Drake University journalism students are lending new voices to the echoes of a long-cherished love. They have volunteered to read and record love letters written during World War II onto a compact disc for a legally blind woman in Des Moines.
Year: 2011
Carrie Foust Koenigsfeld selected as a 2011 Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management
Candidates for APhA Fellow must have at least 10 years of experience and achievements in professional pharmacy practice and outstanding service in the profession through activities in APhA and other organizations.
Observatory lecture to focus on the building blocks of the natural world
On Friday, April 15, Herbert Schwartz and Charles Nelson of Drake's Physics and Astronomy Department will lead a discussion on the fundamental forces that govern nature.
Keillor to deliver October Bucksbaum Lecture
It is with great excitement and anticipation that Drake announces Garrison Keillor, best-selling author and host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” for the 27th Martin Bucksbaum Lectureship Series on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. The event will occur in the Knapp Center at 7 p.m. Garrison Keillor was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, and began...
Student Auditions for KCCI as Traffic Reporter
Broadcast News junior-to-be Cassie Bishop became the fourth of seven Central Iowans chosen for on-air tryouts to join KCCI’s morning news team as traffic reporter.
Health Sciences Program and Students Take Off
Soon to be graduates, these students are already making their mark
Historical lecture to connect Drake University and neighborhood architecture
This historical presentation will focus on the University's changing housing policies and their implications for both the campus community and the Drake neighborhood.
DUCURS conference to showcase a record number of undergraduate research presentations
The upcoming conference will showcase more than 60 scientific research posters and oral presentations by an interdisciplinary group of ambitious Drake students. This year's DUCURS will also feature a science career fair in addition to the annual luncheon.
Alumnus Tony Sunga named head volleyball coach
Tony Sunga, an assistant at the University of Wyoming for the past three years and a 1988 Drake graduate, has been named head volleyball coach at Drake University.
Old school photo of the month: 1957 Skip Day Band
Cowles Library invites alumni to electronically browse past issues of Quax and other archives by visiting the Drake Heritage Collection online.