Mark Micheli is spending his summer working in an internship in Geneva, Switzerland, as a freelance correspondent at the U.N. Headquarters for Europe.
Category: Alumni
ATHLETICS NEWS
LSU, Florida State capture team titles at NCAA Track and Field Championships; and Bulldogs selected to compete in ITA Men's National Indoor Championships.
ALUMNI NEWS
Bulldog Bashes bring alumni together worldwide; Alumni, friends have a ball at the Windy City Golf Outing; Graduate elected president of Iowa Judges Association.
Drake copes with water damage, escapes major flooding
Through the heavy rains in early June, Drake sustained water damage in eight campus buildings during the recent 2008 Iowa floods.
ALUMNI EVENTS
Picture yourself at Drake during the Iowa State Fair Alumni and friends are invited to celebrate Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 9. Look for Spike the Bulldog looming 25 feet in the air above Drake’s tent on Rock Island Avenue at the Fairgrounds. Help yourself to a free disposable camera...
MISSION STATEMENT
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.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
Drake University graduate Kayla Hatt has received the second Karbeling Memorial Leadership Award for her leadership and outstanding contributions to Drake and the pharmacy profession.
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
Benjamin B. Ullem, a senior partner at the Des Moines law firm of Whitfield & Eddy PLC, has been appointed to a one-year term as dean of Drake University Law School.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS
Middle school teachers and their students will benefit from the James McMahon Institute's summer workshop offered by Drake University's School of Education. The workshop aims to give teachers new strategies and information to help students become successful and independent.
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS NEWS
Eleven Drake University magazine majors participated in the recent annual trip to New York to learn about the magazine industry and get career advice from alumni and professionals working in the area.