Drake University will hold its 157th commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. in the Knapp Center, located at 2525 Forest Avenue in Des Moines. The University will award approximately 225 degrees during the ceremony, honoring bachelor’s, master’s, and professional degree recipients. Commencement speakers Kenia Calderon Ceron, BN’17, MBA’24, will be the featured...
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2024-11-202024-11-20by John KrantzIn Official News ReleasesSchool of Journalism and Mass Communication
Drake University Introduces Sports Media and Communication Major
New major to help prepare undergraduates for competitive industry The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) at Drake University will now offer a new Sports Media and Communication major beginning in the fall of 2025. The program will allow students the opportunity to hone their skills while capitalizing on direct access to Division 1...
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2024-11-192024-11-19by John KrantzIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesFaculty and Staff AccomplishmentsOfficial News Releases
Affordable Prosthetics and Spinal Care Innovation: Drake Entrepreneurs Impress at Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
Drake University is committed to cultivating a dynamic learning environment where students and faculty alike are empowered to explore new ideas and push the boundaries of knowledge. That entrepreneurial spirit was on full display recently when both a Drake faculty member and a graduate student were named finalists in the 2024 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial...
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2024-11-182024-11-18by John KrantzIn CAS NewsFeatured EventsFine Arts at DrakeOfficial News Releases
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, Homeward Iowa Partner to Address Family Housing Insecurity in Des Moines Metro
Drake University, in collaboration with Homeward, Polk County’s homelessness planning organization, announced today the release of a comprehensive study on families experiencing homelessness in the Des Moines metro area. This research initiative, conducted with significant involvement of Drake University student researchers, sheds light on the unique challenges families experiencing homelessness are facing. The study brings...
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Drake launches two full-tuition coverage opportunities for qualifying Iowans
The Bulldog Promise and Bright College Pathway cover 100% tuition Drake University announced today two 100% tuition coverage opportunities—the Bulldog Promise and the Bright College Pathway. Eligible Iowa students can receive a 4-year undergraduate degree from Drake or 2-year associate’s degree from John Dee Bright College at Drake University—a popular pathway to a Drake bachelor’s...
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Drake University receives Insight Into Diversity 2024 Higher Education Excellence In Diversity (HEED) Award
Drake University received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. Drake is one of 113 colleges and universities across the country to receive this national award—and the only school in Iowa—recognizing the University’s commitment to, and continued advancement of,...
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2024-11-012024-11-01by John KrantzIn Cowles LibraryFaculty and Staff AccomplishmentsOfficial News Releases
Drake University Appoints Professor Teri Koch as Dean of Cowles Library
Drake University has appointed Professor Teri Koch as the new Dean of Cowles Library, following approval from the University’s Board of Trustees. Koch, who has served in various leadership roles at the University for more than three decades, will begin her official tenure as dean in a three-year term effective immediately. Koch has been integral...
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2024-10-292024-10-29by John KrantzIn Faculty and Staff AccomplishmentsOfficial News ReleasesSchool of Education
Drake University Professors Kruse, Woodward Earn National Science Foundation Grant
Drake University’s School of Education announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $628,791 grant to Professors Jerrid Kruse and Lindsay Woodward. The grant will fund research into how teachers understand and teach complex topics with social, cultural, scientific, and technical elements, a concept known as socioscientific literacy. Kruse and Woodward will work...
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Iowa community colleges enter admission agreement with Iowa Private Transfer Collaborative
Drake and other Iowa institutions are collaborating to create transfer pathways from community colleges to private four-year institutions Fifteen Iowa community college presidents met Wednesday, September 25 in Des Moines to approve the Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee admission agreement with the Iowa Private Transfer Collaborative that aims to streamline the transfer process for Iowa community...