Drake's public relations program is showing growth not only in enrollment, but also in the addition of a new faculty member and increased participation in one of the discipline's premier national student competitions.
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Year: 2011
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Relays planner: Be part of the tradition
Monday, April 25 32nd Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest 10:45 a.m.–1 p.m. Nollen Plaza, Downtown Des Moines Sponsored by Bankers Trust and Prairie Meadows Tuesday, April 26 Grand Blue Mile 5:30 p.m. Downtown Des Moines Sponsored by Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Drake Relays Wednesday, April 27 Downtown Street Painting 1-4 p.m. Court Avenue...
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Model athletes: ESPN The Magazine to feature Drake football players
Closely cropped, this could be a halftime scenario: Ten football players in uniform huddle up — smashed paper cups and towels strewn about the floor. They lean forward, listening for directions on how to better position themselves. The athletes are intensely focused; a whiteboard in the room is scribbled with plays. The players are huddled...
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Student Alumni Association fosters life-long relationships with the University
Appetizers. Mingling. Exploring a professional environment in a more relaxed, after-hours setting. A recent Student Alumni Association event at Meredith Corporation introduced students and local professionals over hors d’oeuvres — and proved networking doesn’t have to be intimidating. “This was my first networking event and it was great to see alumni from a variety of...
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Drake hosts jazz concert featuring renowned East Coast musicians
A quintet featuring jazz saxophonist Rob Scheps, trumpeter Greg Gisbert and bassist Bob Bowman will perform in Drake's Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center on April 6.
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European street art and politics the subject of lecture by visiting UK professor
Professor Susan Haedicke offers a language to express the ties between the aesthetics of public space in contemporary street art and citizen activism.
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Drake Football Coach Chris Creighton honored with Giant Step Award
A national consortium announced the award today in honor of Creighton's leadership in organizing the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl.
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AMA Iowa awards scholarship to collegiate member
Drake University student Erika Sevigny, a junior who is pursuing a degree in business administration with a major in marketing and advertising account management, was named as the recipient of a $500 scholarship from the Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association.
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SJMC students honored at dessert reception
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication celebrated the graduating class of 2011 and winners of departmental scholarships during an awards ceremony on Sunday evening, April 3.
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Drake Law advances to NAAC Moot Court nationals
Six Drake University Law students recently competed in the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC).