Campus and Program Updates for Fall 2021
Drexel Business Services welcomes you back to campus for the start of the 2021-2022 Academic Year – whether you are returning from a term break or coming back from a longer hiatus due to the pandemic. We’ve been busy over the summer, and indeed throughout the past year, making improvements to campus facilities and programs. Keep reading for a full list of events and enhancements debuting this fall, including new outdoor amenities, an additional student center, and changes to the on- and off-campus dining and retail scene. As always, these improvements are informed by the invaluable feedback we receive from the University community.
The Gateway Garden at Drexel University Is Open
Drexel University and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society partnered on a new garden space that is now open for the Drexel community and the public. Located at 32nd and Market Streets, The Gateway Garden at Drexel serves as a vibrant entrance to campus. The project transformed a once-vacant space into a hub of horticultural excellence and will provide engaging activities year-round. Event space reservations at the Gateway Garden are available for private events, programming activities, performances and other special events (subject to space use approval and availability). Drexel-affiliated departments and student groups can visit Drexel Event Services website or email reservations@drexel.edu for instructions on how to reserve the garden for their event.
Fall Events at the Gateway Garden
The Maker’s Market at the Gateway Garden (located at 32nd Street and JFK Boulevard) returns on Sept. 16, and will run every Thursday from 3–6 p.m. during the fall term through Oct. 28. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society presents this weekly market featuring Philly-made art, ceramics, jewelry, skin care and more!
Meet the Makers also returns to the Gateway Garden on Sept. 29, from 5–7 p.m., featuring “Autumn Apple Harvest” with Dressler Estate. At Meet the Makers, you'll meet local brewers and taste a selection of your favorite beer and cider (must be 21+ to attend). On Sept. 29, meet Drexel alumnus Brian Dressler ’11 and Olga Dressler from Dressler Estate and enjoy some of their beautiful cider as they chat about the local orchards they work with, apple harvest and cider fermentation. Cider will be available for purchase to be enjoyed at the Garden or to be taken to go. In the case of inclement weather, the rain date will be one week following.
Other upcoming Meet the Makers events include Dark Beer With Conshohocken Brewing on Oct. 6 and Saisons With Sacred Vice on Oct. 20.
Drexel Business Services sponsors food trucks for the Maker’s Market and Meet the Makers events. Visit Drexel Business Services Event page for upcoming events.