The Iowa Department of Education recently announced the launch of a new online education job posting system, TeachIowa.gov, which simplifies the process of connecting teaching candidates with job openings, makes hiring and applying for jobs more efficient, and reduces costs. The system is provided at no charge to users. TeachIowa.gov allows candidates to view all...
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Year: 2013
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2013 Future Pharmacist of the Year Finalists
Natalie Schmitz, PharmD candidate at Drake University, was one of three finalists for the Next Generation Pharmacists Award.
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Professor Jerry Foxhoven to chair governor’s task force
Professor Jerry Foxhoven, executive director of the Neal and Bea Smith Legal Clinic and professor of law at Drake Law School, has been appointed chair of a task force overseeing recommendations regarding the Iowa Juvenile Home.
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Despite ouster, Ternus favors retention system
In an article accompanied by a video, Marsha Ternus, director of the Harkin Institute at Drake University, discusses the future for Iowa's Supreme Court.
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Drake University announces Alumni House
First-year students are not the only ones preparing to settle into their new home on Drake’s campus. Drake University’s Office of Alumni Relations is excited to announce a new home for Drake alumni and friends. The Drake University Alumni House, located at 2700 University Ave., will open its doors this fall. “The establishment of the...
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Debra DeLaet Appointed to Prestigious Faculty Position
Debra DeLaet, professor of politics and international relations, was recently named the Herb and Karen Baum Chair of Ethics and the Professions. This prestigious faculty position guides Drake students in developing a firmly grounded personal commitment to the highest standards of ethics and ethical decision-making “The Baum Chair of Ethics and the Professions is one...
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Meet Jerry Gallucci: Drake’s First-Ever Diplomat-in-Residence
Jerry Gallucci, retired U.S. foreign service officer and U.N. peacekeeper, packed his bags this summer and moved from Washington, D.C. to Des Moines to serve as Drake’s first diplomat-in-residence. Funding for the new faculty position came from the R.W. and Mary Nelson Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs. “It’s very rare that you see people...
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Anderson Gallery opens with exhibit highlighting design of popular music packaging
Beginning Sept. 6, the Anderson Gallery at Drake University will feature an exhibit with more than 200 examples of the most inspired LP and CD packaging designs produced in the last five decades. The exhibit, “The Material Aspect: 50 Years of Popular Music Packaging,” is free and open to the public, and will remain open...
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First-year student receives top-score at International Youth Poetry Festival
Madeline Cramer, entering first-year student at Drake University, and her slam poetry team from Denver Colo. recently landed the championship title at the Brave News Voices International Youth Poetry Festival in Chicago, Ill. Fifty-two teams from around the world competed at the festival and Madeline’s team was one of four to compete on the final...
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Drake and Community Chorus to begin rehearsals Aug. 27
Starting Aug. 27, the Drake University/Community Chorus will begin rehearsals for the Nov. 23–24 concerts of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ electrifying cantata, “Hodie.” The chorus is open to Drake students, faculty, staff, and the public, and does not require an audition. “The Drake University/Community Chorus provides a fabulous opportunity for area singers to rehearse and perform...