Joe Drake, MS

Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs

Hometown

A little town in Northern New Jersey

What attracted you to Arrupe College?

The small community within a community, committed to educational access and innovation.

How did you get involved in higher education?

I tried on careers in event production, healthcare management, and consulting before realizing how much I liked being part of a university community, and have been here ever since.

What’s your favorite part about working? And the biggest challenge?

Favorite: Seeing students learn how to successfully navigate their way through complicated systems. Biggest Challenge: Everything it takes to get them to that point.

How Arrupe is "ACHIEVABLE. ACCESSIBLE. AFFORDABLE."

Our talk about achievability, accessibility, and affordability is not just marketing - and we have nearly 1,000 graduates to prove it. Arrupe is a unique and successful experiment in how to holistically support students on their way to earning a college degree.

Education

American University (BA), Northwestern University (MS)