Jerry Foxhoven, executive director of the Drake Legal Clinic, shares how the clinical programs benefit Drake Law students and the community.
Author: Jeremy Sievers (Jeremy Sievers)
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Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series continues with Nathan Carterette
Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series will continue on Monday, March 10 with pianist Nathan Carterette from Pittsburg, Penn. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. in Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium.
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White Coat Sponsorship Program allows alumnus to pay it forward
The White Coat Ceremony has been a tradition for pharmacy students at Drake University since 1998. This ceremonial rite of passage occurs before the start of the fall semester for all P1 students, welcoming them to the professional pharmacy program. In 2007, Drake expanded the white coat tradition to include sponsorships for students’ coats. Ben...
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Pharmacy alumni updates
Stay connected with Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Share your achievements, recent advanced degrees, births, deaths and marriages, and watch for the updates to appear in every spring and fall issue of ePharm. Achievements Earl Kobayashi, PH ’52, San Mateo, Calif., retired from McClards Pharmacy. Rodney Carter, PH ’76, Westminster, Colo., became Dean...
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Register now for the 35th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest at Drake University
Don’t miss the opportunity to register your English bulldog for the 35th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest at Drake University. A lottery to select 50 participants and five alternates will take place on Tuesday, March 25 at 6 p.m. on the Pomerantz Stage in Olmsted Center, 2875 University Ave.
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Anderson Gallery celebrates 43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
The 43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at Drake University will open Sunday, March 9, in the Anderson Gallery of the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 2505 Carpenter Ave. The exhibition showcases work by Drake art and design students across disciplines that include printmaking, drawing, painting, sculpture, and graphic design.
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Drake Symphony Orchestra presents its spring concert
The Drake Symphony Orchestra, directed by Akira Mori, associate professor of music, will perform a concert on Friday, March 7. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Ave.
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Throwback Photo: Dean B.E. Benton and Fitch Hall, 1962
Check out these photos from the 1962 Quax. We’ve include the caption (italicized below) from the page, which discusses the various areas of study offered by the College at that time: It is little wonder that after five years of courses in Drake’s College of Pharmacy, a graduate should wince at the title “pill pusher.” Whether...
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Drake joins Institute of International Education Coalition to increase the number of students who study abroad
Drake is among the lead partners who have committed to specific, measureable actions that will help reach this ambitious goal. The result will be thousands more American students graduating with the international experience necessary for success in a globalized world.
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Kavilash Chawla to discuss Social Entrepreneurship and the Arab Spring
Kavilash Chawla, global practitioner-in-residence for Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration, will deliver a lecture, “Social Entrepreneurship and the Arab Spring” on Tuesday, March 4 at 12 p.m. at the Downtown Des Moines Library, 1000 Grand Ave.