Four new trustees join the Board, three members retire Drake University is pleased to announce the next class of Board of Trustee members. The four new members include Esfand Dinshaw, Jeff Russell, Nikki Syverson, and Tiffany Tauscheck. The incoming trustees were approved by the Board earlier this year and began their initial three-year term of...
The Truman Center is proud to present a panel discussion on recent trends in subnational relations with China and Taiwan on July 17 from 4–5:15 p.m. at The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement located on Drake University’s campus, 2800 University Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. The panel is free and open to the...
Drake University announced today that Iowa State Representative and former U.S. Congressman David Young will serve as the inaugural Practitioner in Residence at the Ron and Jane Olson Institute for Public Democracy. The program, which was previously unveiled in February 2024, is made possible by a generous $1 million gift from Patty and Jim Cownie. ...
Drake University is furthering its commitment to campus equity and inclusion by appointing Dr. Terrance Pendleton to a three-year term as Associate Provost for Campus Equity and Inclusion and launching a new program in the fall of 2024 called Bulldogs Belong: Resilient and Thriving. These efforts come at a time when legislation in Iowa—and across...
Drake University faculty members Joyce Njoroge and Maria Valdovinos received Drake’s highest honors for teachers and mentors—the prestigious Madelyn M. Levitt Awards—at the University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 19. The late Madelyn Levitt, longtime Drake trustee and honorary alumna, established the awards in 1994 to recognize Drake faculty and staff for their commitment to...
CBS News and Drake University are proud to announce a partnership that will bring educational lessons on good character and kindness to teachers and students around the world. The partnership will feature the two organizations’ initiatives that focus on making good choices and showing good character: CBS News’ “Kindness 101” and Drake’s CHARACTER COUNTS!. As...
Planned activities and partner integration expand upon Panama as a global outpost for Drake Drake University football student-athletes are traveling to the Republic of Panama this month to participate in a unique study abroad opportunity as part of a three-credit travel seminar called Panama and the Global Economy—designed in partnership with Drake’s Zimpleman College of...
Suzie has devoted more than four decades of her time, energy, and resources to philanthropic work across Iowa During its 156th commencement ceremonies this past weekend, Drake University awarded an honorary degree to one of the most prolific and celebrated philanthropists in the Midwest and beyond, Suzie Glazer Burt. For more than four decades, Suzie...
The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave & Bold passes goal of $225 million Drake University announced today that alumnus and Board of Trustees member Greg Johansen, PH’76, and his wife, Cie, are committing a transformative gift of $28 million to the University. This historic commitment is the largest gift to The Ones campaign to...
Drake University will award 1,121 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees at its 2024 commencement ceremonies. The undergraduate ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, and the graduate ceremony will follow at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies will take place in the Knapp Center (2601 Forest Avenue, Des Moines, IA)and be presided over...