Keith Summerville, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and associate professor of environmental science and policy, was honored by the Iowa Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) with a Patriot Award. The award recognizes supervisors who provide extraordinary support to employees who serve in the Iowa National Guard...
Drake University Department of Theatre Arts presents “Chicago” beginning Thursday, Jan. 24 in the Studio Theatre of the Harmon Fine Arts Center. The show runs through Jan. 26, 2012 and all performances begin at 7:30 p.m. The production is part of a January-Term project directed by Deena Conley, associate professor of theatre arts. Set in...
Wendy Duncan has been named Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University effective June 1, 2013. Duncan comes to Drake from St. Louis College of Pharmacy where she served as vice president of academic affairs and dean of pharmacy. “Wendy brings a high level of expertise and collaborative skills that...
A cadre of Des Moines high school students will graduate this spring from a three-year program aimed at increasing their knowledge of the health care field, especially pharmaceutical sciences.
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Drake community engages in political discourse while hosting nationally televised presidential debate After months of intensive planning and preparation, six Republican presidential hopefuls assembled in Sheslow Auditorium to discuss their political convictions. The GOP debate, held earlier this month, engaged Drake students in the American electoral process and brought national attention to the University. Campus...
Our distinctlyDrake events celebrate the accomplishments of area alumni who are doing meaningful work in both their professional and personal lives, provide opportunities for them to network and connect with each other and the University, and provide information about how they can impact current and future Drake students. During 2011, the University hosted nine distinctlyDrake...
In late November, Jonathan Kaman successfully applied the knowledge he gained in Drake Law School classrooms to a civil case tried in an Iowa courtroom. “Trying a real case has been an incredibly valuable experience,” says Kaman, a third year law student from Spring Grove, Ill. “This case was particularly interesting and relevant due to...
A look inside the University’s upgraded electronic media lab Professors and students are singing high-tech praises for a newly revamped electronic media classroom in Meredith Hall. Meredith’s Room 2, which was originally a photo-processing lab and then a small audio/video editing room, was transformed this summer into what Professor John Lytle calls a “digital...
Though April brings track and field events to Drake Stadium that become many Bulldogs’ fondest memories, winter means college basketball at The Knapp Center. And while many of us remember the men’s 2008 trip to the NCAA Tournament, it wasn’t the team’s first time in the national spotlight. In 1969, the men’s basketball team, led...