Congratulations to this year’s alumni award winners: Jonathan Azu, BN’99, Young Alumni Achievement Award Vinaya Sharma, BN’93, Young Alumni Loyalty Award Charla Lawhon, JO’78, Alumni Achievement Award William “Bill” Buchanan, BN’57, Alumni Loyalty Award Betty Grandquist, LA’74, Distinguished Service Award The Drake National Alumni Association will honor these five alumni for their accomplishments and contributions to...
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This month@Drake
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Deadline to reserve a Drake Singing Valentine. For reservations, call 515-271-3024 or visit www.drake.edu/valentines. Drake University Science Colloquium Series: “Psychotropic Medication Use in Fragile X Syndrome Analysis of Side Effects,” noon to 1 p.m., Olin Hall, room 206. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Drake International Film Festival: “L’auberge espagnole,” (The Spanish Apartment), 2 p.m.,...
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Darling exhibition at Cowles sketches murky picture of 20th century politics
This January, Drake's Cowles Library will present a comprehensive exhibition of renowned editorial cartoonist and conservationist J.N. "Ding" Darling's drawings. Darling chronicled society's beat with some 15,000 cartoons that he produced between 1912 and 1962.
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This Month@Drake
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Drake men’s basketball Tip Off Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Christopher’s Restaurant, $11. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 Play: “Sunday on the Rocks” by Theresa Rebeck, student-directed by Avian Jangula, 8 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Admission is free, but reservations are required due to limited seating. Call the Fine Arts Box Office at...
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Wanted: Mentors to join Career bluePrint
Drake's new Career bluePrint lets you mentor Drake students in their career journeys and also advance your own career. The "Be A Mentor" program connects alumni with Drake students with activities including e-mail networking, mock interviews, job shadowing and resume critiquing.
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New degree program starts next fall
Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences recently announced the launch of a new degree program that will allow students to earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. Starting next fall, incoming students can opt to enroll in the new four-year degree program.
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Smith leads Office of Alumni and Development
John P. Smith, AS'92, GR'00, has been named the vice president of alumni and development at Drake University. Smith began his Drake career in the admissions office in 1992 and climbed the ranks to the positions of associate director of alumni programs, gift planning officer and major gift officer.
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Save these dates for alumni events
Bulldog Bash 2007, hosted by the Drake Central Iowa Alumni Chapter, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, 5-7 p.m., Peggy's Tavern, Des Moines, after the Drake men's basketball game against Illinois State at the Drake Knapp Center.
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Save a life and show your Bulldog pride!
Drake alumni across Iowa are being asked to join the Blood Center of Iowa and alumni of Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa in a statewide Alumni Blood Drive Challenge.
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From the editor
Season’s greetings from Drake! Chances are good your head is swimming with visions of festive red and green, but we hope you’ll take a break from the holiday crunch to work a little blue into your day — Drake blue, that is. Because this holiday season, we count devoted alumni like you among our most...