Drake University presents the 2011 Madelyn Levitt awards to environmental science, chemistry faculty Drake University faculty members Keith Summerville and Gholam Mirafzal received Drake’s highest honors for teachers and mentors – the annual Madelyn Levitt Awards – at the University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14. The late Madelyn Levitt, longtime Drake trustee and...
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Three bright Bulldogs
Fulbright Grants will allow alumni and faculty opportunities to make global impact Drake’s 2011 Fulbright recipients are set to create a documentary film in Russia, teach English in Brazil and mentor graduate students at Uganda Martyrs University, among other notable pursuits. This year’s two alumni grant recipients and faculty fellow add to the University’s success...
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DU Good Day FAQ
DU Good Day, set for Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, is an opportunity to gather with other charitable alums in your area to volunteer together on a local project to fight hunger.
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Honoring outstanding student teachers
More than one hundred student teachers, mentor teachers, supervisors, faculty, and supportive friends and family attended the 2011 Drake School of Education Mentor Reception held last month in Levitt Hall.
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Personal branding brunch
More than 65 attendees at the Drake Women's Connection of Chicago brunch learned about the importance of marketing themselves, thanks to a presentation from Barbara Minner Ford, JO'74, principal at Griffin Strategic Advisors, and Mary Edrington, assistant professor of marketing at Drake University.
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SJMC aces assessment
Drake University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication received plenty of praise from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC), which recently voted unanimously to reaccredit the school's undergraduate program.
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The Drake Fund breaks record
The Drake Fund pays for the immediate needs of the University — things like electric bills, library books, scholarships and faculty salaries. Pepper likens The Drake Fund to providing a family with the necessities of living.
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Bicycling Bulldogs
RAGBRAI kicks off the first annual College Spirit Day on Friday, July 29, during the Grinnell to Coralville ride, and Drake University is proudly taking part. Drake has teamed up with RAGBRAI and other Iowa institutions for a celebration of school spirit.
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Actuarial science alumni reunite
Nearly 50 Drake actuarial science alumni gathered for the Actuarial Science Alumni Evening in early May.
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Agritourism and the law
An article on agritourism written by Beth Dooley, LW'11, has been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of the Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook.