The $15 million investment in the renovation of Drake Stadium by Drake University and the Greater Des Moines community continues to produce dividends.
Category: Alumni
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
Students in Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will gain leadership and entrepreneurial skills through a two-prong program funded through a new three-year pledge and partnership with Wal-Mart.
Whorton selected as candidate for 2007-08 Lowe’s senior CLASS award
Drake senior women's basketball player Lindsay Whorton from Independence, Mo. is among the nation's top-30 senior female college basketball players named as an official candidate for the 2007-08 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NEWS
In a business world where more than two thirds of projects end in failure, Timothy Johnson's Project Management class is teaching students to develop the skills they need to be successful.
Drake Stadium bleachers take on new life
With the renovation of Drake Stadium, the weathered wooden bleachers were replaced with new aluminum seating. Some of the old redwood planks have been recycled through woodworking projects by two Iowans.
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 • Chicago Bulldog Bash, 6:30 p.m., Mad River Bar & Grille, 2909 N. Sheffield Ave. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 • Central Iowa young alumni gathering, 5:30 p.m., Grand Piano Bistro, 506 East Grand Ave.. Des Moines. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 • Phoenix area alumni reception, 6 p.m., dinner 7:15 p.m., Heard Museum, 2301 N....
Anderson Gallery to feature Central and West African textile collection
Drake University's Anderson Gallery will feature "Woven Traditions: Central and West African Textiles," an exhibition of 40 traditional African textiles from the collection of Drake faculty members Lenore Metrick-Chen and Phillip Chen.
Iowa caucuses illuminate the Drake community
From giving interviews to helping set up shots for newscasts to participating in the Iowa caucuses, students, faculty and alumni grabbed a slice of history for Drake University on Jan. 3.
ATHLETICS NEWS
Drake women's basketball Head Coach Amy Stephens recently announced that four high school standouts will join the Bulldog program for the 2008-09 academic year. Rachael Hackbarth from Colgate, Wis.; Brittnye McSparron from Appley Valley, Minn.; Alex Montgomery from Cannon Falls, Minn.; and Amber Wollschlager from Milbank, S.D. signed national letters of intent.
Drake golfers will swing in San Diego Feb. 16
Drake alumni and friends are invited to join members of the Drake men's and women's golf teams for 18 holes of golf and dinner on Saturday, Feb. 16.