On March 13, a group of nine College of Business and Public Administration graduate students boarded a plane to Berlin, Germany for a three-week European tour to study international conflict management. The students were joined on the tour by alumni, community members, and the faculty leading the course, Thomas F. Sheehan Distinguished Professor of Public...
Drake student Shameka Brown has been selected as a national Newman Civic Fellow for 2019–2020. She joins 262 students from across the U.S. for this year’s cohort. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a one-year fellowship for community-committed college students from Campus Compact member institutions. The fellowship honors the late Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact’s...
The Susan Glaspell Writers and Critics Series will present a flash fiction reading with writers Grant Faulkner, Kim Magowan, and Michelle Ross on Wednesday, April 10, 7-8 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room at Drake University. The event is free and open to the public. The three authors will read selections of their “flash...
Drake University PharmD graduates continue to impress. On March 15, these stellar graduates received their ASHP Residency Phase I Match results. Out of 54 participants, 44 matched. Drake’s 81.48 percent match rate far exceeds the national average of 63.21 percent, placing the University first among private schools and number five in the nation out of...
On April 4–5, 2019 from noon to noon CDT, Drake Bulldogs around the world are invited to take part in the sixth annual All In Giving Challenge. All In celebrates Drake University and is a call for students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and friends to share and celebrate their love of Drake and support its future. The...
DES MOINES, Iowa – (March 13, 2019) – Drake University today announced the 2019 recipients of its annual Alumni Awards. Recipients of this year’s awards include the first woman chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, a former general counsel for the prestigious Southern Christian Leadership Council, a retired CEO of an S&P 500 company,...
On April 4–5 from noon to noon, Drake Bulldogs around the world are invited to take part in the sixth annual All In Giving Challenge. All In celebrates Drake University and is a call for students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and friends to share and celebrate their love of Drake and support its future. The...
