Drake alum named new activities director at Marshalltown High School.
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Event highlights environmental challenges
Drake University hosted lawmakers' hearing on environmental issues.
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Pisarski represents Drake at Iowa Legislator Breakfast
Advertising Professor Dorothy Pisarski represented Drake University at the 6th Annual Iowa Legislator Breakfast on March 19 at the Capitol. Officers and members of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) met with legislators to advocate for the ad profession position on taxes and potential legislation. Approximately fifty legislators shared dialogue with the AAF. ...
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Student Misconduct Panel Discussion Scheduled
Keeping schools safe, while not relying heavily on juvenile courts to address problem behavior at school, has become a prominent issue generating national debate. We want to help our young people and ensure their successful futures, but when does misbehavior at school cross the line and become a police matter? Please join us for an...
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Professor of Law Sally Frank awarded Bishop Dingman Peace Award
On March 9, Sally Frank, professor of law at Drake University for more than 20 years, was awarded the Catholic Peace Ministry’s Bishop Maurice J. Dingman Peace Award. The Dingman Peace Award is given each year in memory and in honor of Maurice Dingman, the late Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines revered...
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Drake Magazine is finalist for SPJ awards
Drake Magazine has been named as a finalist in the Society of Professional Journalist’s Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards. Student photography and writing also were honored. The Drake nominees are: Drake Magazine, best student magazine Ben Curtis, Drake Magazine, feature photography Meagan Flynn, The Times-Delphic, feature writing Carter Osgood, Drake Magazine, general news photography...
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Muslim Journeys Bookshelf now available at Cowles Library
Cowles Library’s bookshelves now hold the rich history and culture of Muslims from around the world. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has funded the addition of the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf to Cowles Library. The bookshelf is a project of NEH’s Bridging Culture Initiative. Cowles Library is among the 842 libraries and state humanities...
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Professor of Pharmacy Practice elected Chair of the Continuing Pharmacy Education Commission
Timothy Welty, department chair of clinical sciences and professor of pharmacy practice in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), has been elected Chair of the Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Commission, a subcommittee of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The CPE Commission was established in 2007 to guide ACPE’s Continuing Pharmacy Education...
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Twenty students complete internships in Legislative Practice Center
Drake Law School’s Legislative Practice Center has placed 20 students in second year Legislation Internships for the spring semester. Most students have been placed with a Chair, Vice-Chair or Ranking Member of a Committee of their choice.
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Drake Grad Donates Media Buying Software
The full-service ad agency Media Link is owned by Natalie Linville-Mass (Bcast Sales & Mgmt 1992). In 2011 her Rock Island, Il., firm developed proprietary software for media buying and has donated a license for Drake SJMC students to use. The Media Link Software™ provides a new generation in planning software because it allows maximum flexibility in the...