The Wanda Everage Academic Success Symposium, sponsored by Nationwide and the Drake University School of Education, designed to help students of color overcome challenges as they prepare for college, took place in August at the Olmstead Center on Drake University’s campus. The inaugural event included daily activities starting on Sunday, August 7 and culminating on Friday,...
Category: School of Education
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Bruinekool elected to National Council on Rehabilitation Education
Matt Bruinekool, assistant professor of counseling education in the Drake University School of Education, has been elected to a four-year term on the National Council on Rehabilitation Education.
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Alumna Honor
Alumna, Mary C. Brooks has brought to life a new children’s program at the West Des Moines Public Library. Mary earned three degrees from Drake University. In 1974, she earned a BFA in Speech and Communications. In 1979, she earned an MSE in Educational Administration and earned another MSE degree in 1985 in Curriculum and Instruction. ...
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Drake to host 50 Des Moines-area students for Wanda Everage Academic Success Symposium
Fifty Des Moines-area teenagers will participate in a week-long symposium to discuss the unique challenges that students of color face when preparing for college. They’ll hear from experts uniquely qualified to speak on the topic—including their classmates.
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Young African leaders to study business and entrepreneurship in Des Moines
Drake will host 25 young African leaders this summer for an intensive six-week Fellowship program focusing on business and entrepreneurship. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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Thank you for going All In!
Any way you interpret it, the Drake community gave in record numbers this year.
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Hodgkinson named executive secretary of AATC Executive Council
Todd Hodgkinson, assistant professor of secondary education, recently was named executive secretary of the Executive Council of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC).
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School of Education Students Tutor at Hubbell
Follow this link to read more about the partnership between Drake University and Des Moines Public Schools. Forty-four students from the School of Education, accompanied by Assistant Professor of Secondary Literacy Education, Lindsay Woodward tutored students at Hubbell Elementary.
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School of Education Faculty and Staff Honored
Drake University honored faculty and staff for their years of service to the university. From the School of Education, the following individuals were recognized. Two individuals were honored for 20 years of service, Catherine Gillespie, Associate Dean and Jennifer Williams, Head Start Teacher. Grace Higdon, Head Start Early Childhood Program Coordinator, was recognized for her service as...
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Faculty Member Receives Ronald Troyer Research Fellowship
Sally Beisser, professor of education, received the Ronald Troyer Research Fellowship for the 2016-2017 academic year. President Martin shared, “this fellowship was established by the Drake University Board of Trustees in 1999 to honor former provost Ron Troyer and to recognize both scholarly accomplishment and future promise. Dr. Beisser has the distinction of being the...