Drake University invites alumni, friends and students to reconnect with each other and with the University at the African American Alumni Reunion on Sept. 28-30.
Year: 2007
Drake joins 10-year study of sustainable forestry
Although the research sites are located south of Indianapolis, Ind., Drake students are participating in a 10-year study of sustainable forestry in Indiana hardwood ecosystems right here on campus, to help improve the way lumber is harvested.
Lecture and recital to feature new music
Assistant Professor of Voice Ann Cravero will present new music in lecture and recital at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15.
Phillipine Madrigal Singers to perform at Drake University
Drake University will host a free concert featuring the University of Philippines Madrigal Singers as guest artists at 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 19, on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, 2507 University Ave.
Summer 2007 a success for Drake Legal Clinic faculty
From publishing articles to winning cases to preparing students, the Drake University Legal Clinic faculty members deserve a round of applause.
Drake Law Review issue on judicial independence well received
In its fourth annual collaborative issue with the American Judicature Society, the Drake Law School published the proceedings of their joint symposium on judicial selection and judicial independence. The issue titled "Symposium on Judicial Independence: The Continuing Effect of White on State Judicial Selection," was nationally distributed and well received by both federal and state judges.
Kende and Yu represent Drake at international conference in Berlin
Mark Kende, the James Madison chair in constitutional law and director of the Drake Constitutional Law Center, and Peter Yu, the Kern family chair in intellectual property law and director of the Drake Intellectual Property Law Center, participated in the 2007 Annual Meetings of the Law and Society Association and the Research Committee on Sociology of Law at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, from July 25-28.
Using land and natural resources to revitalize rural Iowa
The Drake University Law School will kick off the 25th anniversary celebration of its Agricultural Law Center with "Rural Lands Rural Livelihoods: Using Land and Natural Resources to Revitalize Rural Iowa," a conference and art show beginning Thursday, Sept. 20.
Drake law alumni and all that jazz
The award-winning Drake Jazz Band provided a colorful backdrop for the Law School Reunion this summer. Law grads reconnected with old friends on June 8-9 in Des Moines. On Saturday, alumni met for breakfast and toured the Law School and Legal Clinic with David Walker, dean of the Law School.
Conference explores risk and responsibility in the 21st century
Nationally known legal scholars, attorneys and government leaders gathered Sept. 7, at Drake University Law School for a conference on risk and responsibility convened by former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, a visiting distinguished professor of law at Drake.