Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)

Drake alumnus Mark Doty honored with National Book Award for poetry; Three alumni honored at National Philanthropy Day; and Plan to attend men's basketball game watch party Dec. 9.

Drake’s mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.  

The Drake Law School National Moot Court team recently finished second in the regional rounds of the National Moot Court Competition. Drake will advance to the finals for the 16th time since 1990.

Drake recently celebrated a $1 million gift to the University's jazz program with a concert dedicated to Drake alumnus Fred Turner, retired senior chairman of McDonald's Corp., and his late wife, Patty, a Drake alumna.

Twenty-one CBPA faculty and staff members are teaming together in reading groups to explore leadership and new strategies for teaching students and demonstrating leadership in the workplace.

Drake pharmacy professor Lon Larson recently shared the insights he has gained while battling cancer with hundreds of students, faculty, staff, alumni and cancer survivors in a lecture titled "Choose Your Attitude."

Drake's nationally recognized magazine program will grow even stronger thanks to a $1.5 million gift to establish a faculty chair in magazine journalism from Drake alumna Peggy Fisher and her husband, Larry Stelter.

Read news about the soccer, football and volleyball programs.

Lindsay Whorton, a former standout on the Drake women's basketball team, is winning rave reviews as a student teacher in West Des Moines.