Earning a graduate degree while working full-time and raising a child can be a challenge. It’s even more complicated when you take classes in Des Moines and live in Los Angeles. One student has made it work.
Author: Aaron Jaco (Aaron Jaco)
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Report: Drake University generates $413 million in consumer spending
A new study demonstrates the substantial impact of Drake University and its alumni on the central Iowa economy. Drake students, faculty, staff, and visitors drive more than $413 million in consumer spending annually in the greater Des Moines area.
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Drake Law receives $500,000 grant to support entrepreneurs in low-income communities
Drake University Law School’s Neal and Bea Smith Legal Clinic has received a $500,000 grant to provide free legal services to current and aspiring entrepreneurs in low-income neighborhoods.
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Ullem, Zimpleman to receive honorary degrees during Drake commencement
Drake University will award 1,199 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees at its 2017 commencement ceremonies. A highlight of the undergraduate ceremony will be the presentation of honorary degrees to Benjamin B. Ullem and Larry D. Zimpleman.
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Drake students set up little pantries for neighbors in need
Drake students are installing 10 little free food pantries this year to help address hunger in the Drake Neighborhood.
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Drake CBPA honors faculty, students, and alumni during 2017 awards ceremony
Drake's College of Business and Public Administration honored the accomplishments of students, faculty, and alumni with an awards ceremony on April 19.
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Student-led “little free food pantry” project addresses hunger in Drake Neighborhood
Drake students will install 10 little food pantries around the Drake Neighborhood to help reduce food insecurity.
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Drake 2L’s work leads to new Iowa revenge porn law being passed
When second-year Drake Law student Erin Romar attended a Drake Constitutional Law Center lecture in September 2016, she had no idea that she would soon help to change the lives of victims of revenge porn in Iowa.
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Drake students win Principal marketing challenge for second straight year
For the second consecutive year, Drake University students won a marketing competition that pits them against teams from five other Iowa universities to solve a real and timely challenge for Principal Financial Group.
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Fischer shatters 39-year-old track record, set before the Blue Oval was blue
When Drake senior Reed Fischer crossed the finish line at the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee on Thursday, he broke a school record that has stood since long before Drake’s famed Blue Oval was blue.