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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

• College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Day, 10 a.m.

• School of Education advisory council meeting, 2-5 p.m., School of Education.

• Executive in Residence Lecture – Award-winning screenwriter and Drake graduate John August will discuss journalism and screenwriting at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main. Admission is free. Call 271-2295.

• “A Little Salsa on the Prairie: The Changing Character of Perry, Iowa,” a film by Jody Swilky, will air on IPTV at 7 p.m.


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

• Kragie Newell Interactive Media Lab ribbon cutting ceremony, 11:45 a.m., room 104, Meredith Hall.

• The Constitutional Law Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series — Emma Coleman Jordan, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, will present “Wealth and Inequality: Thinking About Communities and Individualism” at 2 p.m. in Cartwright Hall, 27th Street and Carpenter Avenue. Admission is free. Call 271-2988.

• Homecoming celebration of Paul Morrison and Drake’s 1957 Sun Bowl team, 5:45 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner, Parents Hall, Olmsted Center.

• School of Journalism and Mass Communication Alumni Awards event, 6 p.m.


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

• Homecoming pre-game picnic honoring Paul Morrison, JO’39, and Drake’s 1957 Sun Bowl team, 11 a.m., Helmick Commons.

• Drake football vs. Butler, Homecoming game, 1 p.m., Drake Stadium.

• Francis Marion Drake Society dinner, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner, Parents Hall, Olmsted Center.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7

• Drake Choir, Chamber Choir and Chorale — Drake’s ensembles will present “In Praise of Music,” a concert featuring sacred and secular music from six countries and four centuries, at 8 p.m. on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main. Admission is free. Call 271-32841.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9

• Debating America’s Role in the World Lecture Series – Professor Thomas Lairson of Rollins College will present “Considering the Endgame in Iraq” at 12:30 p.m. at the Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center. Admission is free. Call 271-2169.


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

• Drake Writers and Critics Series – The Drake Alumni Writers Festival, featuring Shanley Jacobs, Adam Peterson and Aaron Plasek, will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room, 28th Street and University Avenue. Admission is free. Call 271-2121.


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

• Drake pre-game picnic and party, San Diego, 4-5:30 p.m., University of San Diego. Football game vs. University of San Diego, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

• Donald Adams Leadership Institute Fall Leadership Workshop, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Olmsted Center.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25

• Washington, D.C. Law Alumni Reception with Law Dean David Walker; Professors Jim Adams, Neil Hamilton, Mark Kende, Cathy Mansfield, and Keith Miller; and senior advancement officer Jennifer Allamby, 6-8 p.m., Clyde’s of Gallery Place, 707 7th St. NW. cost is $15 per person. For information, e-mail jennifer.allamby@drake.edu.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27

• Drake football vs. Jacksonville, 1 p.m., Drake Stadium.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

• Let’s DU Lunch Lecture Series featuring Marsha Ternus, LW’77, chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, 11:30 a.m. networking and lunch at noon;; Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave., Des Moines; $15 per person.