LeBow College Of Business
A large part of Drexel’s Campus Master Plan that is affecting students today is the developments for the LeBow College of Business. This past Fall, Matheson Hall was torn down in order to make room for the new building that will be made to open in 2014. The construction on Market Street has made for some obstacles on campus, blocking walkways and closing entrances to buildings at times. The demolition of Matheson kicked up dust, which got in students’ eyes as they walked by going from class to class. This also hurts the look of Drexel’s campus. What used to be an academic center and quad area is now loud machinery and a large hole in the ground taped off by orange fencing. Mac Dougherty, a freshman business major, commented on the current dilemmas he faces. “We’re not really centralized. Unlike the new (Papadakis) Integrated Sciences building, where all the facilities needed are in one place, Drexel fails to support us (business majors). Instead we’ve been spread throughout the whole campus and the classrooms aren’t business oriented, which hurts the program” (Dougherty). Since Matheson Hall was torn down, students studying business have no building to call home. Instead, their classrooms are spread across campus wherever Drexel can house the lectures and classes needed. This truly is a problem for Drexel, not only for student’s education, but it hurts the school as whole. It makes Drexel look unorganized and gives off the perception that the business school isn’t as strong as it truly is.