Today, millions of Americans will perform one of the most important duties associated with living in a democracy: They will vote. For many Drake students, casting a ballot represents the culmination of months of direct involvement in the federal, state, and local election process. Drake students have canvassed for political parties, knocked on doors for...
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake University celebrates 10 years of bringing the world to Drake. Internationalization. It’s one of those buzz words tossed around these days as colleges and universities strive to compete in a global market and introduce students to an ever-shrinking world. At Drake this is much more...
JMC Days highlights J-school success, innovation “Every year our publications get national awards and recognition,” Eduardo Tamez Zamarripa says. “It’s not a fluke; our students and our faculty consistently do great work for journalism. I think people need to know.” Zamarripa, a senior news-Internet journalism and English double major and president of the Drake chapter...
The symposium is preceded by an invitation-only reception on Oct. 1, where the 2012 Herb and Karen Baum Ethics Award will be given to former Iowa Gov. Robert Ray, BN’52, LW’ 54. The ethics award is given to an individual who has made substantial contributions to ethics awareness and practice in the community. “For this...
Families welcomed, honored over the weekend Jeff Shawd, JO’81, GR’83, was the first member of his family to attend Drake, but it quickly became a family affair. Both of his siblings followed, and now his son, Andrew, is a junior at the University. Since his graduation, Jeff has remained a passionate and involved Bulldog, maintaining...
New hub advances state initiative in science, technology, engineering, and math Over the summer, curious middle school students visited Drake’s campus to attend camps in science and technology. In the Let’s Build an App for That camp, led by Timothy Urness, assistant professor of computer science, students learned to make games for Android smartphones. During...
Renovations promote social learning In the future, study spaces will look more like living rooms than voting booths. Students will cluster together in sunlit areas, seated on plush furniture as they debate theories, collaborate on presentations via virtually networked iPads, or just connect. At Drake, that future has arrived. Construction is underway on spaces with...
Summer fieldwork in environmental science Imagine, if you can, that you are a Rwandan farmer who raises corn as your family’s sole source of income. Your field neighbors a forest reserve, and chimpanzees—who have behaved themselves for years—have started to eat your crop. Now what? Drake University students Danielle Hefferan, a senior environmental science major,...
Drake fosters international understanding through partnerships with Chinese institutions James Cozzone’s infatuation with China began in high school as he listened to his friend’s father describe business trips to the country. In college, his interest in China grew as he studied international business and began to understand the country’s integral role in the world’s economy....
Service-learning internships grow skills, social consciousness During summer break, many college students are either working to earn extra cash, picking up college credits, volunteering in the community, or tackling challenging internships in their fields. At Drake, one group of students was able to tackle all of these at once. Through Drake’s Summer Service-Learning and Social...