Category: eBlue Newsletter

Five participants of the Teacher Quality Project (TQP) graduated from Drake University this May and, in the fall, will return to the classroom as teachers, not students.

Major construction project to enhance Drake's green space; Enjoy Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 9; Drake head football coach to kick off lunch series; Higher Learning Commission extends Drake's accreditation; Chief Justice Roberts to give Opperman Lecture; and Former ambassador to give Bucksbaum Lecture Oct. 5.

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.

Drake head football coach to kick off lunch series Drake University Head Football Coach Chris Creighton will kick off Drake’s fall “Let’s DU Lunch” series on Wednesday Sept. 10. This year’s series, which is free and open to the public, will be held at a new location: inPlay, a family entertainment venue and conference center...

Drake University Law School has been selected as a 2008 recipient of the American Bar Association's Gambrell Professionalism Award.

For busy coaches like Mike Saylor of Terra Haute, Ind., Drake's Real Coaching program offers user-friendly and convenient video courses that fit into hectic schedules.

Sally Haack, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, has developed a smoking-cessation program especially tailored for Latinos who want to quit smoking. This program is quite timely with Iowa's new restrictions on smoking in public places and places of employment.

Mark Micheli is spending his summer working in an internship in Geneva, Switzerland, as a freelance correspondent at the U.N. Headquarters for Europe.

LSU, Florida State capture team titles at NCAA Track and Field Championships; and Bulldogs selected to compete in ITA Men's National Indoor Championships.

Bulldog Bashes bring alumni together worldwide; Alumni, friends have a ball at the Windy City Golf Outing; Graduate elected president of Iowa Judges Association.