ADVISORY/President Papadakis Leads Drexel/ MCP Hahnemann Float in Columbus Day Parade.

Business Editors/Education Writers

ADVISORY...For Sunday (Oct. 8)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

What:             For the second straight year, Drexel and MCP
                  Hahnemann Universities will pay tribute to
                  Philadelphia's Italian-American community with a
                  float in the annual Columbus Day parade. The white
                  float, which is themed "Come and Discover MCP
                  Hahnemann and Drexel Universities," will be
                  festively decorated with bright red, green, and
                  white bunting.

                  Joining Papadakis on the parade route along South
                  Broad Street will be Drexel Trustee Mel Baiada and a
                  contingent of nearly 30 Drexel and MCPHU students
                  and Drexel cheerleaders. Additionally, there will be
                  Drexel and MCPHU students walking along the float
                  with signs and United States and Italian flags. The
                  Drexel/MCPHU float is No. 11.

Where:            The staging area for the parade is at Broad and
                  Washington streets. The parade route begins at Broad
                  and Reed streets and travels south to Broad and
                  Bigler streets.

When:             Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000; Staging begins at 10:30;
                  Parade kicks off at 12:30 p.m.

Who:              Fresh off his trip to Rome, Italy, for the
                  canonization of St. Katharine Drexel, Papadakis, who
                  is native to Greece, should nevertheless feel right
                  at home since his mother is a native of Padua,
                  Italy, and he speaks Italian fluently... Drexel
                  Trustee Mel Baiada, a fellow Italian-American and
                  founder and CEO of the Mt. Laurel, N.J.-based
                  Bluestone Software, Inc.

Visuals:          A colorfully decorated float adorned with a white
                  banner urging spectators to "Come and Discover MCP
                  Hahnemann and Drexel Universities"...Papadakis and
                  Baiada displaying pride in their heritage by waving
                  as their float passes...Drexel cheerleaders
                  performing on the float...MCP Hahnemann nursing
                  students decked out in their hospital-issue scrubs.