Just after commencement in 1937, construction began on Cowles Library—a building many alumni know all too well from their college days. Supported by the Gardner Cowles Foundation, the new facility was built to accommodate the growing student body that Carnegie Library could no longer support. In 1966, Cowles Library received a facelift, quadrupling its size...
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Relationships make new space possible
Gifts to distinctlyDrake enable the construction of the Cline Atrium for Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
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Growing young minds through STEM
Middle school students learn app development and boost STEM literacy at Drake summer camps.
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Extension Education offers anti-bullying course
The award-winning class gives educators the tools to prevent bullying at school.
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Not your typical summer camp
Community college students learn about actuarial science at Drake camp.
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High-tech advertising
School of Journalism and Mass Communication professor will visit NYC for a peek at the future of advertising.
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Sounds of innovation
Alumna connects music, other areas of education Patricia Trump’s mother used to say that teachers “walk on water.” Through 37 years as an elementary music teacher, Trump has carried her mother’s reverence for education with her every step of the way. But she also knows that teachers must always hone their craft if they hope...
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Fields of Opportunity
For this recent Drake graduate, Iowa’s state slogan, Fields of Opportunity, proved more accurate than she ever anticipated. This spring, I filed my taxes in Iowa for the second year in a row. My car bears Iowa license plates. I’m registered to vote in Iowa, too. I suppose that makes me an Iowan—something I never...
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Distinctive service
distinctlyDrake gift emphasizes social justice and provides nonprofit internships to five students.
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Senior receives top Drake honor
Senior Robin Sautter was named the 2012 Oreon E. Scott Outstanding Senior.