The 42nd Bucksbaum lecture with Cary Fowler planned for Thursday, April 2 has been canceled. This decision is part of a broader response by Drake University to help minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Most events on campus between Saturday, March 14 and April 5 are being canceled. Appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, Cary Fowler is...
Drake University has once again been honored with the Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Drake has been a member of Tree Campus USA since 2011, a national program that honors colleges and universities for engaging their students and staff in conservation goals. “Tree...
Ten members of the Drake University community were named to the Des Moines Business Record’s Forty Under 40 class for 2020. The Business Record issues its annual list to honor Greater Des Moines area professionals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated “impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement,” according to the publication. “We...
Drake University is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, Drake University will host 25 of Africa’s brightest emerging business leaders for a six-week leadership institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program...
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University has named Iowans Mary and Kirk Ferentz as the 2020 Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award recipients. Mary and Kirk will accept the award on April 17, 2020 at The Ray Center’s All-Star Evening in West Des Moines. An All-Star Evening is presented by...
Kirsten Greenidge, a playwright from Boston, will speak at Drake University on Monday, Feb.10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. She is the second featured speaker in the Drake English department’s annual Glaspell Writers & Critics Series. All events in the series are free and open to the public. An award-winning playwright,...
David Ayón, a senior strategist and advisor at Latino Decisions, will speak at Drake on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 101. The event, Worlds in Collision: Trump, Latinos and Immigration, is sponsored by the Slay Fund for Social Justice at Drake University. The event is free and open to the...