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Three members of the Drake University staff were awarded Madelyn M. Levitt Awards on Thursday, Sept. 20, at the annual Fall Faculty and Staff Convocation in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main.

The Drake University Writers and Critics Series will host the Alumni Writers Festival at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Oct. 11, in the Cowles Library Reading Room.

More than 150 African-American alumni and students socialized, networked and explored ways to keep connected with each other and the University during a special reunion Sept. 28-30 themed "With Pride and Purpose."

A conference on "Legal and Ethical Issues of New Media" will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the courtroom of Drake University's Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, 2400 University Ave. The conference, which is free and open to the public, will explore issues raised by social networking, blogs, wikis, vlogs and citizen journalists.

Before entering the Drake School of Education’s graduate program, Scott Murphey’s experiences set him apart from the average student in the program. Murphey, who has a bachelor’s degree in business and sports management from Quincy University, began working with AmeriCorps in inner-city Chicago after graduation.

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof brought the terrors of Darfur home to the Drake community in his lecture "Why Troubles in Darfur and Other Parts of the World Matter to Us," on Sept. 25, as part of the annual Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture series.

Roger Wilkie, PH'63, and his wife, Marie, recently hosted a reception in their Leawood, Kansas, home for fellow Drake pharmacy alumni.

Coming off one of the more memorable campaigns in school history, the 2007-08 Drake women's basketball schedule will feature a formidable 29-game ledger.

Drake University Law School is one of 13 sites selected to host two Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows for the 2007-08 academic year. Drake's two fellows were selected from a 20-member class and recently joined the Agricultural Law Center to work on public policy for food and agricultural issues.

Drake University business students have gained a new resource to help them secure internships and professional positions -- the Career and Professional Development Center in Aliber Hall made possible by a partnership with Wells Fargo Bank, led by Drake alumnus Scott Johnson.