Tim Haughton, an Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, will give a lecture on the European Union May 2 at 7 p.m
Author: Ashton Hockman (Ashton Hockman)
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Senior thesis art exhibition to open at Anderson and Weeks Galleries
Five senior Drake art students will present a thesis exhibition, "Working Room."
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Going Greek
This spring, Drake’s Greek chapters welcomed Brittan Etzenhouser as the director of fraternity and sorority life. In the short time since her arrival, she has already begun making big plans to continue unifying the men and women in the Greek community. Etzenhouser’s experience in the Greek system began during her college years. While pursuing an...
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From Drake to the “Silicon Prairie”
Across the nation, experts and policy makers are lauding small business and entrepreneurial ventures as one of the keys to bringing the United States out of the economic downturn. In Des Moines, the startup community is thriving and growing, and Drake University students are well positioned to become part of the movement. Several Drake students...
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Language of excellence
While the members of Alpha Mu Gamma speak many different languages, they are all fluent in success. The new student organization — which was officially approved by Drake’s Student Senate in February — honors academic excellence in foreign language study. The organization creates opportunities for students to apply their language study through a variety of...
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“Drake Blue” magazine examines “Reinventing Leadership”
From living in Egypt during the Arab Spring to some final advice from departing Drake female leaders, the latest edition of Drake Blue magazine is full of fascinating articles. The Spring 2012 edition hit mailboxes earlier this month; the issue’s focus is the concept and practice of leadership. Readers can also find all content online...
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A Drake love story
The story of Jack Watson, LW’42, and Josephine Barnes Watson, DV’67, is more than 73 years old. They’ve been married for one month of those years. Jack, 92, and Jo, 87, married at Wesley Acres retirement community in March, where they reconnected after meeting at Drake 73 years ago. A few volunteer activities lead to...
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A playbook for life
Drake’s student athletes are some of the young adults who are going to change the world — in business, education, non-profits, medicine, or any other field where the students’ hearts reside. And guiding them along the way is a responsibility that Drake’s head coaches and Athletic Director Sandy Hatfield Clubb take seriously. “Student-athletes motivate their...
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The 50-year club
In 1962, Elvis Presley’s swiveling hips were in full swing, Lawrence of Arabia and the first James Bond film were hitting the silver screen and the Vietnam War was rapidly escalating. Although James Bond films are still being produced, and 1960s fashions, a la Mad Men, are back in style, Drake University has changed significantly...