Drexel Organization - New Faculty Info 2007

Overview

Drexel is like many universities in most ways, but there are some aspects that deserve special attention.

Name	Comment
Who's Who - Administrative	The key officers of the university.
Quarter System	Most of Drexel operates on a quarter system. This means: There are four terms per year, rather than two semesters. Each term is 10 weeks long + an exam week (11 weeks in the fall because of Thanksgiving week). Here's a link to the academic calendars. This time goes by very, very fast
CoOp	Most students (not all) are engaged in the CoOp system. This means that: for the middle three years of their normal five at Drexel half of each year's class is on CoOp while the other is in school. for those same three years almost all classes for those students are taught twice a year - fall/spring or winter/summer Summer is a regular term, not a time off. Most departments must find faculty to teach during the summer.
Multiple Campuses	Drexel is now a multi-campus institution. The link will take you to map of the "Main Campus" in West Philadelphia as well as the "Center City" and "Queen Lane" campuses. There is a shuttle service that operates between the campuses. Because different campuses developed as separate institutions there are significant cultural differences between them, including a different academic calendar. The university encourages cooperation between the different campuses, particularly in research.