Longtime Drake trustee and benefactor Madelyn M. Levitt recently joined the ranks of Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former First Lady Betty Ford as recipients of the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service.
October 1, 2007

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 [...]
October 1, 2007

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.
October 1, 2007

For Drake University pharmacy students, the transition from college to the professional world will be smoother, thanks to the new state-of-the-art Mayhew Compounding Laboratory, made possible by a $500,000 gift from alumnus Larry Mayhew and his wife, Sandy.
October 1, 2007

Three members of the Drake University staff were awarded Madelyn M. Levitt Awards on Thursday, Sept. 20, at the annual Fall Faculty and Staff Convocation in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main.
October 1, 2007

A conference on "Legal and Ethical Issues of New Media" will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the courtroom of Drake University's Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, 2400 University Ave. The conference, which is free and open to the public, will explore issues raised by social networking, blogs, wikis, vlogs and citizen journalists.
October 1, 2007

Drake University business students have gained a new resource to help them secure internships and professional positions -- the Career and Professional Development Center in Aliber Hall made possible by a partnership with Wells Fargo Bank, led by Drake alumnus Scott Johnson.
October 1, 2007

The 'first lady of the press,' Helen Thomas, helped break the gender barrier in journalism and faced challenges as a woman journalist. Yet, she's more concerned about the new challenges confronting today's young high school and college journalists.
October 1, 2007

Drake alumni are starting a new tradition of providing students with white lab coats to which mark the beginning of the students' professional career and Doctor of Pharmacy program.
October 1, 2007

Before entering the Drake School of Education’s graduate program, Scott Murphey’s experiences set him apart from the average student in the program. Murphey, who has a bachelor’s degree in business and sports management from Quincy University, began working with AmeriCorps in inner-city Chicago after graduation.
October 1, 2007

Drake University Law School is one of 13 sites selected to host two Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows for the 2007-08 academic year. Drake's two fellows were selected from a 20-member class and recently joined the Agricultural Law Center to work on public policy for food and agricultural issues.
October 1, 2007

Country music star Keith Anderson performed at Drake University's 2007 Homecoming concert on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Drake Knapp Center.
October 1, 2007

Renowned political scientist Morris P. Fiorina spent two days at Drake last week as part of a national Visiting Scholar Program sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
October 1, 2007

Drake University enrolled 924 first-year students this fall, which makes the entering class the largest since 1981 when there were 967 freshmen. The 2007-08 entering class is 18 percent larger than last year's class of 781.
October 1, 2007

Emma Jordan, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, will open the 2007-08 con law lecture series at Drake at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5, Drake Law School, Room 213, Cartwright Hall, Carpenter Ave. with a discussion on "Wealth and Inequality: Thinking about Communities and Individualism."
October 1, 2007