Three first-class Yamaha Artists in Education will perform a piano concert series at Drake in celebration of the University’s Keys to Excellence campaign — an initiative to replace 68 well-used campus pianos.
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Access to achievement
Drake hosts Council on Legal Education Opportunities pre-law summer institute.
A new approach to assessment
Both President David Maxwell and Drake School of Education Dean Jan McMahill participated in panel discussions at the Iowa Education Summit July 25–26. Drake’s School of Education also hosted higher education leaders for a Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium on campus the same week.
From medicine to motivation
Corey Jahnke, PH’90, drew on experiences gained during his career as a pharmacist to write a newly published book that encourages individuals to pursue professional and personal goals.
Post-traumatic psychology
A new Arts & Sciences faculty member comes to Drake with VA hospital experience Wartime experiences can alter the course of one’s life. Such was the case for Steven Lancaster, who joins the Drake University College of Arts and Sciences faculty as assistant professor of psychology this fall. It was Lancaster’s 2004 deployment to Iraq...
Entrepreneurship expands
The Drake College of Business and Public Administration continues to add entrepreneurship opportunities to its curriculum that buttress students’ confidence with the practical skills they’ll need to turn big ideas into careers.