When Sydney Kronkow, a third-year law student from Byron, Ill., started her legislative internship at the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) in May of 2012, she had no idea she would have the opportunity to see Governor Branstad sign her bill into law.
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Therapy dogs combat stress at Drake Law
In an effort to help students and faculty combat the stress of finals, the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund hosted therapy dogs. The Des Moines Register featured the event.
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Drake Law students work to enhance sustainability in community
Students in Professor Jonathan Rosenbloom's Sustainability and the Law class at Drake Law School are continuing a successful tradition of coordinating with Des Moines area organizations to enhance sustainability in the community.
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2013-05-012013-05-03by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesFaculty and Staff Accomplishments
Raylene Rospond selected for national leadership development program
Raylene Rospond, who will transition from vice provost for operations to deputy provost on June 1, has been selected by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI) to participate in their yearlong Senior Leadership Academy. Rospond is one of 26 mid-level administrators in higher education nationwide to be selected....
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Job market looking better for college grads
Chrystal Stanley, professional and career development services and academic achievement coordinator at Drake, discusses the job market for college graduates.
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Des Moines has strong ties to 2013’s top job
Drake senior Tess Wicks recently accepted an actuary job, which is considered the top job for 2013.
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Normal law students doing extraordinary things
Drake University law students Katheryn Thorson and Nathan Borland are in Scotland representing the United States in a legal competition.
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Drake Magazine named best student magazine
Drake Magazine grabbed the title of best student magazine in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards announced Monday. Drake University also had two winners in individual categories. Meagan Flynn won the newspaper feature writing category with her article titled “Crew’s Biggest Supporter, 101-year-old,” which ran in the Times-Delphic last spring....
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WHDH Producer Shares Boston Experience
When Chris Parrish finished his Broadcast News studies in May 2005 he shot and edited sports content for Championship Productions in his hometown Ames. Little did he imagine eight years later he’d be on duty as a line producer at WHDH-TV when two bombs ended the Boston Marathon. Parrish told the JMC173 Broadcast Reporting class...
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SJMC alums honored over Relays weekend
Two SJMC alums were honored by the University during events over Relays weekend 2013. Brian Wansink, a 1984 graduate of the master’s program, received the Drake Alumni Achievement Award. Wansink is an expert on consumer behavior and nutritional science and author of the best-selling book Mindless Eating. He is the director of the Cornell Food...