Category: Alumni

David Chipperfield, architect of the new Des Moines Central Library, will discuss his recent projects when he delivers the Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture at Drake. The talk, titled "An Evening with David Chipperfield," is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

The new field over Drake Athletic Director Dave Blank’s shoulder was raised four feet to be level with the track. The infield is a FieldTurf artificial surface just like the ones used on professional football fields. The field is large enough to accommoda Workers continue tuck-pointing bricks the inside the stadium’s historic façade facing Forest...

Drake students Brenna Gannon and Benton Hendrix were among the four winning candidates to hear the welcome words "You're hired!" at the conclusion of the Four Hire! competition in Des Moines earlier this month.

Drake alumna Albena Ivanisevic, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and chemistry at Purdue University, returns to Drake on Tuesday, April 4, to discuss her groundbreaking research on retinal transplants for age-related macular degeneration

Check out the new look of Drake’s homepage at www.drake.edu. The page, designed by Jeremy Sievers, director of Web communications, definitely puts the wow, whoopee and woo-hoo in www! The site has been souped up to better serve the needs of the Bulldog faithful. The site features a sharp new design and easier access to...

Spring brings a fresh crop of new student leaders to Drake student government. Here's a look at top student officers for 2006-07:

The singing voices of Drake Fine Arts alumni can be heard in the most prestigious venues across the world - and they take time to visit their alma mater on occasion.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's traveling exhibit "Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings" visits Drake University's Cowles Library. The exhibit began March 26 and will run through May 20.

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit One, begins March 31 and runs through April 16. Features artwork by Meridith Tenney, Kirby Willis, Joe Klein and Pat Burkhartzmeyer. TUESDAY, APRIL 4 Drake Undergraduate Science Collaborative Institute “Life After Drake” series presents, Albena Ivasenevich, assistant professor at Purdue University and 1996 Drake alumna, delivering a...

The annual Physics Olympics, hosted by Drake University, did not feature any snowboarders falling on their rumps while showboating or petty infighting among speed skaters. There was, however, competition to put the Nagano games to shame - plus lasers.