Category: eBlue Newsletter

With a brand-new Drake diploma from the School of Education in tow, Taylor Corley, ED'07, is on a fast track to help shape the future of America's education system. Passionate about ensuring all children have equal access to a quality education, she aspires someday to work in public policy at the federal government level.

TUESDAY, JUNE 5 Class for high school vocalists, 1 to 5 p.m., room 204 of the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Tuition for the three-session class, which continues June 6 and 7, is $100. Call 515-271-4011. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 Season opening of the Drake Neighborhood Farmers’ Market, 4 to 7 p.m., parking lot of First Christian...

Associate Professor of Journalism Kathleen Richardson, JO'76, LW'02, became the new director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication on June 1. She succeeded Patricia Prijatel, GR'79, who retired as director and E.T. Meredith distinguished professor of journalism at the end of the spring semester. David Wright, GR'89, remains associate dean and associate professor.

A documentary written and co-produced by Jody Swilky, professor of English, garnered top honors at the recent Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival.

Los Angeles-area alumni and the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs are offering a great night at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 16. Reconnect with old friends and meet a few new Drake alumni at a pre-concert picnic, and then enjoy musical magic under the stars in one of the world’s largest natural amphitheaters.

Senior magazine and news-Internet students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication joined forces this spring to create THiNK magazine, an environmentally friendly news publication focusing on topics aimed at socially conscious "20-something" Iowans.

FRIDAY, MAY 11 Pharmacy Hooding Ceremony: 4 p.m., doors open at 3 p.m., Drake Knapp Center. President’s Reception for all graduates and their families, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Parents Hall, Olmsted Center. 50-Year Club Reception and Dinner: 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner, The Des Moines Club, 34th floor of the Ruan Center, 666 Grand...

Paul Webering, AS'06, is directing the first Iowa Corridor Hike to Help Refugees, which will raise funds to provide family-sized tents for refugees in Afghanistan and Darfur.

Jimmy Senteza, Drake associate professor of finance, knows first-hand the growing pains felt by a developing economy. As a child in Uganda, he witnessed pitfalls of past regimes and has watched the current government’s gradual progress to improve people’s living standards over the last 20-plus years.

This year’s Drake Relays were just the first lap in a five-week sprint that could very well be the busiest stretch in Drake’s 98 years of hosting track meets.