Drake University student Tess Meggison, alongside her teammate and longtime friend Campbell Valline of Iowa State University, won first place at the 17th annual Washington Media Scholars Foundation (WMSF) Media Plan Case Competition, each securing a $5,000 scholarship. Meggison and Valline were awarded top prize after presenting their data-driven campaign to a panel of top...
Drake University’s Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series will host C. Wylie Lenz for a lecture, “The Evolving Zombie in Film and Fiction,” on Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m. The event will be held in the Cowles Library Reading Room, is free and open to the public, and will include refreshments. Lenz will explore...
Drake University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Natalie Bayer as the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences for a one-year term. Bayer, a professor of history and seasoned administrator, will succeed Dean Gesine Gerhard, who is stepping down after eight years at the end of the academic year. During Bayer’s...
Drake University is proud to present The Bach Dialogues with Matt Haimovitz and Chistopher O’Riley as part of its Jordan Concert Series on Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium on Drake University’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. Former NPR host Christopher O’Riley and multi-GRAMMY-nominated cellist...
Drake University Theatre Arts is proud to kick off the spring semester with a double feature of student-directed works, one of which will be the stage premiere of an original full-length musical written by Drake University students. About the Productions Thompson’s LuckWritten by Harry Greenwood Grover and directed by Drake University student Jacob Burns, this emotionally charged...
On Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Comparison Project will host a “Meditation Fair” in Meredith Hall on Drake University’s campus. The event is free and open to the public and will feature meditation instructors representing many different religious and spiritual traditions and techniques. Light breakfast fare will be available. Attendees...
Drake University Theatre Arts invites audiences to its final production of the fall semester, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Performances will take place Nov. 20–22 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. in the Performing Arts Hall at the Harmon Fine Arts Center on Drake University’s campus. Adapted and directed by Drake University Associate Professor...
The next concert in the Keys to Excellence Piano Series will feature an extraordinary chamber music experience with world-renown pianist Marta Aznavoorian and violinist Janet Sung on Monday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free. In addition to the concert, Aznavoorian will present a public masterclass on Sunday, Nov. 9, at...