Editor of @DrexelNow and internal communications associate in @DrexelUniv's University Marketing & Communications. #Drexel '14 '17
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How it started:
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Fun fact:
40 years ago, @DrexelUniv made computer — and @Apple — history.
Drexel was the 1st in the country to require students to have access to a personal computer, and it created a special partnership to offer Macintoshes (check out the blue "D").
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ALT The Drexel 1984 Macintosh 128K
ALT A screenshot of the Drexel Disk software program offering options to click on Drexel University Micro Facilities, Short Cuts & Tips, Rights & Responsibilities, Miscellaneous, Drexel Disk Index and Something Else.
ALT Black and white photo of a student with a Macintosh box and software.
ALT Two men stand on either side of a woman holding the Macintosh.
Alissa Falcone retweeted
Reading this article by @DrexelUniv editor @AlissaFalcone on the impact of the computer lab project that we @teditanzania and @DrexelUniv implemented in Moshi last year energizes me to do more.Thanks to @WashFellowship @IREXintl @usembassytz
Take a look!
drexel.edu/news/archive/2024… – at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Alissa Falcone retweeted
There's going to be a FOURTH @Drexelsdogs!
@DrexelUniv's family of Cane Corso therapy dogs is getting bigger, with Mocha Latte preparing for certification to work alongside cousin Java, aunt Espresso and grandmother Chai. drexe.lu/3AY3xYy
Two things that didn't make it into this story:
-I wrote this after a digital marketing meeting in which Patricia mentioned her cat's 20,000 TikTok followers. (It *is* a great icebreaker!)
-When answering my questions, she made her answers be orange, because of her orange cat.🧡
“People are always surprised when they hear my cat has 20,000 followers,” said Patricia Kraus, a @DrexelOnline email marketing manager who shares videos of her orange tabby Herman and his daredevil behavior. “It’s a great icebreaker, that’s for sure!”
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Alissa Falcone retweeted
Happy 130th birthday, @DrexelUniv! 💙💛
On Dec. 17, 1891, the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry was dedicated with a ceremony in Main Building, which was at the time the only building for Drexel. Clearly a lot has changed since then!
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This is honestly one of the best "fun facts" I've ever learned while working at Drexel and I bring it up more than I probably should.
Another Bond movie, another chance to say:
🗣️The REAL James Bond was an ornithologist at @AcadNatSci for nearly six decades!
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Even if you didn't work with Billy at Drexel, you've seen him/his work on all the Drexel buses (he was SO proud of the current blue/gold ones), displays, DrexelNow images & everything else he designed over 14 years. Now this tree in Drexel Park. Big-time operations. I miss you.
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Alissa Falcone retweeted
While we were away...
... A LOT has changed with buildings, restaurants and construction on @DrexelUniv's campuses.
Here's what you'll see that looks a little new or different: drexe.lu/3CxxjkO
Alissa Falcone retweeted
Check out some of my reflections over the past 23-years as AD @DrexelUniv via an interview with @DrexelNow and @AlissaFalcone.
Always a Dragon!
#GoDragons
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Actually posting on my personal Twitter to document that I wrote a story about why it's important to document your pandemic experiences. 🙃 drexel.edu/now/archive/2021/…
Alissa Falcone retweeted
Lyric Wise, a senior at Paul Robeson High School, is one step closer to accomplishing her dream of helping others after ABC’s @GMA surprised her with a $50,000 scholarship from @AppTallo to the school of her choice, Drexel University. #NewDragons
As someone who has struggled FOR YEARS to write about Drexel's founder, someone who destroyed his personal papers and always avoided the spotlight during his lifetime ... I gasped at this thrilling, eye-opening discovery.
This handwritten letter from @DrexelUniv's founder Anthony J. Drexel was recently discovered by @drexelarchives.
Written to his son John R. Drexel in 1890, the letter sheds a warm light on the famously private founder.
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Alissa Falcone retweeted
Before @DrexelUniv's first 2021 NCAA Tournament game on Friday, the University City Campus and city of Philadelphia lit up in blue and gold to support the teams.
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Want to learn more about the mysterious origins of @DrexelUniv's mascot, @thedrexeldragon?
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#Drexel #DragonsAreDancing
Check out who took the #1 spot in @USATODAY's ranking of all 68 NCAA tournament teams...by mascot! bit.ly/3twBjNO 💙🐉💛#DragonsAreDancing #MarioTheMagnificent #MarchMadness
For anyone at #Drexel wondering who this Return Oversight Committee is sending you emails, here's my Q&A!
This week last year, #Drexel Dragons began working & learning from home, & campus was closing down to the public.
How has @DrexelUniv been navigating the pandemic since then? Read this Q&A with Marla Gold, MD, director of the Return Oversight Committee: drexe.lu/3qWJqkU
The second installment from when I asked deans to reflect on what it was like to lead their college/school last year:
When asked to review 2020, @DrexelUniv deans shared their proudest moments, hardest challenges and lessons learned.
Here's what some of them had to say: drexe.lu/2Yb7pRr
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Barbara Johns, who at age 16 led a strike that later became a court case included in Brown v. Board of Education, is a @DrexelUniv alumna.
According to her @nytimes obituary, she graduated with a degree in library science. nytimes.com/2019/05/08/obitu…
For more than 100 years, a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has stood at the U.S. Capitol representing Virginia. The statue has now been removed.
It's expected to be replaced by a statue honoring civil rights activist Barbara Johns. trib.al/XYVFxwh
Thank you to these deans for sharing their highs & lows of 2020 with me!
I was moved by their thoughtful & honest reflections about what it was like leading huge populations of the Drexel community through all of the year's opportunities for change.
Plus: this is just part 1!
The deans of @drexeluniv’s colleges and schools reflected on the challenges they tackled this year, what they're most proud of, and what they learned from this year.
Here’s what seven #Drexel deans thought about 2020: drexe.lu/38ro73J
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I've written at least 40 stories related to COVID-19 this year (so far) and this was one of the ones that left me feeling really good.
Plus, I got to Zoom with a Dog and then use a picture with said Dog in the article.
This Thanksgiving, Drexel is grateful for all of our Dragons who are committed to making a positive impact in their community. Meet Jeffrey Jordan, who uses his home as a resource hub for the West Philadelphia Promise Neighborhood. drexe.lu/3f6CFIY
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