Major capital projects funded, $52 million committed to scholarships as campaign reaches $216 million As 2024 gets underway, Drake University is reflecting on the generosity of its donors demonstrated throughout The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave & Bold. Drake is excited to announce the University has reached $216 million of its $225 million goal...
Drake University is excited to announce that Liz Cheney, attorney, former U.S. Representative and Middle East policy expert, will be the featured speaker for its spring Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture. The event, “An Evening with Liz Cheney,” will be a moderated discussion and take place Wednesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in the Knapp Center...
Drake University’s Jay N. Darling Institute partners with Iowa and Missouri organizations to conserve and restore native grasslands through collaborative public and private land management strategies. Drake students will help lead this initiative through hands-on internships with the Jay N. Darling Institute Student Conservation Corps program. A unique experiential learning opportunity is taking root in...
Drake University will hold its 155th commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Knapp Center, located at 2525 Forest Avenue in Des Moines. The University will confer approximately 300 degrees during the ceremony. Brian Orellana, who is receiving bachelor’s degrees in secondary teacher education and mathematics education, will deliver the student remarks....
Dean Renae Chesnut to retire with Associate Dean and Windsor Professor of Science Chuck Phillips stepping in as interim dean After more than three decades of unwavering commitment to Drake University including the last eight years as Dean, Renae Chesnut will step down from her deanship on January 31, 2024, completing an administrative sabbatical until...
Drake University is proud to once again partner with CNN in hosting a nationally televised GOP presidential primary debate. The GOP primary debate will take place in historic Sheslow Auditorium on Jan. 10, 2024—just five days before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. “We are honored to continue playing a central role in the democratic process at Drake...
Zimpleman announces societal impact focus areas, joins global business school initiative In the most recent Positive Impact Rating (PIR) survey of perceptions of business schools’ positive societal contributions, Drake University students rated the Zimpleman College of Business at a Level 4 Transforming Schools category. This places the school in the second-highest tier of PIR-rated schools...
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University has named Iowan Lisa Bluder as the 2024 Robert D. and Billie Ray Pillar of Character Award recipient. Lisa Bluder, head Women’s Basketball Coach at the University of Iowa, will accept the award on April 19 at The Ray Center’s All-Star Evening in West Des...
Morehouse Hall to become dynamic student center with dedicated intercultural space Today, on the eve of National Philanthropy Day, Drake University held an event to celebrate the undertaking of its latest campus development project: the renovation and revitalization of Morehouse Hall. The former residence hall, one of the most beautiful and historical buildings on campus,...
Nicholas Roth, professor of piano at Drake University, will present the Sally B. Bartlett Memorial Concert as the next installment of the Drake University Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free. Sally Bartlett was a long-time supporter of the Drake piano program. Her many...