The Meredith Magazine Center will sponsor a screening of "Train to Nowhere,"a documentary that chronicles the discovery in 2002 of 11 dead immigrants in a train car in Denison, Iowa, and a lecture by filmmaker Coleen Bradford Krantz.
Year: 2011
Final Let’s DU Lunch lecture will feature Iowa independent winery owner
The final 'Let's DU Lunch' program will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Jean Groben, owner of Jasper Winery, will deliver a lecture on the challenges and rewards of operating a Newton-based winery that utilizes Iowa grown grapes.
Drake 2L interns for U.S. Department of Agriculture in D.C.
Ashley Peppler, a current Drake Law 2L, enjoyed a summer in Washington D.C. where she worked as an intern.
ESL Endorsement Students attend ESL Simulation
Dr. Shelley Fairbairn's ESL endorsement students participated in an ESL Simulation.
Expert to talk personal financial responsibility
On Nov. 3, Thomas Coates, executive director and co-founder of Consumer Credit of Des Moines, will talk about personal financial responsibility at Drake University. The free event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Sheslow Auditorium. Consumer Credit of Des Moines is a nonprofit credit and debt counseling organization.
Journalism Days scheduled for Nov. 7-11
Drake's Journalism Days will take place Nov. 7-11, 2011. Events and opportunities are sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Competing in the next realm of research and treatment
New Ellis Pharmacogenomics and Disease Prevention laboratories propel pharmacy and health sciences students to the cutting edge
Jean Seberg revisited
Dina Smith, Drake University associate professor of English, who has a doctorate in film studies, is quoted in an article about the significance of Iowa-born actress Jean Seberg to the French New Wave movement.
People dropped off their prescription drugs at eight locations around the metro
Several Drake University pharmacy and pre-pharmacy students participated in the DEA drug drop on Saturday. WHO TV interviewed pre-pharmacy student Krista Allbee.
Drake Symphony Orchestra to perform Saturday
The program includes Beethoven's Egmont Overture, four opera arias by various composers, and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World."