Category: Alumni

Phoebe Haddon, an expert on racial and gender bias, will deliver Drake Law School's Constitutional Law Distinguished Lecture.

Senior magazine students recently launched a new issue 515 magazine featuring Des Moines residents who are laughing their way to good health, energizing the city's cultural scene and tackling out-of-the-ordinary careers.

More students at Phillips Traditional Elementary School will have the opportunity to learn from Drake students and athletes, thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Qwest Foundation.

Drake’s mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.  

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Lindsay Whorton Drake University senior Lindsay Whorton, a former Drake standout basketball player with a perfect academic record, is one of 32 Americans selected as a Rhodes Scholar for 2009. She is Drake’s first Rhodes Scholar in 82 years. Whorton, who will graduate in December with majors in English and secondary education, was a guard...

Lindsay Whorton, a former standout on the Drake women's basketball team, is winning rave reviews as a student teacher in West Des Moines.

FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 2009 Greater Chicago Alumni Event, Drake Hotel (Gold Coast Room), 140 E. Walton Place, 6-9 p.m. Join us for hors d’ouevres and an update on the University from President Maxwell. Cost: $25 per person ($10 per person for Young Alumni from the classes of 2004-2008) RSVP: Call 800-44-DRAKE, x3147. SATURDAY, JAN. 24,...

Drake alumnus Mark Doty honored with National Book Award for poetry; Three alumni honored at National Philanthropy Day; and Plan to attend men's basketball game watch party Dec. 9.

Drake’s mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.