Drake’s student-run Relays broadcast is the national standard Each year, ordinary Drake students — with the expert guidance of the Drake Broadcasting System (DBS) student leaders — do something extraordinary. They produce the Drake Relays television coverage that is aired locally on cable channel 16 and online on the DBS website. It is the largest...
Author: Ashton Hockman (Ashton Hockman)
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Bulldog by association
While longtime Iowa Pharmacy Association Executive Vice President and CEO Thomas Temple is not a Drake grad, his commitment to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) makes him something of an honorary Bulldog. On April 25, Temple was honored with the CPHS Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor — the...
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Guiding business — today and tomorrow
Established business leaders and future tycoons met April 11 in Sheslow Auditorium to honor the achievements of Drake College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) students and faculty at the college’s annual awards ceremony. The CBPA also honored local business leader Jim Wallace, BN’77, CEO of GuideOne Insurance, with the Community Leadership Award for his...
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The Constitution and the “99 percent”
One of the nation’s most hotly debated issues — income inequality — was the topic of this year’s Drake University Law School Constitutional Symposium. Drake hosted some of the country’s leading legal experts and activists to discuss this relevant topic during the April 14 conference, “Constitutionalism and the Poor.” During the past year, issues concerning...
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Students and faculty recognized at awards ceremony
Drake College of Business and Public Administration students and faculty were honored along with GuideOne Insurance CEO Jim Wallace, BN'77.
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Author George Saunders to speak at Drake April 23
Bestselling author George Saunders will speak at Drake University at 7 p.m. on April 23 as part of the Writers and Critic Series.
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Drake University students collaborate with Des Moines organizations to enhance sustainability
Drake University Law School students will present sustainability-focused amendments to Des Moines code to the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Des Moines City Counci.
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Former Hawkeye returns from Colorado for Drake job
Jennie Baranczyk has been named the head coach for Drake's Women's Basketball.
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Drake will screen “Addiction Incorporated”
The Drake University Office of Residence Life and the Central Iowa Tobacco-Free Partnership (CITP) are co-sponsoring a screening of the documentary Addiction Incorporated on Wednesday, April 25 in Bulldog Theater.
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Drake professors receive grant to build on sustainable agriculture research
Neil Hamilton and Ed Cox received a grant of more than $41,000 for their Sustainable Agricultural Land Tenure Initiative.