YouTube for later viewing.

Please note that doctoral candidates are hooded in regalia as part of the individual college and school ceremonies. For more information about Commencement, including dates, times, locations, parking, tickets, regalia, where to report, etc. please visit the Commencement website or email commencement@drexel.edu.

Doctoral degree candidates will receive an email invitation with more information and the link to RSVP.

Adulting 101: Dragon Flow Recent Grad and Senior Yoga (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	8:00 PM

Namaste! Recent graduates and Drexel seniors will experience a moment of Zen together before our seniors embark on all the excitement of graduation.

Calm down and connect with one another during outdoor yoga at the Rec Center Fitness Plaza. Welcome the senior class to the Drexel Alumni Community and share with them your advice, encouragement and best wishes. After all, it wasn’t too long ago that you were in their shoes.

Beverages and lite bites and free parking across the street in the Drexel parking garage will be provided. Mats will not be provided so please bring your own yoga mat to the event.

Pre-Registration requested here

June Community Dinner (6/10/2025)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	6/10/2025	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	6/10/2025	End Time:	7:30 PM

Join us for our monthly free community dinner on Tuesday, June 10th.