Bulldog Bashes bring alumni together worldwide; Alumni, friends have a ball at the Windy City Golf Outing; Graduate elected president of Iowa Judges Association.
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Drake copes with water damage, escapes major flooding
Through the heavy rains in early June, Drake sustained water damage in eight campus buildings during the recent 2008 Iowa floods.
ALUMNI EVENTS
Picture yourself at Drake during the Iowa State Fair Alumni and friends are invited to celebrate Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 9. Look for Spike the Bulldog looming 25 feet in the air above Drake’s tent on Rock Island Avenue at the Fairgrounds. Help yourself to a free disposable camera...
MISSION STATEMENT
Drake’s mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.
CAMPUS NEWS
Choir members share first-hand accounts of European tour; Prof. Bohorquez takes oath of citizenship after 23 years in America; Innovative learning and life skills summer camp comes to Drake; Drake welcomes prospective students for Iowa Private College Week; Local gallery offers handcrafted Drake merchandise.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NEWS
Since becoming a full-time professor at Drake several years ago, Allen Zagoren has jump-started a program for MPA students seeking meaningful research experiences. One by one, Zagoren has guided students through independent study projects focusing on research from health care policy to public administration to Medicare.
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS NEWS
Eleven Drake University magazine majors participated in the recent annual trip to New York to learn about the magazine industry and get career advice from alumni and professionals working in the area.
ATHLETICS NEWS
Drake to host NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship; Softball team lands three on MVC Scholar-Athlete squad; Phelps names coaching staff at Drake; Davis retires as special assistant to athletic director
Drake celebrates outstanding alumni
Left to right: Richard Worcester, Julie R. Koch, Linda Anderson Worcester, Linda Robbins Coleman, Lawrence K. Fish, Madeleine Maxwell and Drake President David Maxwell. Not pictured: Zach Johnson. Approximately 150 Drake employees, alumni and friends of the University helped celebrate the accomplishments of six outstanding alumni at the recent Annual Alumni Awards Banquet. A video...
CAMPUS NEWS
Students, professor honored at national ad competition; Professors Dodd and Wall receive Levitt Awards; Drake Choir documents recent European tour in blog; Drake celebrates graduates in the class of 2008; Law prof teaches Iowa's first wind law course; and Drake online endorsement program wins national award.