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An alternative summer break
Drake University’s Summer Service-Learning and Social Justice Program (SSSJP) is offering students an alternative summer break experience. For six weeks this summer, seven Drake students will intern at local nonprofit organizations and experience living at or below the poverty rate. Thanks to the Drake University Slay Fund for Social Justice, the students will receive housing,...
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Visiting professor of politics gives Masaryk Lecture in London
Kieran Williams, visiting assistant professor of politics at Drake University, was invited to give the annual Masaryk Lecture in London, U.K. on May 23, 2013. The lecture was created in honor of the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Masaryk, and is typically delivered by historians. Williams was the first political scientist invited to give the...
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School of Education associate dean selected for National Teacher Education Advisory Committee
The Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University (IFSA-Butler) has selected Eunice Merideth, Levitt Distinguished Professor and associate dean in the Drake University School of Education, to be a member of the National Teacher Education Advisory Committee. The committee seeks to provide teacher education students more opportunities to study abroad and interact with students in international...
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2013-06-032013-06-03by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News Releases
Huy-hoang Nguyen receives 2013 Karbeling Memorial Leadership Award
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) honored Huy-hoang Nguyen as the recipient of the 2013 Karbeling Memorial Leadership Award. Nguyen was honored during the 2013 Doctor of Pharmacy Hooding Ceremony, held on May 18, 2013. As the award recipient, Nguyen received a commemorative plaque and financial support to attend a national meeting where...
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Law professor honored as Citizen of the Year
Iowa Juneteenth Observance is recognizing Russell Lovell II, professor of law at Drake University Law School, as Citizen of the Year. This is one of the most prestigious honors offered by the organization. The honor is given to Iowans who have done extraordinary work to better the community. Lovell’s list of awards and accomplishments is...
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Drake law student tackles redrafting of bill and exceeds expectations
In May 2012, Sydney Kronkow—now a third-year law student at Drake University—landed a legislative internship with the Title Guaranty Division of the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA). As part of her internship, Sydney was assigned the task of reviewing and redrafting Chapter 16.92 of the Iowa Code, which governs the Title Guaranty’s Mortgage Release Certificate Program....
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Drake Law School Tax Clinic receives federal funding for three years
Jerry Foxhoven, executive director of the Drake Legal Clinic, recently received a grant from the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $85,000 per year for the next three years to continue operating the Drake Law Tax Clinic. The Drake Law Tax Clinic first opened in 2012 with a grant of $75,000. Foxhoven says the...
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Cowles Library launches initiative to share print collections
The library directors of Drake University, Grinnell College, Grand View University, Central College, and Simpson College officially announced the formation of the Central Iowa Collaborative Collections Initiative (CI-CCI) earlier this month. Teri Koch, collection development coordinator for Cowles Library at Drake University, and Pam Rees, director of the Grand View University Library, first became interested...
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2013-05-272013-05-31by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News Releases
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences begins construction on Johansen Skills Assessment Laboratory
A lead gift from Greg Johansen to distinctlyDrake will fund the Johansen Skills Assessment Laboratory in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The gift from Johansen will allow for the creation of several flexible collaborative learning spaces that will allow students to practice skills in a controlled environment. Skills-based education is required and valued...