Drake University's Adult Literacy Center is looking for volunteers eager to change the life of local adults. A tutor training will be held on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Drake University School of Education, 3206 University Ave.
Author: Jeremy Sievers (Jeremy Sievers)
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Zimpleman to chair Financial Services Roundtable
Larry Zimpleman, chairman of the Drake University Board of Trustees and chief executive officer of Principal Financial Group, has been named chairman of the Financial Services Roundtable—one of the nation’s most influential business organizations.
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Iowa newspapers pile up after 2009 budget cuts
Bart Schmidt, associate professor of librarianship and digital projects librarian at Drake University, discusses converting newspapers into microfilm.
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Iowa Law Students May Get to Pass on the Bar Exam
Drake University Law School Dean Allan Vestal and current law student, Rob Evans, comment on the bar exam discussion in Iowa.
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Roll Over Beethoven, a public lecture on musicology
On Jan. 31, Stephanie Heriger, education programs manager at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, will deliver a lecture titled “Roll Over Beethoven: Public Musicology at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.”
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Drake professor Tom Swartwood on NBC’s TODAY Show
Tom Swartwood, assistant professor of practice in entrepreneurship at Drake University was featured on NBC’s TODAY Show as part of the “healthy, wealthy and wise” series.
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Ten honorees have Drake ties in Business Record’s “Forty under 40” list
Nine Drake alumni and one current graduate student landed spots on the Des Moines Business Record “Forty under 40” list. The group is made up of 40 local business leaders under the age of 40 who have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement.
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New partnership gives low-income students a pathway to higher education and a career
Drake University President David Maxwell announced today the university will partner with Principal Financial Group (PFG), Des Moines Public Schools, and the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines to implement a pilot program called the STEM Pathway Initiative.
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Drake Chamber Choir tours England
The Drake Chamber Choir, the most select of the University's four choruses, is currently touring England.
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Pharmacy student leadership program highlighted in special issue of national journal
“Impact of a Student Leadership Development Program,” written by Renae Chesnut and Jennifer Tran-Johnson in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, was one of seven manuscripts selected for the Leadership Issue of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (AJPE).