Approximately 50 alumni and other guests networked and socialized at Mystic Celt Bar and Grill in Chicago at an event especially for younger grads on July 12.
Year: 2007
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MONDAY, AUGUST 6 Iowa Private College Week, August 6-10. Iowa Private College Week is a convenient time to visit any of the 29 Iowa private colleges and universities. Visit three or more campuses during the week and any later application to any member school will be free. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 National Night Out, 6 to...
Ball, Lichtenberg join Drake football staff; Jeter earns promotion
Randy Ball and Tom Lichtenberg, who have a combined 39 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 25 years as college head coaches, have joined the Drake University football staff. Matt Jeter has been promoted to defensive coordinator.
Drake Final Four team honored as one of Iowa’s Top 20 sports teams
The Drake men's basketball team recently scored the No. 2 spot on The Des Moines Register's "Iowa's Best," a list of the top 20 sports teams in Iowa's history.
ATHLETICS NEWS
Reservations are now being accepted for the annual Drake Athletic Department Corn Feed and Bulldog Auction, which will be held Monday, Aug. 27, at the Drake Knapp Center.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
Geoffrey Lawton, PH'91, has been designated as one of the 2007 Fellows of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Practitioner Recognition Program.
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
David S. Walker, dean of Drake University Law School and the Dwight D. Opperman distinguished professor of law, has notified the University and the Law School that he will resign as dean at the end of the 2007-08 academic year and return to the faculty.
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION NEWS
Earlier this year, Kate McGinty, JO'07, was just one of 350 applicants for Gannett Co. Inc.'s new annual Talent Development Program. Today, McGinty is one of the first class of 32 college graduates chosen nationwide for the program.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS
Drake professor Jack Gerlovich and his Science Pioneers Professional Development Program team are putting the “success” in succession this summer as the program gains a following among teachers in central Iowa.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NEWS
The College of Business and Public Administration is taking the school's career focus to the next level by creating the new CBPA Career Center.