Month: April 2007

Drake University's top student-coached mock trial team tied for 14th place within their division at the National Championship Tournament at Stetson Law School in St. Petersburg, Fla., last weekend.

The Drake Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Canarina, professor of conducting, will conclude its spring season with the annual Young Artists Concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 24.

Registration for summer and fall 2007 semesters is going on now through Thursday. Students can ensure hassle-free registering by becoming familiarized with the blueView Web portal prior to their allotted registration time.

Fifty contestants sporting whiskers, wrinkles and wagging tails will compete in the 28th annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest today to kick off Drake Relays Festival Week.

Drake University Law School and the American Judicature Society are partnering Friday, April 20, to present "Maintaining Iowa’s Fair and Impartial Judiciary" as part of the 2007 Justice System Series.

Drake is parading a new litter of its beloved mascot, the Bulldog, around campus this year for the 98th running of the Drake Relays. The first annual Bulldog Parade committee and artists unveiled seven 50-pound fiberglass bulldogs.

The Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor -- the highest award presented by Drake University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences -- will be awarded posthumously to Wendell Talbot Hill Jr. (1924 - 1995), who graduated from Drake in 1950.

International opportunities at Drake University recently expanded with the establishment of Drake's first official study abroad exchange in the southern hemisphere.

Bob Costas, an accomplished broadcaster and author, will deliver this spring's Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Thursday.

Drake University Theatre will present "Baby with the Bathwater," an outlandish comedy written by Christopher Durang, co-chair of the Playwriting Program at Juilliard School, and directed by Michael A. Rothmayer, Drake assistant professor of theatre arts.