The Drake University Community School of Music is set to begin its 16-week fall session on Aug. 28. DUCSOM offers individual instruction for children and adults at all levels in piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ and music theory.
Category: eBlue Newsletter
Alumni events abound
Fire up for Drake football's season opener! Put on your Drake Blue (EVERBODY looks good in Drake Blue!) and join your fellow Bulldog fans for a tailgate prior to the game against the University of Northern Iowa. We don't want to get "out-purpled"
Drake welcomes more than 1,200 new alumni
More than 1,200 students joined the ranks of Drake alumni during commencement ceremonies this past weekend.
RELAYS REWIND: A look at the Drake Relays from all angles
Everybody loves the Drake Relays Parade … and a parade with balloons, well, that's just too much giddiness for words.
From the editor
Greetings, Bulldog faithful! It seems fitting that our alma matter is best known for a little track meet called the Drake Relays because life here every spring, from the end of spring break through graduation, is a dead sprint of activity and action. This month’s eBlue can only give you a taste of all the...
Three new Levitt professors appointed
The Drake Board of Trustees last week appointed three faculty members to Levitt professorships in recognition of their superior performance.
This Month
MONDAY, MAY 29 Memorial Day, classes do not meet. All University offices closed. FRIDAY, JUNE 2 Interim session ends. FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Drake Neighborhood Association Historic Home Tour, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tour begins at 2700 University Ave. Call Marty Schmitt at (515) 255-9523 for tickets. SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Drake Neighborhood Association Historic Home...
Finalists for athletic director visit campus
The top two finalists for the Drake athletic director position visited Drake's campus starting Monday, May 8, Drake President David Maxwell announced.
Top teacher pushes students to perfect pitch
Leanne Freeman-Miller, associate professor of voice, is the 2006 winner of the Madelyn Levitt Teacher of the Year award - the high honor awarded to teachers at Drake. The award recognizes the Drake faculty member who best demonstrates excellence in teaching
Drake honors outstanding alumni achievements, loyalty
A top adviser to President Bush, as well as the chief of H&R Block and a lawyer who was the first in his family to go to college were among the Drake University alumni the school honored at the Drake National Alumni Association Annual Awards Dinner on Friday, May 12.