Category: eBlue Newsletter

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.

Johnson, Torrence named overall Athletes of the Century; Drake Relays tickets now on sale; Entries available for Drake Relays 8-K, half-marathon races.

With a century of America’s Athletic Classic under its belt, Drake will celebrate its rich Relays history with myriad events, including a public gala honoring the 20 Relays Athletes of the Century and the All Greek All Blue Reunion. In addition, the first 100 fans to purchase a 2009 Relays All-Session Package for $85 will...

Drake recent graduate Alexa Horwart and senior Amy Benes recently were selected to receive Fulbright Grants for the 2009-10 academic year to teach English to students in Indonesia and South Korea, respectively.

An exhibit of art and essays created by troubled adolescents from the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo, Iowa, has a permanent home in Drake's School of Education, thanks to the generous support of several donors.

Just three days after winning the award for best oralist in the annual Iowa Supreme Court Competition on Saturday, Drake law student Erin Grundy again found herself standing before the seven justices of the state's highest court.

The Iowa Board of Regents has awarded a $60,000 grant from the Grow Iowa Values Fund to Pramod Mahajan, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Drake, for a new laboratory for training and research in pharmacogenomics.

Roger K. Brooks, retired CEO and chairman of AmerUs Group, recently received a Community Leadership Award.

Alumni to present Executive in Residence lecture; Drake singers head west for spring concert tour; Drake recognizes outstanding pharmacy and education alumni; Drake looks inward to secure solid position within shaky economy.

Former Drake President Paul Sharp dies in Oklahoma; Bill Bryson to give Bucksbaum Lecture; and Student honored for positive impact on Iowa community.