Two Drake University graduates are running for seats on the Saydel school board. Rob Stephenson and Henry Wood both received Master of Business Administration degrees from Drake.
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Delano author shines at state fair
Drake University graduate Marsha Wilson Chall has published new two children's books: "One Pup's Up" and "Pick a Pup." Recently, Chall was selected to appear at the Minnesota State Fair's "Alphabet Forest."
Drake offers course on grant writing
Drake University will offer a six-week certificate in grant writing and management program through its Center for Professional Studies, beginning on Sept. 9.
Miles appointed to national higher education board
Drake alumnus and former Board of Trustees member David W. Miles was recently appointed to the board of directors for The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, the country's leading authority on higher-education governance.
Muscatine woman gets a closer look at conflict
Drake University senior Emily Lofgren received a first-hand lesson on international politics during a recent two- week trip to Israel with Christians United for Israel. Lofgren is a public relations major involved in politics and the Christian ministry on campus.
Back to school
Drake College of Business and Public Administration is featured in an article in which representatives from Iowa's business colleges reflect on challenges and changes.
Stephen Colbert pokes fun at Iowa TV station
Rachel Paine Caufield, associate professor of political science, weighs in on Stephen Colbert's comedic slamming of a Des Moines news station. She says she has been amused by Colbert's antics but thinks WOI has a point.
Event Pick: 'The Journey' with David Maxwell
Pulitzer prize-winning editorial writer Michael Gartner will host this third installation, speaking in depth with Drake University President David Maxwell on Thursday evening.
Drake coach believes team can contend for PFL title
Drake was picked to finish third in the Pioneer Football League coaches' poll released this week. Coach Chris Creighton says the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl trip is an experience that should pay off this season; he says it was a strenuous six-day climb up the mountain and they are equating that experience to what it will take to climb to the top of the conference.
Megan Streit, of Ames, to vie for Iowa State Fair queen
Megan Streit, an incoming first-year student at Drake University, is vying for the title of Iowa State Fair Queen.