It is a masterful design of cells and tissue, organs and vessels, ligaments and bone. The human body is a work of art. Dr. Meyer Emanuel understood its intricacies and translated them with brush and palette. The urologist and gastrointestinal surgeon took to the canvas at age 55, and over the next three decades produced...
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Continuing Education and Professional Development
In December 2014, the decision was made to change the name of the twenty-year-old program. Formerly known as Extension Education, it is now called Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD). The name change came with new goals for its future. Continuing Education and Professional Development is a graduate level distance-learning program for K–12 educators. The...
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Donate your Drake memorabilia
The Office of Alumni Relations has settled into its space in the Drake University Alumni House, which the office’s staff has occupied more than two years now. As they continue to decorate and style the home, they have found a need for authentic Drake memorabilia to fill its nooks and crannies. Do you have a...
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Drake Women’s Basketball Team Successful On and Off Court
The Drake University women’s basketball team has finished a winning season (20-11) with its most wins since the 2007–2008 season. They competed in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, losing in the first round to Eastern Michigan. While they show success on the court, what is unique about this team is what they do off the...
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First Person: Metro Voice Started at Drake
Daniel Finney, JO’97, is the Metro Voice columnist for The Des Moines Register. Read his first person account on how his career path started with an interaction with a professor in the halls of Meredith. I always wanted to be a columnist. Well, that’s not strictly accurate. I wanted to be a mail carrier in...
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Top Educator
Merrill Middle School students had been told to dress in nice clothes and prepare for an important occasion. The crowd of pre-teens squirmed in the gymnasium bleacher seats, waiting and speculating and whispering. Perhaps a visit from Justin Bieber? Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer? When Principal Alex Hanna entered the gym with Des Moines Public Schools...
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Law School Celebrates 150 Years
Recognizing the unique relationship between Drake Law and the Iowa Legislature, the Iowa Senate and House approved a resolution on Feb. 18 congratulating the Law School on its 150th anniversary and declaring the day as Drake Law School Day. While the proclamation itself might carry little legal weight, lawmakers, friends, and alumni echoed the sentiment...
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Achievement Meets Opportunity
The Drake community has a lot to celebrate—and a lot to look forward to—as the University’s largest campaign in its history passes a momentous mile marker. The amounts vary: $20 to strengthen the annual fund; $1,500 to advance scholarship support; $1 million to renovate campus learning spaces. The goal does not: to propel Drake into...
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Soccer Teams Travel to Mexico
Forty-two members of the men's and women's soccer teams traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico, for a January Term course on Mexico and the Global Economy.
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The Lytles’ Legacy
Steven Lytle always knew he’d go to college. He just never imagined that the college would be Drake. “My parents would have seen that I went to school somehow,” says Lytle, BN’67, LW’76. “But the only way I could afford a private school was with scholarships from many different donors.” With his tuition halved by...