Category: eBlue Newsletter

The Drake men's tennis team has added another milestone to its resume as the Bulldogs ascended to No. 53 in the latest rankings the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) unveiled this week.

Schmoozing with legislators isn’t usually on a pharmacy student’s to-do list. But at last month’s annual Iowa Pharmacy Association’s Legislative Day, Drake pharmacy students devoted a day to discussing health care legislation with Iowa state representatives.

  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.

The Drake Alumni Office is seeking alumni worldwide to help organize the annual Bulldog Bashes in their cities.

Drake Singing Valentines will profess your love a capella-style by delivering a song and flowers to your beloved’s workplace or home on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Drake Athletics will recognize four outstanding alumni with the Drake Double D Award Saturday, Feb. 17, at a dinner starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Hotel Savery in Des Moines.

Nearly 90 Drake alumni and faculty members will increase their workload this month as volunteers for Drake's National Alumni Scholarship Program. They will spend Feb. 10 and 24 interviewing qualified applicants for the University's Alumni and Carpenter scholarships in this prestigious annual competition.

The College of Business & Public Administration showcased career paths in insurance at a special event Feb. 7. The keynote speaker was William R. Berkley, CEO and president of W. R. Berkley Corp., which operates Continental Western in Urbandale.

Drake's new Career bluePrint lets you mentor Drake students in their career journeys and also advance your own career.

The revised and expanded film, "A Little Salsa on the Prairie: The Changing Character of Perry, Iowa," a documentary chronicling the rapid ethnic diversification of the community, premiered at Drake Feb. 6.