The fall series of Drake University's "Let's DU Lunch" will kick off with a speech by Keno Davis, Drake's new men's basketball coach on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
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Woodrow Wilson Center to honor Madelyn Levitt on Sept. 19
Longtime Drake trustee and benefactor Madelyn M. Levitt will receive the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service from The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution at a dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Downtown Marriott.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NEWS
The College of Business and Public Administration is taking the school's career focus to the next level by creating the new CBPA Career Center.
Celebrate Paul Morrison, Sun Bowl team and exciting Bulldog football all fall
Join the Drake University National Alumni Association and Department of Athletics for an exciting season of Bulldog football with several special events.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS
Drake professor Jack Gerlovich and his Science Pioneers Professional Development Program team are putting the “success” in succession this summer as the program gains a following among teachers in central Iowa.
Celebrate Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday
Drake alumni and friends will be amazed, delighted, thrilled and frightened at the curious oddities on display at the stunning all-day circus sideshow at Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 11.
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION NEWS
Earlier this year, Kate McGinty, JO'07, was just one of 350 applicants for Gannett Co. Inc.'s new annual Talent Development Program. Today, McGinty is one of the first class of 32 college graduates chosen nationwide for the program.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
Geoffrey Lawton, PH'91, has been designated as one of the 2007 Fellows of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Practitioner Recognition Program.
Drake Choir and Chamber Choir to tour northern Iowa, Minnesota next March
If you live in northern Iowa or the Twin Cities area, get ready for a musical marvel: The Drake Choir and Chamber Choir are coming to a venue near you March 12-14, 2008.