Drake University will open its stadium for the second annual Reggie's Sleepout, a fundraiser for Iowa Homeless Youth Centers and an event to raise awareness of youth homelessness in Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 2.
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Scholars attend international agricultural law workshop
The Drake University Law School's Agricultural Law Center will host a two-day workshop, "The Role of Law in Promoting Sustainable Farming and Rural Development: An International Perspective."
Student organization wins Governor’s Volunteer Award
Drake University and Iowa State students received the Governor's Volunteer Award for volunteer involvement in The 10,000 Hours Show of Central Iowa.
Drake to host Alumni Writers Festival
The Drake University Writers and Critics Series will host the Alumni Writers Festival at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Cowles Library Reading Room.
International relations expert to assess endgame in Iraq
Thomas Lairson, an expert in international relations, will discuss "Considering the Endgame in Iraq" in a free public lecture at Drake University on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The lecture will start at 12:30 p.m. in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center, 2875 University Ave.
A Tale of Two Alumni
Here’s a story of two Drake graduates who were educated at different times and who have very different backgrounds, but who are now working together: Dan Hobson, who earned his master of business administration degree in 1988, and Maggie Buttweiler Blehert, who earned her journalism degree from Drake in 2006.
An opportunity to support a fellow grad
Angela Day Johnson’s BN’01, senior subcontracts manager with Rockwell Collins residing in Marengo, Iowa, informed Drake that her four-year-old daughter, Rian, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in February 2007.
Scholarship recipients recognized at Alumnae Tea
The Drake Alumnae Association of Des Moines was established in 1920 to keep Drake alumnae and friends in touch with the University. Dues and member contributions support the scholarship fund.
Men’s basketball schedule features three tournaments
For the second year, the Drake men's basketball team will play in a school record tying three regular-season tournaments to highlight a 30-game schedule for the upcoming 2007-08 season.
Alumni Writers Festival features three recent graduates
The Drake University Writers and Critics Series will host the Alumni Writers Festival at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Oct. 11, in the Cowles Library Reading Room.