Drake University's summer orientation sessions for incoming first-year students start this week. The sessions are provided to help incoming students get acquainted with the campus, their classmates and faculty.
Drake Debuts 2007 Buy Fresh Buy Local Directory Saturday
Drake University's Buy Fresh Buy Local booth will be in full operation at this Saturday's Downtown Farmers' Market in Des Moines. Market patrons may pick up their free directory of farms and businesses selling local foods, sign a pledge to support local farmers and food businesses, and purchase T-shirts and hats sporting the BFBL logo.
Role of Media in Campaign Coverage Examined by Panel, Community
Members of the public gave up-and-coming political reporters their two cents’ worth Monday at "Politics and the Press: A Community Conversation." Iowa Public Television recorded the discussion at its Johnston studio and will air an hour-long program about it at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 28.
Drake Offers Class on Broadway Musicals for Young Singers
Spotlight Express, a summer class at Drake University, offers students in grades four through eight the opportunity to explore music from Broadway shows. Classes will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesdays beginning June 20 in the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 25th Street and Carpenter Avenue.
Mark your calendar now for fall events
This fall brings several more exciting alumni events.
Pharmacy College seeks sponsors for white coat ceremony
Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences recently introduced what it is hoped will become a tradition with pharmacy alumni and students entering their first year of the professional program after completing two years of pre-pharmacy studies. Selected alumni and graduating pharmacy students have been invited to sponsor a white coat for an incoming P1 student.
A Drake tradition – or urban legend?
Did Drake students really "Hubbell," or is that a figment of our collective alumni imagination? Inquiring minds at Drake want to know.
Think blue… drink pink
Los Angeles-area alumni and the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs are offering a great night at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 16. Reconnect with old friends and meet a few new Drake alumni at a pre-concert picnic, and then enjoy musical magic under the stars in one of the world's largest natural amphitheaters.
Spend the summer with fellow alumni in Chicago
If you want to connect with fellow Bulldogs this summer, Chicago is a great place to be.
ALUMNI NEWS
Bulldog Bashes continue around the country and beyond this month. Alumni gathered in Los Angeles; Tampa/Clearwater, FL; San Francisco; Stamford, CT; and Chicago in May, and in central Iowa and Austin, TX, in early June. Bashes continue in Indianapolis on June 6; New York City, June 7; Louisville, KY, June 8; Las Vegas, June 10; Twin Cities, June 14; Boston, June 16; and Portland, OR, June 19. For all the Bash details, visit the alumni Web site, www.drake.edu/alumni, and click on the left-hand link for "Bulldog Bash."