Category: eBlue Newsletter

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.

Kirsten Holmstedt, JO’85, is the author of a new book that tells the true-life war stories of 12 women in the military.

STEP right up and feast your eyes on a stunning all-day circus sideshow at Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 11.

Kum & Go, one of the nation's leading convenience store chains, has announced that Drake University is the winner of the 2007 Krause Challenge investment competition.

FRIDAY, JULY 6 Summer Observatory presentation on “Amateurs: Small Scopes Making Big Discoveries,” 9 p.m., Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 School of Education distributes free children’s books at the Drake Neighborhood Farmers’ Market, 4 to 7 p.m., First Christian Church, Des Moines. THURSDAY, JULY 12 Chicago: Drake University Chicago Area Young Alumni...

On Aug. 2-3, Drake University will host the Iowa Governor's Conference on Public Health, also known as Barn Raising VI, which will focus on "Celebrating Healthy Communities."

Drake University President David Maxwell has joined approximately 315 college presidents and chancellors nationwide in pledging to take concrete steps to make their campuses "climate neutral" as soon as possible to help combat global warming.

More than 180 volunteers -- approximately half of them Drake alumni -- practiced the fine art of refreshment at the Des Moines Arts Festival June 29-31.

A group of internationally renowned scholars and experts convened at Drake University recently to discuss legal issues that stand in the way of advancing renewable energy technology in the United States.

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.