Home 2007 May 07 (Monday)

Day: May 7, 2007

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Drake’s mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.

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This month@Drake

FRIDAY, MAY 11 Pharmacy Hooding Ceremony: 4 p.m., doors open at 3 p.m., Drake Knapp Center. President’s Reception for all graduates and their families, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Parents Hall, Olmsted Center. 50-Year Club Reception and Dinner: 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner, The Des Moines Club, 34th floor of the Ruan Center, 666 Grand...

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Wrinkly beauty crowned Drake Relays mascot

Riggs, a boisterous 3-year-old bulldog owned by Cordell Miller of Prairie City, Iowa, snagged the crown at the 28th annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest. He won the honor of serving as Drake University’s mascot for the 98th running of the Drake Relays April 26-28 and has captured attention from media worldwide, including Hong Kong, London and locally.

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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NEWS

Student teams from Drake earned three first-place awards at the recent Midwest Model European Union Simulation in Indianapolis. Accompanied by Eleanor Zeff, associate professor of politics and international relations, 13 Drake students participated in the event, which involved three days of discussions and negotiations with more than 150 students from 11 Midwest universities.