Category: Alumni

David S. Walker, dean of Drake University Law School and the Dwight D. Opperman distinguished professor of law, has notified the University and the Law School that he will resign as dean at the end of the 2007-08 academic year and return to the faculty.

In preparation for one of the largest first-year classes in Drake's history, the university is taking major steps to ensure every student an exceptional learning and living environment.

At 5:30 in the morning, Rachel Geilenfeld was trying hard to remain dry. The tickets for Sunday's nationally televised Republican presidential debate at Drake University were free, but the price paid by the 23-year-old Mitt Romney volunteer was to be buffeted by rain and wind sneaking into an open-air tent.

Drake recently announced the hiring of assistant coaches for women's basketball and volleyball. Drake women's volleyball coach Amy Farber Knowles named Erin Hirsch an assistant coach, and Drake Women's Basketball Coach Amy Stephens announced the hiring of Allison Pohlman.

Twenty-three Drake University students are recovering from jet lag and a whirlwind three-week trip to eastern Asia after returning from the Travel Study Seminar in China. The course, titled "The 'Middle Kingdom' in a Global World: Considering Family, Self and Nation in a Changing China," allowed students to experience Chinese history, politics, culture and society first hand.

On a scenic afternoon trek with Drake University students and faculty to Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda, James Akampumuza casually shares his knowledge about the area and its agriculture. Conversationally, the Uganda native and dean of the faculty of commerce at the Makerere University Business School, transforms a beautiful afternoon hike into one of many unparalleled out-of-class learning opportunities for the travelers.

Gary Parker, a 1989 graduate of Drake University, created the concept for a new month-long ESPN television series called "Who's Now," scheduled to premier on "SportsCenter" at 7 p.m. Eastern time Friday, June 29.

STEP right up and feast your eyes on a stunning all-day circus sideshow at Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 11.

Kum & Go, one of the nation's leading convenience store chains, has announced that Drake University is the winner of the 2007 Krause Challenge investment competition.

FRIDAY, JULY 6 Summer Observatory presentation on “Amateurs: Small Scopes Making Big Discoveries,” 9 p.m., Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 School of Education distributes free children’s books at the Drake Neighborhood Farmers’ Market, 4 to 7 p.m., First Christian Church, Des Moines. THURSDAY, JULY 12 Chicago: Drake University Chicago Area Young Alumni...