John P. Smith, vice president for Alumni and Development, shared insights learned through distinctlyDrake, which reached its financial midpoint this fall.
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Year: 2011
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Drake University names Deborah Newsom Vice President Of Business and Finance/Treasurer
Reporting to the President, Newsom will lead the Business and Finance Division, which includes approximately 20 essential operating functions and 360 employees. She will oversee a University budget of approximately $125 million, an endowment portfolio in excess of $150 million and a 140-acre physical plant with 60 buildings.
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Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to visit Drake today
Bachmann, a Representative for Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, will speak at 10 a.m. in Olmsted Center.
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Michele Bachmann finds cooler crowd at Drake University
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann received a cooler welcome at Drake University than she's accustomed to on her campaign travels through Iowa. A crowd of hundreds asked far more pointed questions than she typically receives.
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US students set sights beyond Europe
The number of Americans who, like Drake University student Ian Weller, are choosing to study abroad in unconventional destinations such as Egypt, India and China is rising dramatically, according to a report released this week by the Institute of International Education, while interest in traditional destinations such as Western Europe is comparatively flat.
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Bachmann gives students a 101 on issues, then gets lectured
Michele Bachmann appeared at a town hall at Drake University today. Campus Republicans sponsored the event and helped pack the room.When the Republican presidential candidate took questions, some students pepped her with tough questions.
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The $200,000-a-Year Mine Worker
William Boal, a professor at Drake University who studies the labor economics of mining, said the higher salaries of Australian miners reflect in part the higher expenses in isolated areas.
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Alumnus, neurologist to discuss life after Drake
Neurologist and Drake University alumnus Todd Janus will talk about his life and work experiences as part of the Life After Drake Speaker Series on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
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SBA’s entrepreneurial “˜boot camp’ winds up
Jim Watson, president of Minneapolis electronic discovery company Certus EDM, said "I have an MBA from Drake University, and the thing I liked about the program was that it wasn't geared toward business knowledge but rather toward entrepreneurial success."
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Deficit-cutting exercise brings “˜super committee’ to Iowa
Drake University hosted an interactive event conducted by fiscal-reform advocacy group the Concord Coalition where nearly 200 community members gathered for an exercise in slashing federal government spending, boosting taxes and beginning to rein in unsustainable federal deficits and debt.