Goodwin College of Professional Studies
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The Richard C. Goodwin College of Professional Studies is a higher education college at Drexel University
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...

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By offering a variety of delivery modes including; traditional day, part-time evening, accelerated Saturday classes, online, off-campus, and at corporate sites, Goodwin’s programs aim to fulfill A. J. Drexel's vision in making a "school for the study of design and for vocational training in the most general and best sense."

History

Established shortly after the founding of Drexel as the Department of Lectures and Evening Classes, the College of Professional Studies has been a part of the school since 1892 under nine different names. In 1896, the Department of Lectures and Evening Classes was renamed as the Department of Evening Courses. In 1918, during Hollis Godfrey
Hollis Godfrey
Hollis Godfrey was an author, teacher, engineering consultant, and president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry.-Early life:...

's internal reorganization, it was renamed the Evening School. When degrees were offered through the school in 1924, it was renamed once again to the Evening Diploma School, from then it became known as the Evening College and Diploma School (1950–1965), and the Evening College (1965–1987). In 1987, it was renamed University College and remained that until it was merged with the Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences
Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is one of the colleges at Drexel University. It was formed in 1990 when Drexel merged the two existing College of Sciences and College of Humanities together.-History:...

 in 1993. In 1997, the college was brought back as the College of Evening and Professional Studies and underwent its last name change to the Goodwin College of Professional Studies in 2001 in honor of alumnus Richard C. Goodwin.

Goodwin’s 21st century mission is to provide specific career-oriented programs and services to part-time adult undergraduate, graduate, and lifelong learning individual and corporate consumers as well as traditional full-time undergraduates including: credit and non-credit courses & programs and academically related services for the Philadelphia region, Northern California, and strategic Global locations. Goodwin’s academic focus is in specific fields of practice in education, technology, industry, and multi-disciplinary studies.

In Fall 2008, Goodwin College merged with Drexel’s School of Education. In conjunction with this merge, a new school was formed within Goodwin called the School of Technology & Professional Studies, which includes the academic programs previously housed within Goodwin College prior the merge.

Included in this merge was The Math Forum, a web-based center for mathematics and mathematics education, which moved to Drexel in 2002 under the leadership of former university president Constantine Papadakis
Constantine Papadakis
Constantine Papadakis was a Greek-American businessman and the president of Drexel University.-Academic career:...

 (1946–2009). The Math Forum’s mission is to provide resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services that enrich and support teaching and learning in an increasingly technological world. It is composed of teachers, mathematicians, researchers, students, and parents using the power of the web to learn math and improve math education. It is a place where educators share ideas and acquire new skills. They offer problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem-solving; collaborations; and professional development.

Shortly thereafter, the Center for the Prevention of School-Aged Violence and Drexel-Torrance Center for Creativity also became part of Goodwin.

Academic programs

Undergraduate (Bachelor of Science) Programs:
  • Applied Engineering Technology
  • Communications and Applied Technology
  • Computing & Security Technology
  • Construction Management
  • Culinary Arts
  • Culinary Science
  • Education
  • General Studies - Various Concentrations/Minors
  • Hospitality Management
  • Professional Studies - Various Concentrations/Minors
  • Property Management
  • Sport Management


Saturday Scholars Degree-Completion Programs:
  • Communications and Applied Technology
  • Computing and Security Technology
  • Education
  • General Studies
  • Professional Studies
  • Property Management


Part-time/Evening Undergraduate Degree Programs
  • Applied Engineering Technology
  • Architecture
  • Communications and Applied Technology
  • Construction Management
  • Culinary Arts
  • Engineering
  • General Studies
  • Hospitality Management
  • Professional Studies


Graduate (Master of Science) Programs:
  • Construction Management
  • Educational Administration
  • Food Science
  • Global & International Education
  • Higher Education
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Resource Development
  • Learning Technologies
  • Math Teaching & Learning
  • Project Management
  • Property Management
  • Professional Studies
  • Science of Instruction
  • Special Education
  • Sport Management
  • Teaching, Learning & Curriculum


Doctoral Programs:
  • Ed.D. Educational Leadership & Management
  • Ph.D. Educational Leadership Development and Learning Technologies


Professional/Certificate Programs:
  • Coaching Certificate
  • Commercial Property Management
  • Computing Security Technology
  • Construction Management
  • Creativity Studies
  • Emergency Management
  • Fashion Engineering
  • Food Safety Training
  • Instructional Technology Specialist
  • International Code Certification
  • Intern Teaching Specialist
  • Managing Generations in the Workplace
  • Mathematics Learning and Teaching
  • PE & FE Review Courses
  • Power Engineering and NERC Training
  • Residential Property Management
  • Retail Leadership
  • School Principal Certification
  • Six Sigma (LEAN)
  • Teacher Certification
  • Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) Certification
  • Transition to Teaching

Academic Bistro

The Academic Bistro is Drexel University
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...

's student-run restaurant and lounge, located on the sixth floor of the Academic Building (33rd and Arch Streets, Philadelphia). The space includes modern commercial kitchens, dining room, conference room, and lounge.

The Hospitality Management, Culinary Science, and Culinary Arts programs run the Academic Bistro, which is intended to give students hands-on experience. The Bistro is open to the public for lunch or dinner on select weekdays during the academic year and is also available for private events, by reservation.

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