Author: Molly Shepard (Molly Shepard)

The Master of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD) program ends with a capstone project.  Completed near the end of the program, this project acts as a recap of the student’s graduate school experience.  Students may select among three options: an original research project a comprehensive literature search an approved service learning or professional project in the student’s...

April 23 marks World Book Night.  This annual celebration is dedicated to expanding the love of reading.  Each year on this date, people go out into their communities and give free World Book Night paperbacks to those who do not regularly read and/or people who do not normally have access to printed books. The authors...

Habitat for Humanity Opportunity School of Education Counseling Student Cody Samec, along with other Drake University students, attended an alternative spring break in Natchez, Mississippi with Habitat for Humanity. The concept of alternative spring break originated in the early 1980s as a counter to traditional spring break trips taken by college students.  These trips typically...

The Drake University Education Leadership Symposium entitled, ‘The Leader’s Role in Implementing Standards-Based Grading’ will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.  The symposium will feature Dr. Thomas Guskey, a Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky.  Dr. Guskey is the author/editor of numerous books, articles, and professional...

In the fall 2013 semester, School of Education counseling students engaged in a service learning project to provide personality and career assessment at Dress for Success, a local non-profit organization providing services for mostly underprivileged women in their careers. The program was well received by the participants and the organizers; counseling students are invited to...

J-Term brought a multitude of international travel opportunities to School of Education students.  Among them, counseling students were given an opportunity to travel to Kapaa, Hawaii on Kauai.  The course introduced student to the Clubhouse Model for individuals with mental illness.  They were given the chance to work in a clubhouse in Des Moines, learn...

Drake University School of Education students will be able to participate in the new Iowa Financial Literacy Academy this spring semester provided by the Iowa Financial Literacy Academy. The Academy, based on the legacy of Maddie Levitt’s financial mentorship, provides SOE  students with a chance to increase personal financial knowledge while building financial teaching skills....

The Drake University Adult Literacy Center (ALC@DU) received a grant for $5000 from the Gannett Foundation/The Des Moines Register. This grant will assist ALC@DU sustain and expand the reach of their services, provide a variety of learning options to adults in the greater Des Moines area, and support volunteers with excellent training and professional development. Many...

Congratulations to all of the students that made the Dean’s List and President’s List in the fall, 2013. Dean’s List Kaitlyn Aberson Cassandra Aerts Abbygayle Anderson Matthew Andrews Erin Andrus Joan Barry Emily Bowman Kristen Bramhall Kayla Brauer Leah Bromaghim Jessica Bruin Ellen Calder Ashley Clark-Davidson Emelia Clement Lara Cox Krystal  Cudworth Patricia DeWeerdt Kelly...