"A Prairie Home Companion" host Garrison Keillor will speak at Drake's Knapp Center on Tuesday, October 25, at 7 p.m. as part of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture series.
Year: 2011
Drake Law students to host 18th annual Halloween Hoops for children and parents
Drake's 18th annual Halloween Hoops celebration will be held on Monday, October 31, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Drake University Bell Center, 1421-27th St. The event is free and open to Des Moines area children aged 3-12 and their parents.
Drake to host screening of “Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country”
The 2008 documentary film sheds light on a 40-year military dictatorship in the Southeast Asian nation of Burma.
Online program teaches Drake students about debt
Drake University and the Iowa College Student Aid Commission have partnered to help students with loan-debt management. Through Iowa College Aid, students will use Buttonwood, a free online personal finance platform. Drake is the first university in Iowa to adopt the program.
There’s an app for that
SJMC, graphic design and computer science students collaborate to build mobile applications.
Celebrating campus heroes
Members of the Francis Marion Drake Society marked exciting developments in the University's fund raising goals and celebrated First Lady Madeleine Maxwell's contributions to the community.
Honoring Drake’s first lady
The Drake University Board of Trustees formally recognized the contributions made by Mrs. Maxwell since she devoted herself full time in 1999 to work alongside her husband, President David Maxwell, in service to the University.
Sign up to show your smarts at Project Q
The second annual Project Q Trivia Bowl will be held on November 19 to benefit the Drake University Adult Literacy Center.
Dreams take flight
Drake alumnus John Forbes received this year's Next-Generation Pharmacist Civic Leader of the Year award.
TV Feature Reporter Andy Fales Visits SJMC
WHO-TV feature reporter and KXNO sports talk co-host Andy Fales screened several of his favorite reporting samples with the JMC100 Television Field Photography class, Oct. 24.