In preparation for one of the largest first-year classes in Drake's history, the university is taking major steps to ensure every student an exceptional learning and living environment.
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Away from the TV cameras, Drake upholds Iowa Caucus traditions
At 5:30 in the morning, Rachel Geilenfeld was trying hard to remain dry. The tickets for Sunday's nationally televised Republican presidential debate at Drake University were free, but the price paid by the 23-year-old Mitt Romney volunteer was to be buffeted by rain and wind sneaking into an open-air tent.
ATHLETICS NEWS
Reservations are now being accepted for the annual Drake Athletic Department Corn Feed and Bulldog Auction, which will be held Monday, Aug. 27, at the Drake Knapp Center.
Wedding bells draw Drake alumni
Alumni at South Carolina wedding. When Emily Weaver, assistant director of Alumni and Parent Programs, attended a wedding in South Carolina this summer, she encountered five Drake alumni among the guests. From left: Deborah Helsen, AS’04; Doug Winslow (Weaver’s uncle), JO’73; Weaver; Tom Sharp, BN’73; John Greenfield, BN’73; and Jerry Heston, LA’74.
ALUMNI NEWS: Young alumni gather in Chicago and Des Moines
Approximately 50 alumni and other guests networked and socialized at Mystic Celt Bar and Grill in Chicago at an event especially for younger grads on July 12.
Drake grad covers women at war
Kirsten Holmstedt, JO’85, is the author of a new book that tells the true-life war stories of 12 women in the military.
Drake Final Four team honored as one of Iowa’s Top 20 sports teams
The Drake men's basketball team recently scored the No. 2 spot on The Des Moines Register's "Iowa's Best," a list of the top 20 sports teams in Iowa's history.
African lecturer visits Drake in continuing partnership
Fatima Suleman would like students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban, South Africa, to get out of their comfort zone and try studying abroad at Drake University.
Hollywood Bowl tickets still available
Tickets are still available for a great night at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with Drake alumni and friends on Sunday, Sept. 16.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NEWS
Thursday, July 26, marked the conclusion of the 2007 Drake Undergraduate Science Collaborative Institute (DUSCI) Summer Undergraduate Research Program.