Drake Political Review is looking for writers, EFR editor Interested in writing for Drake Political Review this semester? Check out the Fall 2021 story list, and query for a story by 11:59 p.m., Sept. 19. Read through the list of available stories and submit one query at a time. You may query for more than one story but remember that stories are...
Who loves ice cream? The SJMC will celebrate our return to campus with an ice cream social Thursday, Sept. 9, 12:15-2:15 p.m. (as long as supplies last) outside the west door of Meredith Hall. If weather cooperates, we’ll also have sidewalk chalking patterned after Drake’s iconic street painting. Come promote the SJMC and/or your favorite...
SJMC welcomes students back to campus with fun activities! Win SJMC swag in our scavenger hunt Participate in this week’s Meredith Hall scavenger hunt and be entered into a drawing to win SJMC swag! Entries due Tuesday, Sept. 7. If you’re on campus, look for distinguishing aspects of the SJMC highlighted in this week’s Meredith...
We are excited to welcome our new Bulldogs to campus this week! Dean Richardson to retire SJMC Dean Kathleen Richardson will retire at the end of the 2021-22 academic year, Drake Provost Sue Mattison has announced. Richardson — who received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SJMC and her juris doctor degree from Drake Law...
Scholarships available KeepGoingForward.org is offering three scholarships: Act Locally ScholarshipA $1,000 ($500 x 2 winners) scholarship for students interested in giving back to their communities. Open to all students. Short essay required.Deadline: 10/29/21 Keep Going Forward No Essay ScholarshipA $500 scholarship open to any student going through a change or new challenge in life. Open...
SJMC work-study positions available Several work-study openings are available for the 2021-22 academic year in SJMC electronic media checkout. Contact SJMC multimedia engineer Ray Fredregill (ray.fredregill@drake.edu) if you are interested. Let’s boost our SJMC vaccination numbers! As of last week, 52% of students who are registered with SJMC as first their major have submitted proof...
Alumni news Alicia Kang, JO’16, has returned to her native Malaysia, where she is an international marketing label manager at Universal Music Group. She also acts as a part-time on-air radio personality for several outlets, including Malaysia’s No. 1 online radio station, AFORADIO under the name Alicia FireHeart. She says that she has gotten very...
SJMC alumnae named “women of influence” Two Drake SJMC alumnae were named among the Des Moines Business Record’s 2021 “Women of Influence.” Emily Abbas, JO’97, MCL’09, is chief retail banking and marketing officer for Bankers Trust. Tiffany Tauscheck, JO’01, is chief operations officer for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. University Communications and Marketing seeks “models”...
Alumni news Deidre DeJear, JO’13, has announced that she has formed a committee to explore a campaign for governor. DeJear ran unsuccessfully for Iowa secretary of state in 2018. She was the first African-American to be nominated for statewide office in Iowa. She also chaired Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign in Iowa. DeJear is the owner...
Help us get back to “normal” — report your vaccination All members of the Drake community are encouraged to help alleviate the threat of the pandemic by getting vaccinated. And, once you are fully vaccinated, please report that to the University. Required campus safety protocols in the fall — including mask wearing and social distancing —...