Joan Faber McAlister, associate professor of rhetoric at Drake University, was recently named editor of Women’s Studies in Communication, an academic journal created by the Organization for Research on Women and Communication (ORWAC). Women’s Studies in Communication (WSIC) provides a forum for addressing the relationship between communication and gender. The journal has a 40-year history...
Author: Jeremy Sievers (Jeremy Sievers)
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Bulldog beauty pageant features tiaras, tutus and slobber
NBC’s Today Show was one of hundreds of the national and international news outlets that featured a story on the Beautiful Bulldog Contest. Other noted outlets include Good Morning America, TIME, the UK’s Telegraph, and Yahoo! News, among many others.
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Drake celebrates March new hires and April anniversaries
Join Drake University in welcoming the following new employees: Douglas Graham, programmer analyst, OIT Peter Lundstedt, security analyst, OIT Gina Gonzales, assistant director of athletic marketing, Athletics Heidi Kramer, administrative assistant, Character Counts in Iowa Allen Smith, assistant football coach, Athletics Robert Russell, facility maintainer, Facility Services The following Drake employees celebrated anniversaries in April:...
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Drake seniors present “Primal,” art exhibition in Anderson and Weeks Galleries
Beginning Friday, May 2, five graduating art and design students will present their senior capstone project titled “Primal” at the Anderson and Weeks Galleries on Drake University’s campus. Their work will be on display until May 16.
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Robert Meunier elected to the American Bandmasters Association
Robert Meunier, director of bands and professor of percussion at Drake University, was invited to join the prestigious American Bandmasters Association this spring. Election to the American Bandmasters Association is among the greatest honors that can be awarded to members of the band conducting profession.
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Department of Theatre Arts presents Italian American Reconciliation
The Drake University Department of Theatre Arts presents Italian American Reconciliation by John Patrick Shanley, opening Thursday, May 1 in the Studio Theatre of the Harmon Fine Arts Center.
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Drake University announces 2014 National Alumni and Carpenter Scholars
Every spring, the Drake University National Alumni Association awards six National Alumni Scholarships, which cover the costs of tuition, fees, board and double occupancy in a Drake residence hall, and ten George A. Carpenter Scholarships, which cover full tuition.
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PFGCGC lecturer to discuss Muslim Brotherhood at final event of the season
Eric Trager, the Esther K. Wagner Fellow at The Washington Institute, will speak at the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship’s final event of the season on Thursday, May 1. His lecture, “The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Muslim Brotherhood,” will discuss the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and where the group is...
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Drake Law School hosts 77th Annual Supreme Court Celebration
During Supreme Court Celebration week at the Drake University Law School, law students had the opportunity to celebrate the Iowa Supreme Court as well as become more familiar with appellate court procedure and arguments through the Supreme Court Competition.
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Pet therapy dog at Mercy Katzmann Breast Center lands title of Most Beautiful
Lucey, a pet therapy dog at Mercy Katzmann Breast Center in Clive, Iowa, was crowned the 2014 Most Beautiful Bulldog at Drake University’s 35th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest on April 21. Lucey beat 49 other contestants in the running to be crowned the official mascot for the 2014 Drake Relays.