On Saturday, April 5, from 2:00–3:30 pm, Drake University’s Comparison Project, in conjunction with the Abdelkader Education Project, hosts “Islam in Iowa: A Celebration of Historical Roots and Contemporary Realities” online via Zoom. Register here. The event, which is free and open to the public, features interactive sessions about Islam in Iowa, the awarding of the...
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Drake Professor Nicholas Roth to Present Next Installment of Keys to Excellence Piano Series
Sally B. Bartlett Memorial Concert is scheduled for December 2, 2024 Nicholas Roth, Professor of Piano at Drake University, will present the Sally B. Bartlett Memorial Concert as the next installment of the Drake University Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. There is charge for admission....
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Drake University Announces 2024 Global Citizenship Forum Lineup
❖ The annual Global Citizenship Forum will take place at Drake University March 7-8. ❖ The Forum aims to provide students and the community with opportunities to engage in global thinking and intercultural learning. ❖ This year’s forum will include multiple panel discussions, a live screening of the Iowa PBS documentary “Citizen Diplomacy,” and the...
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Drake’s Slay Fund for Social Justice to present political analyst and lecturer David Ayón
David Ayón, a senior strategist and advisor at Latino Decisions, will speak at Drake on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 101. The event, Worlds in Collision: Trump, Latinos and Immigration, is sponsored by the Slay Fund for Social Justice at Drake University. The event is free and open to the...
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Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series to present poet and educator Denice Frohman
Denice Frohman, a poet, performer, and educator from New York, will speak at Drake on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Cowles Library Reading Room. The event will kick off the Drake English department’s annual Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series. All events in the series are free and open to the public. Frohman...
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Beautiful Bulldog Contest Announces Sponsor
Drake University is proud to announce Sammons Financial Group (SFG) as the presenting sponsor for the Beautiful Bulldog Contest®. This unique Drake Relays Week event is celebrating a milestone year. The 40th annual contest will take place Monday, April 22 at 6 p.m. in The Knapp Center at Drake University, and will feature 40 dogs...
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Get ready to go All In—Drake announces sixth giving challenge
On April 4–5, 2019 from noon to noon CDT, Drake Bulldogs around the world are invited to take part in the sixth annual All In Giving Challenge. All In celebrates Drake University and is a call for students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and friends to share and celebrate their love of Drake and support its future. The...
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The Comparison Project hosts dialogue on “miracles and medicine”
The Comparison Project will hold its second spring 2019 event with a community dialogue on “miracles and medicine,” hosted by Dr. Richard Deming, founder and director of Above + Beyond Cancer, and director of the Mercy Cancer Center. The dialogue will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 at Mercy Hospital in Conference...
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Jordan Concert Series hosts legendary Georgian pianist Elisso Virsaladze
Drake University is proud to present world-renowned pianist Elisso Virsaladze as the next artist of Jordan Concert Series. The concert will take place Friday, March 1, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Avenue. Admission is free. The Jordan Concert Series is named in honor of Alice and Frank B. Jordan, a prominent...