On April 21, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa will host its 35th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest in the Drake University Knapp Center. Fifty English bulldogs are in the running for this year’s contest, all in hopes of being crowned the 2014 Drake Relays’ official mascot.
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Performance by Mark Jenkins from U.S. Marine Band
Monday, April 14, 2014, 6:30 p.m.: Mark Jenkins of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will perform a concert in Monroe Recital Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center, Room 0004. The performance is free and open to the public.
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Writing With: A Campus-Community Publishing Partnership
On Monday, April 14, the Drake University Community Press will present “Writing With: A Campus-Community Publishing Partnership,” to celebrate publication of its first book.
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CBPA hosts awards ceremony to recognize outstanding students and faculty
Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) celebrated its annual awards ceremony on April 9 to honor Drake students, faculty, and community leaders for their contributions to the CBPA and business community.
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“Inside // Out,” new exhibition opening April 11 at Anderson Gallery
“Inside // Out” features the work of Drake University art and design seniors Lauren Oliver, Laura Hansen, Megan Lawrence, and Nicole Dyar. The exhibition will be open to the public April 11-25 at the Drake University Anderson Gallery.
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Drake hosts the Nelson Undergraduate Conference on Global Affairs, keynote open to the public
Drake University is gearing up to host the first annual Nelson Undergraduate Conference on Global Affairs. The conference, organized by the Roland and Mary Nelson Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, will feature high-quality undergraduate research related to international and global topics.
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The Comparison Project to focus on Sikh mysticism
The lecture, “Expressing the Inexpressible: The Heartbeat of Sikh Mysticism” by Nikky-Gunider Kaur Singh, Crawford Family Professor of Religion at Colby College uses the ”beat of the heart” as a metaphor to help listeners understand the complexities of Sikh mysticism.
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DUSCI presents 11th annual DUCURS event
Every spring, DUSCI hosts DUCURS to showcase the exceptional research conducted by Drake students. The conference provides a platform for students to share their findings with peers and others engaged in scientific exploration.
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Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Drake’s Sheslow Auditorium as part of Des Moines Metro Opera’s production of Dead Man Walking
Sister Helen Prejean will discuss capital punishment at Sheslow Auditorium on the Drake University campus on May 6 at 7 p.m. The lecture is called Dead Man Walking—The Journey Continues: A Conversation with Sister Helen Prejean.
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Drake University statement on CBPA accreditation
In consultation with Drake University President David Maxwell and Provost Deneese Jones, the Drake University College of Business and Administration’s leadership decided to voluntarily withdraw its programmatic accreditation with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) while the CBPA faculty work to meet the association’s increased research productivity expectations. This action has no...