Constantine Papadakis

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Constantine Papadakis (nickname Taki) has been the President of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA since 1995. During his tenure, Papadakis has leveraged the historic strengths of the University (co-operative education, a focus on technology and the rich resources of its Philadelphia location) to...

• double full-time undergraduate enrollment from 4,500 in 1996 to more than 12,000 today;
• triple freshman applications;
• quintuple the endowment from $90 million to more than $500 million; and
• quintuple research funding.

Today, Drexel educates 17,500 students, is the sixth largest private employer in Philadelphia employing more than 5,000 people and has an annual budget of more than $572 million.

Papadakis' salary of $805,000 is currently the sixth highest among university presidents.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Patel, Sumeet, The Triangle (February 25, 2005); "Wall Street Journal front page features University".

[edit] External links

• How Dr. Papadakis Runs a University Like a Company, The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2005. (Subscription Required)
• Office of the President, Drexel University

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