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...
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LEAD students and faculty visit State Capitol for special meeting
With many thanks to State Senator Jack Hatch, Drake students in two Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) courses recently visited the Iowa Capitol for a special meeting with state government officials. After learning of the water bottle ban on Drake’s campus, which was initiated by the LEAD 190 class, Hatch organized the trip to thank...
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Pregnancy Takes a Turn on the Red Carpet
An essay by Renee Cramer, associate professor of law, politics and society at Drake University, is mentioned in the New York Times Style section.
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School of Education professor receives national Kuhmerker Dissertation Award
Matthew Hayden, assistant professor of teaching and learning at Drake University, is the recipient of the Association for Moral Education’s (AME) Kuhmerker Dissertation Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertations that inform, develop, or relate to the understanding of moral development, moral functioning or moral education. The AME invites submissions from all fields, including...
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Students’ year-long civility project wrapping up
A story featuring Drake's public relations capstone course, which asked students to create campaigns promoting civility initiatives throughout the state of Iowa.
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Drake journalism and mass communication students receive a slew of awards this spring
Students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Drake University received numerous local, regional, and national awards at competitions this spring. Both individual and collaborative projects in magazines, public relations, and broadcasting journalism were recognized. “All of these contests are judged by industry professionals,” says Kathleen Richardson, director of the School of Journalism...
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Seven new members elected to National Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Drake University National Alumni Association recently appointed seven new members to its Board of Directors. These new board members will serve as liaisons between Drake alumni and the University. The seven new members include: • David Beall, BN’81, President of the Bizability Group • Kevin Bell, LW’11, Assistant County Attorney for Polk County, Iowa...
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Drake Actuarial Science – Leah Torrison
Drake student, Leah Torrison, was featured in ValuePenguin as part of a weekly series featuring top actuarial science students in the country.