This month’s Old School Photo is from the 1957 yearbook. Schmutz, the campus pup, is pictured with his fellow Drake students in a lecture hall on campus. It’s not unusual to see today’s campus pup, Porterhouse, at campus events or out in the community, but to have him in class? Now, that would be a...
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Lend a Hand: DU Good Day 2013
DU Good Day, hosted by the Drake University National Alumni Association, is a national day of service proving that alumni, parents, friends and future Bulldogs can make a difference. In its second year, more than 400 Bulldogs in 13 cities served their communities on September 29, 2012.
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John August, from Drake to Broadway
John August, JO’92, is one of Drake’s many noteworthy alumni. His screenwriting credits include Go (1999), Titan A.E. (2000), Charlie’s Angels (2000), Big Fish (2003), and Frankenweenie (2012). We had the opportunity to chat with him about his time at Drake and his latest adventure: Big Fish, premiering as a musical on Broadway this October....
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2013-08-152019-06-26by Jeremy SieversIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health ScienceseBlue Newsletter
CPHS Faculty Make a Difference with Innovative Projects
Nora Stelter, Andrea Kjos and Abebe Mengesha have been putting in long hours in an effort to improve patient care. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) professors have each recently received national recognition for their innovative projects, earning nearly $50,000 from competitive granting agencies. “These grant awards recognize the achievements that our faculty...
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An Unforgettable Summer Experience
It’s no surprise that Drake students stay busy during the summer. Many students stay in Des Moines or return home to complete exciting internships, but a handful of adventurous students committed to service-learning traveled to Africa. Thanks in part to the Slay Fund for Social Justice, Andrew Harkins and James Ley had the opportunity to...
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Comments on Closure from the Charles Horton Cooley Award Committee Chair
Nancy Berns, professor of sociology at Drake University, receives the Charles Horton Cooley Award for her recent book.
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World Leaders on Trial
As a former state prosecutor, Drake Law School Professor Ellen Yee has a keen understanding of the United States criminal justice system. She uses her practical experiences to help students explore the underlying principles of criminal law. But how is justice served in other nations, particularly when the alleged perpetrator is not an average citizen...
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Learning by Doing: SOE Cohort Writes Leadership Book
The doctoral cohort studying educational leadership at Drake University’s School of Education (SOE) walked away from their course in advanced leadership feeling more accomplished than ever. Together, and in a very short time frame, the students wrote a comprehensive leadership book that is available for purchase worldwide on Amazon.com. “This cohort faced a nearly impossible...
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Local Partnership Feeds Success
When the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa (BGCCI) agreed to partner with Drake’s Master of Communication Leadership (M.C.L.) capstone course, they didn’t know what to expect. “Drake has always been a great partner for the Boys & Girls Clubs,” says Cailin Stockdale, director of communication and resource development at BGCCI. “We’ve had excellent...
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The Great Outdoors
Drake University, Metro Waste Authority, and Southeast Polk School District all share a passion for providing students with opportunities to engage in environmental science-related activities, which is why they have collaborated to create the Metro Waste and Drake Environmental Learning Center—a project that is nearly seven years in the making. “We are very fortunate to...