According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice, between 20 and 25 percent of women will experience a completed or attempted rape during their college career. Drake’s Office for Sexual Violence Response, the UNICEF student organization, and the Women’s Studies Program plan to raise campus awareness of these serious issues during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April. This year’s SAAM campaign at Drake focuses on street harassment, human trafficking, and prison violence. Alysa Mozak, campus coordinator for sexual violence response and healthy relationship promotion, and student organizations including Student Activists for Gender Equality collaborated on several awareness and educational...
2013-04-122013-04-12
Faculty and Staff AccomplishmentsAnne Murr honored as a 2013 Hero of the Heartland
Anne Murr, coordinator of the Adult Literacy Center at Drake University, has been recognized as a 2013 Hero of the Heartland by the American Red Cross of Greater Iowa. Murr was honored this morning at a breakfast ceremony at the Hy-Vee Conference Center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Hero of the Heartland program honors ordinary citizens who are doing extraordinary things. Murr’s involvement and dedication to the Adult Literacy Center at Drake has earned her a spot as one of this year’s “extraordinary Iowans.” The Drake University Adult Literacy Center (DUALC) strives to improve adult literacy, “resulting in enhanced...
2013-04-122013-04-12
DU in the NewsEXTRAORDINARY IOWANS: Red Cross Honors Heroes
Anne Murr, coordinator of the Adult Literacy Center, is honored by the American Red Cross as a "Hero of the Heartland."
2013-04-122019-06-26
AlumnieBlue NewsletterNew media workshops teach multimedia skills
In today’s technology driven media landscape, a journalist must be a jack-of-all-trades—a writer, editor, producer, and master of social media and web. Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) prides itself on preparing journalists to become leaders in the field—and it’s committed to extending students’ training beyond the classroom. This spring, SJMC faculty organized a series of four new media workshops taught by professors and professionals working in the field. Sponsored by the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies, the workshops aimed to teach both students and the public useful multimedia skills that may not be covered in normal...
2013-04-122013-04-12
Official News ReleasesL. Roger Owens to present the 2013 Harriet Drake Kirkman-Hay Memorial Lecture on April 22
Drake University Department of Philosophy and Religion presents the 2013 Harriet Drake Kirkman-Hay Memorial Lecture, “Christianity and Mystical Experience,” by L. Roger Owens. The lecture will be held on Monday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room, 2725 University Ave. This lecture is free and open to the public. Owens, preaching pastor of Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in Durham, N.C. and visiting instructor at Duke Divinity School, will deliver the lecture, which addresses the mystical experience of Christianity. Owens questions, “What does a Christian mystical experience mean?,” suggesting that for it to be understood as...
2013-04-122013-04-12
Official News ReleasesUncategorizedPanel discussion at Drake University to address ‘Trade, Globalization, and Development’
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake and the Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a panel discussion at Drake University titled, “Trade, Globalization, and Development,” on Tuesday, April 16 from 6–7:30 p.m., at Meredith Hall, Room 106, 2805 University Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Panelists include: Bob Baur, chief global economist for Principal Global Investors; Jim McCaughan, chief executive officer of Principal Global Investors and president of global asset management for The Principal Financial Group; and Hunter R. Clark, professor and director of Drake University Law School’s International and Comparative Law...
2013-04-112013-04-11
College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News ReleasesDrake pharmacy student and professor receive Walmart Scholars award
Natalie Schmitz, Drake University pharmacy student, and Andrea Kjos, assistant professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, are recent recipients of the Walmart Scholars award. Schmitz and Kjos were selected by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) among 85 student-mentor pairs to participate in a competitive national program at the AACP Annual Meeting July 13–17, 2013 in Chicago, Ill. The award allows Schmitz and Kjos the opportunity to attend a special teacher seminar at the AACP Annual Meeting. The goal of the scholarship program is to strengthen the student’s skills and commitment to a career in academic pharmacy, and...
2013-04-112013-04-11
Official News ReleasesDrake students receive grants that help Des Moines community
Drake students Madison Johansen and Kelcy Smith received grants for their service learning projects under the advisement of Mandi McReynolds, service-learning coordinator at Drake University. Johansen, a sophomore majoring in environmental policy, received a $457 grant from Youth Service America and Sodexo for the “Greater Des Moines Urban Youth Learning Garden” project. This project is a platform for meeting critical community needs in the areas of environmental responsibility education and access to locally grown produce among selected populations. The youth garden aims to provide various learning opportunities for youth from elementary age to students in higher education. Smith, a sophomore...
2013-04-112013-04-11
Official News ReleasesSenior thesis art exhibition “Proximity” to open at Anderson Gallery
The Anderson Gallery at Drake University will be hosting an exhibition entitled Proximity, featuring new work by four graduating senior Bachelor of Fine Arts students: Meanz Chan, Aron Johnston, Cecily Pincsak, and Hannah Pink. This exhibit, representing the culmination of these students’ educational experiences at Drake, will run April 12–28. The exhibit opens with a reception on Friday, April 12 5–7 p.m. in the Anderson Gallery, Harmon Fine Arts Center, 2505 Carpenter Ave. Refreshments will be provided. The exhibit will showcase art that reflects each of the four artists’ creative process and how these processes, from beginning to end, have...
2013-04-102013-04-12
Official News ReleasesDes Moines Symphony partners with Drake to celebrate 75th anniversary
Nearly 300 musicians from Drake University will perform in the Des Moines Symphony as the ensemble celebrates its 75th anniversary concert “Celebrating All Things Drake!” on April 13-14. Because Drake played a significant role in the founding and development of the symphony, which initially began as the Drake/Des Moines Symphony, the concert will feature Drake musicians and honor this important partnership. Each of the three pieces to be performed will feature Drake musicians. The Drake Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Akira Mori, will perform side-by-side with the Des Moines Symphony in the concert opener, Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture. Clarence Padilla, chair...