(Photo by Ajon Brodie)
The Academic Building was rededicated as the Paul Peck Problem Solving and Research Building in a ceremony Oct. 21. The event also brought the announcement of the Paul Peck Problem Solving and Research Institute, a new interdisciplinary University initiative.
"All the problems we have in society," Paul Peck said in his speech at the reception, "none of them are single or siloed problems."
Peck announced that the Institute will be manifested as a selective undergraduate program, a multidisciplinary research strategy and a think tank with people "who are going to come up with operational solutions and provide guidelines" to address a number of the major problems facing the United States.
"Industry says it wants people who can write and use statistics for decision making ... entrepreneurs and leaders, [who] know history and global affairs." Peck calls these students "thinking-problem-solvers-plus."
"You don't get through Drexel without persistence," Peck said. "Some colleges graduate children - not Drexel. We graduate responsible adults who can contribute."
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