Drake University Constitutional Law Center Announces 2024 Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker

The Drake University Constitutional Law Center is pleased to announce Ronald Krotoszynski as presenter of the spring 2024 Distinguished Lecture. His lecture titled “Free Speech as Civic Structure: A Comparative Analysis of How Courts and Culture Shape the Freedom of Speech” will be delivered in-person and virtually on Thursday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m. at Drake University Law School, Cartwright Hall, room 213. Registration is free and open to the public. Ronald Krotoszynski serves as the John S. Stone Chairholder of Law and Director of Faculty Research at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on administrative law, constitutional law, First Amendment law,...

ITS News & Announcements

Self Service, Banner, eTranscripts Outage Scheduled Sunday, March 10 – 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

ITS will be upgrading and migrating our Oracle Database infrastructure on Sunday, March 10, starting at 7 a.m. The outage is expected to last approximately 10 hours, or until 5 p.m. During this time, services such as Self Service, Banner Admin Pages, ODBC, eTranscripts, and many others that are connected to Banner (ProcessMaker) will be degraded or unavailable. Thank you for your patience as we complete this required work. If you are unable to access any systems after the planned outage window, please visit service.drake.edu/its to report your issue.

Drake University Law School Announces the Outstanding Recipients of the 2024 Alumni Awards

Drake University Law School is proud to announce this year’s alumni award honorees. Hon. Romonda D. Belcher, LW’95, is Alumna of the Year; Nawi Ukabiala, LW’11, is Recent Alumnus of the Year; and Dr. Deborah Turner, LW’07, will be recognized posthumously with the Alumni Distinguished Public Service Award. We will honor award winners at the 87th annual Supreme Court Celebration Banquet on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Visit the Supreme Court Celebration events page for event and registration information. Each year, alumni, faculty, and staff are invited to nominate individuals for alumni awards. Law School Board of Counselors and Recent Alumni Engagement Board members...

Drake University mourns the loss of retired mascot, Griff I 

Drake University mourns the loss of retired mascot, Griff I 

Griff I, Drake University’s beloved retired mascot, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family tonight at the age of 11. Born on May 8, 2012, in Canada, Griff I joined the Drake University family in 2015 as a three-year-old pup following a stint as an accomplished Champion show dog. He served as the school’s first-ever, official live mascot for five years. Within that span, he welcomed countless students, charmed community members and returning alumni, appeared on the sidelines at home sporting events, never missed a Drake Relays, and received autographs and behind-the-ear scratches from 17 presidential candidates during the 2019–2020...

ITS Alert

Classroom Tech Connection Issues

ITS staff are aware of and investigating classroom issues in multiple buildings across campus where the touch panels are not communicating with other equipment. If you’re experiencing this issue, contact the Support Center at 515-271-3001 to submit an Academic Space Issue ticket. We’ll post more information as we continue to work on resolving this issue.

Drake University Announces 2024 Global Citizenship Forum Lineup

❖ The annual Global Citizenship Forum will take place at Drake University March 7-8. ❖ The Forum aims to provide students and the community with opportunities to engage in global thinking and intercultural learning. ❖ This year’s forum will include multiple panel discussions, a live screening of the Iowa PBS documentary “Citizen Diplomacy,” and the Nelson Student Research Symposium. Drake University is excited to announce the lineup for this year’s Global Citizenship Forum, which will be hosted on Drake’s campus March 7–8. This year’s Forum offers an exciting mix of events including a screening of the Iowa PBS documentary “Citizen...

Drake Law School Earns a Top Ranking in preLaw Magazine’s List of “Best Law School for Practical Training” 

Drake Law School earns the sixth-place ranking in preLaw Magazine’s 2024 list of “Best Law Schools for Practical Training” with an impressive grade of A+.  Law schools are graded based on key offerings such as clinics, externships, simulation courses, and moot court participation. The annual rankings were featured in the Spring 2024 issue of the magazine.   “Drake Law graduates not only know what the law is, but how to use it in the real world to serve their clients and their communities,” said Drake Law Dean Jerry Anderson. “Our mission is to create ‘complete professionals.’ This has been true since 1875 when...

SJMC Monday Memo – March 4, 2024

With almost 20 students working in all parts of the legislative process – clerks, interns, advocates – at the state Capitol this legislative session, students have an opportunity to experience every aspect of the Iowa State Legislature. This week, several enjoyed the first late night of debate and paused to take a picture between rules suspension votes and points of order. These students are all in JMC110, The State Capitol Experience, which provides statehouse interns a chance to get the most out of their time at the Capitol. From left to right – Michael Mitchell, Will Blevins, Grace Pender, Campbell...

Message from Provost Sue Mattison on Academic Program Reviews

Message from Provost Sue Mattison on Academic Program Reviews

Dear Drake University community,  As a follow-up to President Martin’s Feb. 7, 2024, message detailing the University’s financial sustainability and outlining Drake’s path forward to ensure its future success, I am providing an update on our institutional review of academic programs.  To ensure Drake’s future as a mission-driven institution that provides outstanding educational opportunities, an academic program review was launched in November 2023 in partnership between faculty governance, administration, and the Drake Board of Trustees. The review process is one of several measures the University is taking to reach a balanced operating budget by July 2025.   Today (March 1),...