For the Drake University football team, homecoming has a special meaning in 2006. After spending a year away from Drake Stadium during a massive $15-million renovation, the Bulldogs returned with gusto this fall.
October 31, 2006

Welcome to the Homecoming Edition of your favorite alma mater's monthly electronic "Hola" to alumni, eBlue, from Drake University in beautiful Des Moines, Iowa. As Rod Stewart sings, "It's late September and (you) really should be back at school." Homecoming is upon us this week with enough activities to keep Drake friends, fans and alumni [...]
October 31, 2006

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Drake women's soccer vs. Western Illinois, 7:30 p.m., Drake Stadium THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Nickel and Dimed" by Joan Holden, directed by Deena Conley, 8 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, $1 with Drake ID. For tickets call 515-271-3841. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Drake [...]
October 31, 2006

Shortly before the game begins, the Drake Stadium field will be dedicated in honor of Drake's greatest athlete, Johnny Bright. Bright brought power and glitz to the Bulldog football backfield in the late 1940s and early '50s.
October 31, 2006

On Saturday, Sept. 30, the Drake Neighborhood will be host to the third annual Dogtown Fest. There will be two stages - an outdoor stage on 24th and University and another all acoustic stage at Mars Café.
October 31, 2006

The $15 million investment in the renovation of Drake Stadium by Drake University and the Greater Des Moines community has produced a quick dividend.
October 31, 2006

The day before Zach Johnson, BN '98, teed off at the 36th Ryder Cup in Straffan, Ireland on Friday, the PGA of America announced a $100,000 donation to Drake University on his behalf. The donation will help fund the program "Golf: For Business & Life.
October 31, 2006

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the masterminds behind Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., are coming to Drake University, ice cream in hand.
October 31, 2006

Hank Vogel, a student in the Drake University Undergraduate Science Institute's summer research program, discovered a new population of rare Blanding's turtles during a survey of reptiles and amphibians at Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt in northeast Polk Country
October 31, 2006

At the fall Faculty and Staff Convocation this month, Drake President David Maxwell awarded Drake Medals of Service to Don Moon, associate professor emeritus of education, and Robert Woodward, professor emeritus of journalism.
October 31, 2006

Melissa Weresh, associate professor of legal writing, was awarded the Madelyn M. Levitt Distinguished Community Service Award this fall. Since 2003 she has been a member of the Resource Utilization Committee under the Board of Directors of The Homestead,
October 31, 2006

Drake recently was honored as one of the top five Iowa employers for excellence in worksite health promotion. The Wellness Council of Iowa awarded Drake its Well Workplace Award at a Sept. 19 luncheon ceremony during the 16th Annual Conference on Worksite
October 31, 2006

Drake's Lane Plaza has received an Honor Award from the Iowa chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck firm designed the project, which created a cobblestone courtyard that forms the entrance to Meredith Hall.
October 31, 2006

Drake advanced to seventh in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" rankings and gained sole possession of fourth place in the overall rankings of 142 Midwest universities - master's category published by U.S. News and World Report magazine in the 2007
October 31, 2006

Stacey Walker, a freshman defensive back on the Drake football team, has been named Boys and Girls Club of America National Youth of the Year.
October 31, 2006