Drake University will hold a commencement ceremony this weekend to celebrate the accomplishments of 262 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students who completed their degree requirements as of the conclusion of the fall 2016 semester.
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Vote Smart to relocate to Drake University in Des Moines
Drake University will soon be home to Vote Smart, one of the world’s leading sources of non-partisan political information.
The Comparison Project hosts interfaith dialogue on death and dying
The Comparison Project will present the fifth event in its 2016–2017 series on death and dying.
Keys to Excellence series continues with Drake’s Nicholas Roth
Nicholas Roth, professor of piano at Drake University, will present the next concert in Drake’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Nov. 28.
Q&A with Joan Faber McAlister, recipient of the 2016 Francine Merritt Award
Joan Faber McAlister, associate professor of rhetoric, media, and social change, has been selected to receive the 2016 Francine Merritt Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Lives of Women in Communication.
Students learn Leadership at Sea in the Bahamas
For the fifth year in a row, a group of Drake University students will travel to the Bahamas over January Term for a leadership course on the high seas.
Drake Theatre presents “Heathers: The Musical” from Nov. 17-20
"Heathers: The Musical" runs Nov. 17-20 at Drake University. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens.
Educator to speak on inclusive education and “Changing the Story of Disability in Africa”
Ugandan educator and public speaker Francis Kamuhanda will lecture on education and the role it plays in child development in Uganda during a free public lecture at Drake University.
Music instructor to tour with Mannheim Steamroller
Anna Lackaff, adjunct professor of music at Drake University, will tour the country this holiday season as a keyboardist for Mannheim Steamroller.
Keys to Excellence series features Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown, associate professor of piano at Western Illinois University, will deliver a free performance in Drake's Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, Nov. 14.