Peggy Fisher will take over as chair of the Drake University Board of Trustees effective July 1. Fisher will be the first woman to lead the board in Drake’s 138-year history. Read more from the Business Record
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“A Place to Grow” mural
New York-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya was commissioned to paint on an exterior wall at the new Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Boys & Girls Burt Club located at Drake University with motifs including: families, neighborhoods, and the opportunities children have to learn and grow in the community. Learn more about the mural via this news coverage...
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$63 million project around Drake neighborhood would include apartments, townhomes, remodeled Varsity Theatre
Drake University is selling land it owns east of campus for a $63 million development that would include hundreds of apartment units, townhomes, commercial/retail space and a revamped Varsity Theatre. Read the full column.
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The Ray Center at Drake University to acquire global license for CHARACTER COUNTS!
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University and The Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics announced today that the Institute has conveyed to Drake University exclusive global rights and responsibilities to maintain and expand the Institute’s CHARACTER COUNTS! character development and Pursuing Victory With Honor build character through sports programs, both...
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Our Town: Reclaiming the Narrative
Our Town: Reclaiming the Narrative—an exhibition curated by Lenore Metrick-Chen, professor of art and cultural history and students in her Black Americans and Photography course—is set to travel around Iowa this summer, fall, and winter. The exhibition is on display Sunday, Jun. 16, 2019 at Burlington, Iowa’s 21st Annual Juneteenth Celebration. The exhibition is on...
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Drake CBPA honors faculty, students, and alumni during 2019 awards ceremony
Hundreds of people packed into Sheslow Auditorium to celebrate the achievements of Drake students, faculty, staff, and members of the community during the College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) annual awards ceremony on April 17. The CBPA presented more than two dozen awards, including honors for the CBPA’s top junior and senior students of...