Darci Vetter, graduate of Drake University, was unanimously approved by the Senate Finance Committee to serve as the chief agricultural trade negotiator.
Author: Jeremy Sievers (Jeremy Sievers)
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Beckmann-Collier to receive Robert McCowen Award from the ICDA
Aimee Beckmann-Collier, professor of conducting and director of choral studies at Drake University, will receive the prestigious Robert McCowen Award from the Iowa Choral Directors Association (ICDA) at its July Summer Symposium.
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Adult Literacy Center receives grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation
The Adult Literacy Center at Drake University recently received a grant of $10,000 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
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Professor McCarthy writes op-ed for Japanese newspaper
Mary McCarthy, associate professor of politics, discusses the “comfort women” memorials in the U.S. that commemorate the lives of the women—many of them Korean—who served as sexual slaves for the Japanese imperial forces during WWII.
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Law professor Shontavia Johnson wins International Trademark Association competition
Shontavia Johnson, associate professor of law at the Drake University Law School, recently won the Ladas Memorial Award from the International Trademark Association (INTA) for her paper, Trademark Territoriality in Cyberspace: An Internet Framework.
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CBPA hosts graduate student awards ceremony
Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration held its Graduate Student of the Year awards ceremony at West End Architectural Salvage on May 8. The college recognized five graduate students and a faculty member at the event.
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Timothy Urness creates iPad app for learning languages
Timothy Urness, associate professor of computer science, has produced an iPad application to help facilitate learning a foreign language.
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Drake celebrates tenure for faculty members and promotions
The Office of the Provost at Drake University announces the faculty members who were approved by the board of trustees for tenure and/or promotion.
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Drake choirs to perform at Avery Fisher Hall, pre-concert in Sheslow
Under the sponsorship of Distinguished Concerts International New York, the Drake Choir and Drake Chamber Choir will perform at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City—one of America’s most prestigious concert venues. On May 21, the choirs will perform a preview concert on Drake’s campus.
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President David Maxwell selected to co-chair Governor’s Council on National Service in Iowa
Gov. Terry E. Branstad, along with the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service, announced yesterday the members of the Governor’s Council on National Service in Iowa. Drake University President David Maxwell was selected to serve as co-chair.