Phoenix alumni invited to meet Drake leaders Jan. 18; Central Iowa Bulldog Bash Jan. 19; Drake golfers will swing in San Diego Feb. 16;
Alumni event in Naples Feb. 21; Hear the Drake beat in Chicago Feb. 24; Have a blast at a Bulldog Bash; and What's in your closet?
Visiting distinguished professor of law and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack will present an address about health care, titled "Archimedes Had a Point," on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 4 p.m. in room 213 of Cartwright Hall, 2621 Carpenter Ave.
After 26 years of service to Drake, retired magazine professor Patricia Prijatel is well known for building and shepherding the magazine program, as well as being an extraordinary mentor.
Most students rely on their friends and family for moral support while they work toward their degrees. When Richard McWilliams graduated from Drake with his Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership last August, part of the credit for his success went to his wife, Nita.
When she wrote and illustrated the bedtime story "Isabelle Winkle Touches the Moon," Drake alumna Katie Beckman, AS'02, didn't know where the story would end up and what impact it might have.
The $15 million investment in the renovation of Drake Stadium by Drake University and the Greater Des Moines community continues to produce dividends.
Students in Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will gain leadership and entrepreneurial skills through a two-prong program funded through a new three-year pledge and partnership with Wal-Mart.
Drake senior women's basketball player Lindsay Whorton from Independence, Mo. is among the nation's top-30 senior female college basketball players named as an official candidate for the 2007-08 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
Actors from the Drake University community will perform a heartwarming holiday classic with a new twist when they bring to the stage "It's a Wonderful Life -- A Live Radio Play," which opens Thursday, Dec. 13.
Drake alumni share a special lifelong connection to the University and to each other. Alumni will soon be able to enjoy an even stronger connection thanks to Drake's new online alumni community, "blueView."