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Drexel University's Center for Graduate Studies continues to attract regional and national headlines. Drexel, a recognized name in private education and a global leader in co-op, online course delivery and the application of technology generally, serves as a highly respected source of knowledge and opinion among the media and general public. Check back regularly for news updates.

  • Rocklin ChamberNews, November 9, 2009

    Education Programs Tailor Made for Veterans (PDF)

    Area colleges and institutions of higher learning are discovering that flexibility is the key, and transitioning military personnel from student to soldier and back again presents a unique challenge. Drexel University leads the way.

  • KOVR-CBS13, November 6, 2009

    Drexel MBA’s Top National Ranking Makes CBS TV News (WMV)

    Channel 13 shows pictures of our high-tech classrooms while congratulating “Sacramento’s Drexel University” for achieving top national rankings in academic quality and student satisfaction among part-time MBA programs.

  • Roseville The Press-Tribune, November 4, 2009

    The new GI Bill: Yellow Ribbons, gold medals for deserving veterans (PDF)

    This fall, the "Post-9/11 GI Bill" went into effect, providing the most significant increase in benefits to our veterans in 65 years. Drexel University is among the nation's leaders in providing free tuition to honor our vets.

  • Auburn Journal, October 29, 2009

    Planner has endurance, as rider and grad student (PDF)

    By day, Jennifer Dzakowicz works as a senior planner for Placer County in its long-range planning division. In the evening, she is pursuing her own long-range plan by getting her MBA with Drexel.

  • Philly.com, October 12, 2009

    Drexel named among top ten universities in improving economic, cultural and social life of their urban communities (PDF)

    Drexel was selected for its work in rejuvenating a four-mile corridor on Lancaster Avenue and its partnership with Penn to revitalize University City. It also extended its presence in the city with the acquisition and expansion of the center city campus of Hahnemann Medical school (now Drexel University College of Medice.)

  • Sacramento Business Journal, October 2, 2009

    Drexel's enrollment on target for second Sacramento term (PDF)

    When Drexel University’s Center for Graduate Studies opened 10 months ago, it had a formidable challenge: no name recognition in Sacramento. But the Drexel center has started the fall term with 124 new students to add to the 50 initial students from January.

  • Sacramento Business Journal, September 4, 2009

    Follow Drexel's eye to the future (PDF)

    As a leading facilitator of economic development, the Sacramento Metro Chamber acknowledges…the commitment shown to our community by a nationally known institution with the long-term vision that only comes with 118 years of experience…Drexel University.

  • 101.9 The Wolf

    KNTY-FM 101.9 The Wolf, August 24, 2009

    Morning Show Hosts Interview Oxholm on Veterans Benefits

    SACRAMENTO – Tobey Oxholm, Dean of the Sacramento Graduate Center, did a Paws for the Troops interview this morning to describe Drexel’s “maximum contribution” to post-911 veterans benefits. Qualifying veterans can have all of their tuition paid for by Drexel and the federal government.

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    The Placer Herald, July 30, 2009

    Mom is Back to School for Master's

    By Lauren Weber

    Rocklin resident Carol Boles, 52, recently returned to school to earn a master’s degree at Drexel University in Sacramento. She had to get back into the school routine while still working part time at the Rocklin branch of the Placer County Library.

  • The Sacramento Bee, July 15, 2009

    Drexel Officials Meet and Greet Sacramento Business Leaders

    By Laurel Rosenhall

    As leaders of Philadelphia's Drexel University visited Sacramento this week, there was no missing the stylized golden dragon that is the school's mascot. It was on banners hung along Capitol Mall, where Drexel opened a graduate studies center in January.

  • College Planning & Management, June 2009

    Cutting Edge Technology Revolutionizes Learning

    Drexel University's Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento boasts a wealth of technology. Drexel University's Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento, CA, which opened in January 2009, is a story about the wisdom of careful planning and the role that technology played and will continue to play in fulfilling the Center's educational mission.

  • Sacramento Today, May 21, 2009

    Drexel University commended by Sacramento Hispanic Chamber

    SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has commended Drexel University, the Greater Sacramento area's newest university, for its commitment to the community and diversity.

  • Sacramento Business Journal, May 8, 2009

    Drexel gains visibility with sign on Capitol Mall

    Drexel University installed a sign Thursday atop the One Capitol Mall building in downtown Sacramento, which houses the university's Center for Graduate Studies. The Philadelphia university opened its Sacramento center Jan. 5. The center offers classes in four master's degree programs. In September Drexel will add five more master's programs. Drexel is expected to invest more than $10 million as it grows in Sacramento, university respresentatives said.

  • Sacramento Business Journal, May 22, 2008

    Drexel University Hires Recruitment Director

    Drexel University has named a Granite Bay woman as director of recruitment for Drexel’s new Sacramento Center for Graduate Studies.

  • The Sacramento Bee, March 31, 2009

    Drexel cutting tuition in half for laid-off students

    By Anita Creamer

    Drexel University, which opened its graduate studies center on Sacramento's Capitol Mall in January, plans to cut tuition in half this fall for entering graduate students who have been laid off from their jobs.

  • OBSNews.com, March 30, 2009

    Drexel supports job seekers with half-price tuition

    To help laid off workers enhance their skills and burnish their resumes the Drexel University Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento made an announcement this morning that they will reduce graduate program tuition by 50 percent for those laid off from their jobs since December of 2007 who still haven't found work despite trying.

  • Rocklin & Roseville Today, September 4, 2008

    Rocklin Graduate headed to Drexel-Student Spotlight

    Drexel University's plans for the Sacramento area have drawn much attention from community and business leaders as the university recruits students for its first class at the Sacramento Center for Graduate Studies.

  • The Sacramento Bee, August 22, 2008

    Drexel University, with grander Sacramento region designs, gets higher ranking

    By Bill Lindelof

    An East Coast university working to establish a presence in Sacramento notes that it is moving up on a national list of best colleges. For the first time, Drexel broke into the Top 100 among the best national universities in the 2009 edition of the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges."

  • Central Valley Business Times, May 22, 2008

    Drexel University to launch Sacramento graduate center

    Drexel University, which is based in Philadelphia, says it will open a center for graduate studies in Sacramento and establish a $10 million fund for fellowships for students.

  • KFBK-AM, May 22, 2008

    Drexel University in the Works

    The Sacramento Region is home to only one four-year private University, but Philadelphia based Drexel University is taking a major step to becoming the second.

  • Sacramento Business Journal, May 22, 2008

    Drexel University announces Sacramento debut

    Philadelphia's Drexel University will establish a Sacramento graduate program and will commit $10 million to financially assist students here.