Drake University will feature two high profile speakers this fall as part of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and author Walter Isaacson will deliver the 31st and 32nd Bucksbaum lectures at Drake University’s Knapp Center. “We have a powerful commitment to Drake’s role in Central Iowa as the place where...
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Natalie Schmitz, PH’14, finalist for 2013 Future Pharmacist of the Year
Natalie Schmitz, PH’14, was one of three finalists in the national Next Generation Pharmacist of the Year – Future Pharmacist of the Year category organized by Parata and Pharmacy Times. Since the award’s inception four years ago, Drake University has nominated three students, and each has been selected as a finalist. With more than 130...
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Drake professor receives Dissertation of the Year Award
Alyssa Samek, visiting professor of rhetoric at Drake University, was honored with the first annual Dissertation of the Year Award from the GLBTQ Division and the Caucus on LGBTQ Concerns within the National Communication Association. The GLBTQ Dissertation of the Year Award acknowledges one exceptional dissertation that is advancing GLBTQ communication. Samek is a first-year...
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Drake M.B.A. Program Voted Best in the Metro for Seventh Year
Business Record readers voted Drake’s Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program as best in the metro area for the seventh year in a row in the publication’s Best of Des Moines survey. Because of Drake’s commitment to excellence, students graduate ready to be leaders and overcome the challenges of today’s dynamic, global economy. Students in...
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Drake Theatre Arts to present “If We Were Birds”
The Drake University Department of Theatre Arts will present “If We Were Birds” by Erin Shields beginning Thursday, Oct. 3 in the Studio Theatre of the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3–5 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. “When I first read the play it was an emotional...
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Abeny Kucha to Give Sudanese Survival Lecture
Abeny Kucha, author of Tears of a Mother, will deliver a lecture titled “A First-Person Account of Sudanese Survival, Sorrow, and Triumph” on Monday, Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 106 at Drake University. This event is free and open to the public. In Kucha’s book, Tears of a Mother, she shares...
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Bob Johansen to speak on leadership at Drake University
On Oct. 8, Bob Johansen, distinguished fellow at the Institute for the Future, will deliver a lecture at Drake University on leadership in the 21st century. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Ave. Johansen will discuss the ten critical skills that define leadership today, suggesting that traditional leadership skills...
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Drake Law students play integral part in annual Stand Down event
Drake Law School students participated in the local Stand Down event held annually for homeless or near-homeless veterans.
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Kende, Foxhoven participate in Constitution Day activities
Professors Mark Kende and Jerry Foxhoven each served as a panelist for Constitution Day activities. Kende participated at Iowa State as a panelist for "Genes, Race, Free Speech, Same-Sex Marriage and the U.S. Supreme Court." Foxhoven was a panelist for a webinar sponsored by the Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) and the Iowa Department of Education. The webinar was titled, "The Constitution – The Words We Live By."
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Students report on Vice President Biden’s Iowa visit
Indianola, Iowa – Several journalism students rubbed elbows Sunday with state and national politicians and with members of the national press corps. The occasion was the 36th annual steak fry hosted by Sen. Tom Harkin, and this year’s keynote speaker was Vice President Joe Biden. Also speaking was San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who delivered...