The classes of 1957, 1947 and 1937 will celebrate milestone reunions during Drake’s Commencement Weekend, May 10-12.
ALUMNI NEWS
While Drake Relays is a great excuse for all Drake alumni and friends to return to campus, it will be an especially special time for reunion classes. Make plans now to return to your University for the fun!
Entries for Drake Relays 8K, half-marathon races available
Entries are being accepted for the 39th annual Drake Relays On-the-Road 8-kilometer and half-marathon races, which start at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 28.
ATHLETICS NEWS
Director of Athletics Sandy Hatfield Clubb announced recently the naming of Keno Davis as the school’s 24th head men’s basketball coach. Keno succeeds his father, Tom Davis, who has retired as head coach but will remain at Drake as a special assistant to the athletic director.
More SJMC students net top internships
Three junior magazine majors will spend their summers interning at top New York magazines.
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION NEWS
As a junior in high school at Jakarta International School in Jakarta, Indonesia, Piotr Jakubowski devised a calculated list of the top four ad agencies he dreamed of working for someday. Now a junior creative advertising and marketing double major at Drake, he’s well on his way to crossing the second of those agencies off his to-do list.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS
The School of Education’s special education department is undergoing a renaissance, thanks to generous gifts and increased student enrollment.
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
Stephen Rapp, LW'74, The Prosecutor of the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), will return to Drake Law School Thursday, April 12.
Prosecutor in UN Special Court For Sierra Leone to Return to Drake
Stephen Rapp, a 1974 graduate of Drake Law School and The Prosecutor of the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone, will return to Drake Law School today.