Category: eBlue Newsletter

Tennis Center renamed in memory of Roger Knapp; 1968-69 Final Four banner unveiled; three jerseys retired;

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.  

THURSDAY, MARCH 5- SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Men’s Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament pre-game party, Logan’s (formerly J Bucks), 1000 Clark St., St. Louis, MO. Questions? Contact John Brown at john.brown@drake.edu. THURSDAY, MARCH 12-SUNDAY, MARCH 14 Women’s Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament pre-game party, Logan’s (formerly J. Bucks), 1000 Clark St., St. Louis, MO. Questions? Contact:...

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.

The National Advisory Council of the College of Arts and Sciences is hosting a new career development opportunity for students by facilitating mock interviews this week.

Thomas McNab of St. Charles, Mo., recently received a $1,000 award from the Allstate Insurance Co. with the support of the Allstate Foundation.

Drake professor Robert Soltis recently was named the first recipient of the C. Boyd Granberg Professional Leadership Award for his service to professional pharmacy organizations.

The Law School's Whitfield & Eddy PLC National Moot Court team recently finished in the top eight out of 28 teams that competed in the national finals of the 59th Annual National Moot Court Competition.

Twenty-one first grade students at Orchard Place Elementary School in Des Plaines, Ill., were recently adopted by Drake, thanks to their teacher and Drake alumna Vanessa Stalter, ED'01.