Former Dean of Drake University's School of Education Jamie Ferrare will give the keynote address at the school's annual Alumni Awards and Senior Recognition Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 28.
Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)
2008 SOE Alumni Awards
Three outstanding SOE alumni were honored Feb. 28 during the annual SOE Alumni Awards and Senior Recognition Dinner.
Pharmacy students to offer screenings during Legislative Day
Pharmacy students from Drake University and the University of Iowa will team up to offer glucose, bone density, heartburn and blood pressure screenings targeted for Iowa legislators during Legislative Day on Wednesday, Feb. 13.
Drake men’s basketball team ranks 15th in the nation
The Drake men's basketball team, which stands 20-1, is ranked No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll and the USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Poll.
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
Drake University's moot court team of Siva Kasinathan and Katharine Willey won second place in the brief writing contest for petitioner at the 2008 national tournament of the American Collegiate Moot Court Association.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
After its closing in the early '90s, the Drake chapter of the Lambda Kappa Sigma pharmacy fraternity, was reinstated recently, thanks to Drake students.
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION NEWS
When Drake University's Associate Professor of Journalism Ronda Menke sought out Des Moines businesswoman J. Ann Selzer to teach at Drake, she knew she was picking a winner.
ATHLETICS NEWS
Drake University will participate in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's national cancer awareness "Think Pink" week when the women's basketball team takes on Southern Illinois Saturday, Feb. 16.
Pavic collects State Farm MVC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week honors
The Missouri Valley Conference has announced that Drake senior Dalibor Pavic (Adelaide, Australia) has been selected as the State Farm/MVC Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
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