Lauren Smith, who just completed her term as Drake student body president for 2006-07, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to fund a 13-month English teaching assistantship in South Korea.
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Drake Seeks Applicants for Free Political Reporting Seminar
Applications are due for a free political reporting seminar to be presented June 4-6.
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James Autry to Receive Honorary Degree at Undergrad Commencement
Approximately 650 seniors will be honored at Drake’s 126th Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday. Drake will present James Autry, renowned author and retired Meredith Corp. executive, with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
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ALUMNI NEWS
The classes of 1957, 1947 and 1937 will celebrate milestone reunions during Drake’s Commencement Weekend, May 10-12. Plus, it’s Bulldog Bash season!
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Former Drake kicker signs with Falcons
Former Drake standout kicker Billy Cundiff signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons Friday.
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ATHLETICS NEWS
This year’s Drake Relays were just the first lap in a five-week sprint that could very well be the busiest stretch in Drake’s 98 years of hosting track meets.
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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION NEWS
Senior magazine and news-Internet students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication joined forces this spring to create THiNK magazine, an environmentally friendly news publication focusing on topics aimed at socially conscious "20-something" Iowans.
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS
More than 60 years after his service as a Tuskegee Airman, James Bowman, ED'47, GR'49, '75, finally received a long-overdue token of thanks recently.
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Record-setting Relays boosted by sunny skies, sell-out crowd
The 98th running of the Drake Relays was blessed with sunny skies, the 42nd consecutive sell-out Saturday session and a slew of Drake Relays records.
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Wrinkly beauty crowned Drake Relays mascot
Riggs, a boisterous 3-year-old bulldog owned by Cordell Miller of Prairie City, Iowa, snagged the crown at the 28th annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest. He won the honor of serving as Drake University’s mascot for the 98th running of the Drake Relays April 26-28 and has captured attention from media worldwide, including Hong Kong, London and locally.