The Drake University National Alumni Association Board has selected seven accomplished alumni as recipients of the annual National Alumni Awards. The winning group features graduates who've gone on to excel as an Emmy award-winning actor, a Secret Service agent and more.
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Drake graduate heads FBI counterintelligence division
MPA graduate Randall Thysse now heads the FBI's New York Counterintelligence Division, which investigates traditional spy cases along with counterproliferation cases.
PR seniors help neighborhood nonprofit expand
Drake public relations seniors will prepare a strategic PR campaign for Anawim Housing, a non-profit specializing in low-income housing management and development, for their capstone project.
Keep up with Drake news via the new home page
The page features tabs for "DU in the News," "Faculty & Staff Accomplishments," and "University News."
Exhibit explores young adult Chinese consumers
The exhibit opens Tuesday, Jan. 18, in the Collier Heritage Room of Cowles Library.
Let’s DU Lunch series moves to the Des Moines Club
Mike Draper, founder and owner of RAYGUN, will lead off the spring series on Feb. 2.
Drake Football Lift-a-thon to raise funds for historic trip to Africa
Players hope the fundraiser will generate $300,000 to support the trip, which costs $4,000 per student-athlete.
Drake business school puts marketing majors on track for professional success
Students will be able to specialize in areas such as market research and marketing management.
Drake student eases internship search in 140 characters or less
Norah Carroll created a #dmintern hashtag to collect posts about internship openings at local companies and organizations.
New book aims to help teachers of English language learners
Co-authors Shelley Fairbairn and Stephaney Jones-Vo spent two years developing their book.