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The University unveiled the opening of the 150,000 square ft. multistory Edmund Bossone Research Enterprise Center at a formal dedication ceremony March 1. The $37.5 million building, made possible by an initial $10 million grant from 1953 alumnus Edmund Bossone, will house a number of research facilities both of the College of Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems.
The School of Education underwent its periodic review by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Feb. 23-25. The review team of the state's DoE visited the school Feb. 23 in order to assess its teacher education programs and completed their visit Feb. 25.
The College of Engineering's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department will be offering the first course of its new Business Systems Engineering program Spring 2005 term. The program will serve to prepare engineering students with the business skills they need and vice versa.
Governor Ed Rendell announced Feb. 28 a transit funding plan that would close the $62 million budget deficit for SEPTA during the fiscal 2005 year. The Governor's plan would provide $412 million in new funding for public transit statewide and adequate transit funding until January 2007, according to a Feb.
A pair of pants lay in the back stairwell of the Academic Building March 3. Someone must have been in a hurry to get them off:s they have been there for over four weeks.
Alexander Schoen and Jen Ragen, both Residential Assistants in Myers Hall, held an AIDS awareness event to remember alumnus Alan Fleming who died because of the disease. Fleming, who graduated from the University with a Master's degree in Library Science and Information Programs in 1986, was diagnosed with HIV Oct.
In celebration of Women's History Month, which is traditionally held in March, the University has planned several upcoming events as part of this year's theme "Women Change America." In an e-mail sent out to all students, faculty and staff, the University outlined several events beginning with panel discussions and ending with information tables on women's health issues and sexual assault awareness in the Korman Quad during Welcome Back Week, the first week of the Spring 2005 term.
The TrebleMakers, Drexel's female a cappella group practice for upcoming shows in MacAlister 2019 March 2. The group is hosting their third annual A Cappella Fest March 5 at 6 p.m. Along with the TrebleMakers, the event will include Drexel's 8 to the Bar, Lafayette's Chorduroys, Brown University's Harmonic Motion, Penn State's University Dreamers and Lafayette's Cadence.
The University's official online publication, the Drexel Online Journal, recently announced the appointment of a new editor-in-chief, Amy Webb. Webb will lead the DOJ as it prepares to undergo several changes. Later this March, a new name will be unveiled for the solely online publication.
Left: President of Drexel Women in Business Devon Segel Lipsky, moderates Transitioning Industries: A Panel Discussion in Westphal Gallery March 3. Top: Students listen and participate in the questioning of the four panel members. Right: The four panel members respond the question "What advice would you give people looking to switch industries?" A networking reception was held following the program with beverages and finger foods.
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