Drake students played an essential role in the staging of two presidential debates in Sheslow Auditorium this August that were viewed live by millions of voters across the country on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."
September 4, 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.
September 4, 2007

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • Drake women's soccer vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m., Drake Stadium. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 • Law School Symposium: "Risk and Responsibility in the 21st Century," 7:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m., Neal and Bea Smith Law Center. • World War I Graphic Posters, Anderson Gallery, Harmon Fine Arts Center, opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition will continue [...]
September 4, 2007

Join the Drake University Alumni Association, the Department of Athletics, and the Bulldog Club this fall for a variety of pre-game gatherings in the NorthPlaza of historic Drake Stadium. And be sure to wear your Drake blue.
September 4, 2007

The fall series of Drake University's "Let's DU Lunch" will kick off with a speech by Keno Davis, Drake's new men's basketball coach on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
September 4, 2007

Drake Law School alumni and friends are invited to gather for an exciting evening with Latin jazz genius Nachito Herrera on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet, Minneapolis. The evening will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:30 and entertainment at 8. The cost is $25 per person.
September 4, 2007

The Drake University African American Alumni Reunion on Sept. 28-30 invites alumni to return to campus to reconnect with each other, with students, faculty and staff, and with the University.
September 4, 2007

More than 30 alumni of Drake's College of Arts and Sciences will interact with students, meet with the college's National Advisory Council, and learn about Drake today when they return for Arts and Sciences Alumni Day 2007 on Thursday, Oct. 4.
September 4, 2007

Drake graduate Drew Gulley, AS'05, recently created a Web site designed to engage Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Drake alumni through dialogue and quality programming, while fostering support for Drake and its current LGBT students.
September 4, 2007

Class reunion committees are being formed for the 30-year cluster reunion for the Drake classes of 1977, 1978 and 1979, and for the milestone reunions for the classes of 1958, 1948 and 1938.
September 4, 2007

The Drake National Alumni Association Board is seeking nominations for the 2008 Drake alumni awards, which will be celebrated during the annual Alumni Awards Dinner on Friday, May 16, 2008.
September 4, 2007

Summer classes usually sound like a chore for most students, but students in Angela Battle's course, Walking: Making Art Out There, would disagree.
September 4, 2007

First-year students and their families express delight at the $10 million renovations of Crawford and Stalnaker and Morehouse Residence Halls. By next fall, Drake will have renovated all of its residence halls and opened a new development with Hubbell Realty Co. providing apartment-style housing for upper-class students and graduate student on the west side of campus.
September 4, 2007

Jessica Lang, AS'07, and Rickey Hunley, AS'05 have joined the Vice Provost Office for Student Affairs and Academic Excellence as entering first year advisers (EFR). They will work with entering first-year students and faculty to help students transition to Drake, and to strengthen student and faculty relationships.
September 4, 2007

Drake University climbed to fifth in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" rankings and improved its score for academic quality and overall score in the Midwest Master's Universities category of the 2008 edition of "America's Best Colleges," published by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
September 4, 2007