Students will devote a day to focus on professional development at the 24th annual Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day on Friday, March 4.
Year: 2011
Board of Trustees welcomes new members
Alumni Herb Baum, Donald L. Decker, Cain A. Hayes and Cyndi Lesher have recently joined the Board of Trustees.
Elegance and endowment at Des Moines distinctlyDrake event
Alumni and friends gathered at the Temple for Performing Arts to celebrate the advancement of Drake.
Principal gift of $2.5 million will support international initiatives
The gift will support The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship and the objectives of the University's Internationalization Strategic Plan. This plan calls for Drake to recruit more international students, faculty and staff, expand faculty exchanges, internationalize the curriculum and increase access to study-abroad programs.
Drake English professor launches book on young immigrants’ journeys to Iowa
Drake Associate Professor of English Carol Spaulding-Kruse celebrated the release of the book she co-authored during a naturalization ceremony for nearly 100 children.
Register for upcoming “Let’s DU Lunch” events
Drake invites alumni and friends to network and learn throughout the spring 2011 "Let's DU Lunch" speaker series.
Bulldog blogs from Egypt
Drake students evacuated while studying abroad in Egypt receive national attention after returning to the U.S., blogging about their experiences.
Professor Jerry Anderson fights for animal welfare reform
Ten years ago, Drake University law professor Jerry Anderson traveled to northwest Iowa to meet with a farmer who was concerned about an animal confinement being built across the road from his house.
Carolyn King takes on new role as Des Moines police chaplain
The Rev. Carolyn King, a Drake alumna, is the new Des Moines police chaplain. She'll serve as spiritual adviser, counselor and occasional community mediator for Iowa's largest police force.