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Elegance and endowment at Des Moines distinctlyDrake event
Alumni and friends gathered at the Temple for Performing Arts to celebrate the advancement of Drake.
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National Alumni Award winners announced
The Drake University National Alumni Association Board has selected seven accomplished alumni as recipients of the annual National Alumni Awards. The winning group features graduates who've gone on to excel as an Emmy award-winning actor, a Secret Service agent and more.
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Drake Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day to focus on leadership for a healthy future
Students will devote a day to focus on professional development at the 24th annual Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day on Friday, March 4.
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Board of Trustees welcomes new members
Alumni Herb Baum, Donald L. Decker, Cain A. Hayes and Cyndi Lesher have recently joined the Board of Trustees.
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Principal gift of $2.5 million will support international initiatives
The gift will support The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship and the objectives of the University's Internationalization Strategic Plan. This plan calls for Drake to recruit more international students, faculty and staff, expand faculty exchanges, internationalize the curriculum and increase access to study-abroad programs.
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Top Chinese Historian to Address Present-Day China Through Historical Lens at Drake Feb. 15
Dr. R. Bin Wong will take part in Drake's exhibit on culture and consumption of Chinese urban young adults to lecture on current day China through a historical view.
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Professor Jerry Anderson fights for animal welfare reform
Ten years ago, Drake University law professor Jerry Anderson traveled to northwest Iowa to meet with a farmer who was concerned about an animal confinement being built across the road from his house.
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Carolyn King takes on new role as Des Moines police chaplain
The Rev. Carolyn King, a Drake alumna, is the new Des Moines police chaplain. She'll serve as spiritual adviser, counselor and occasional community mediator for Iowa's largest police force.
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Trial Practicum features high-stakes case
A high-stakes film tax credit trial will take place at Drake University this week. The trial will test for the first time the evidence gathered in a costly investigation that has enveloped three state agencies for a year and a half. Law professor Russell Lovell negotiates to bring one trial each year to a Drake campus courtroom for the benefit of first-year law students.