The White Coat Ceremony has been a tradition for pharmacy students at Drake University since 1998. This ceremonial rite of passage occurs before the start of the fall semester for all P1 students, welcoming them to the professional pharmacy program. In 2007, Drake expanded the white coat tradition to include sponsorships for students’ coats. Ben...
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2014-02-262019-06-26by Jeremy SieversIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health ScienceseBlue Newsletter
Deputy Provost Raylene Rospond resigns after 17 successful years at Drake
Raylene Rospond’s strong work ethic and leadership skills have been invaluable to Drake University since joining the faculty in 1997 as associate professor and associate dean. She quickly advanced in her responsibilities, becoming chair of the pharmacy practice department in 1999. In 2003, she assumed the role of dean of the College of Pharmacy and...
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The Drake Chamber Choir tours England
The Drake Chamber Choir spent more than ten days touring England in January, where they sang in some of the country’s most prestigious performing venues, including sites in Oxford, Cambridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, London, Ely, Coventry, and Gloucester. In London, the 30-voice ensemble performed at St. Paul’s Cathedral and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, where they represented the United States in...
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CBPA announces School of Actuarial Science
Building on its reputation as home to one of the top actuarial science programs in the nation, Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) is introducing the School of Actuarial Science, which will be operative starting in August 2015. The Drake University Board of Trustees approved the CBPA National Advisory Council’s (NAC) recommendation...
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New endowed fund provides global experiential learning
Madeline Goebel, a sophomore studying international relations with a focus in African studies, will travel to Yaoundé, Cameroon, off the west coast of Africa this spring to participate in an Independent Study Project through an organization called SIT World Learning. Her research will focus on microfinance in Cameroon. “I have wanted to travel to an...
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J-Term on campus
For three weeks in January, Drake students and faculty engaged in intensive focused learning opportunities around the world as part of the University’s second January Term (J-Term). While more than 200 students chose to participate in courses abroad, more than 800 students explored a world of opportunities right here on Drake’s campus. From synthetic biology...
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From Drake Bulldog to Chicago Bear
If you were lucky enough to attend a Chicago Bears game at Solider Field this season, you saw firsthand the video editing work of Cameron Good. Good, JO’13, was hired as seasonal video editor for the Chicago Bears in 2013, and his content airs on the video boards during every home game. Working for the...
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Professor of Law follows passion in Washington D.C.
Cathy Mansfield, professor of law and consumer law expert, was called to Washington D.C., last summer to serve as a policy analyst for the Division of Consumer Education and Engagement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Prior to teaching at Drake, Mansfield worked as an attorney in Phoenix, Ariz. She’s published articles in the...
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2014-02-262019-07-02by Jeremy SieversIn AlumniCollege of Pharmacy and Health ScienceseBlue NewsletterePharm Newsletter
John Forbes, 2014 recipient of the Weaver Medal of Honor
John Forbes, PH’80, owner and manager of Medicap Pharmacy in Urbandale, was selected to receive the 2014 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, the highest honor given by Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS). In addition to serving as owner and manager of the Medicap in Urbandale, Forbes is...
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88-year-old Drake alumnus shares war stories on global stage
The Internet can be a treasure trove of cat videos, celebrity gossip, and photos of today’s lunch. But among the frivolity, deeply human exchanges emerge—the sharing of experience and wisdom that may have never surfaced if not for the curiosity of Web surfers around the world. Such is the revelatory connection that Robert Wayne Heideman,...