Drake University announced today $5.25 million worth of gifts that will sponsor a pair of endowed faculty chairs and provide scholarship opportunities at the Drake Law School.
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Drake University Head Start to Receive National Award From RIF
Reading Is Fundamental Inc., the nation’s oldest and largest children’s and family literacy nonprofit group, has selected Drake University Head Start as a recipient of RIF Program Excellence Honors 2006, an award sponsored by MetLife Foundation.
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Drake’s Summer Observatory Programs Continue
The summer series of Friday evening public presentations at the Drake Municipal Observatory will feature a program about "The Planets".
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Drake Among Six Schools that are Finalists to Host 2008-2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Drake University is among six schools that have been notified that they are finalists for hosting the 2008, 2009 and 2010 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.
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Drake to Host Three Events Celebrating Juneteenth
In celebration of Juneteenth, Drake University will host an education forum, the Miss Iowa Juneteenth Coronation and Fashion Showcase as well as a benefit concert.
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Drake Pharmacy Students Gain Compounding Lab Through Generous Gift From Larry and Sandy Mayhew
Drake University pharmacy students are gaining a state-of-the-art compounding laboratory where they'll learn how to prepare medications that are not commercially available.
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Swing Into Jazz in July at Drake University
On Wednesday, July 19, Drake University will host Drake JAM (Jazz and Art at the Market) as part of the Jazz in July concert series.
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Drake Law Student Selected for Prestigious Fellowship
The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law recently named Jason Yates, a Drake University Law School student, a 2006 Janet D. Steiger Fellow.
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Fresh Veggies, Fresh Faces at Farmers’ Market B-Day Bash
CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu The Drake Neighborhood Farmers’ Market opened its 10th year with a celebration that included speakers from Drake University, the Drake Neighborhood Association and First Christian Church, as well as a concert by the Java Jews and free birthday cake on Wednesday, June 7. Market-goers bought fresh vegetables, jams, honey,...
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Westridge Elementary Students Have 700 Reasons to Smile
CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu Students at Westridge Elementary in West Des Moines had 700 extra reasons to smile as Drake University faculty and students carted containers of books into the school’s library on Wednesday, May 31. The Children’s Choices program donated the books – valued at $20,000 – to Westridge and Perkins Elementary...