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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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...
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...
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...
The Ray Center at Drake University and the Society for Human Resource Management partner to promote civility at work
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) are proud to launch a partnership that will promote civility at work. Research from SHRM shows that more than half (58%) of U.S. workers believe our society is uncivil, and U.S. organizations collectively lose approximately $2 billion...
Largest campaign in Drake’s history exceeds goals, creates generational impact
The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave & Bold raises more than $265 million Drake University announced today that its ambitious three-year fundraising goal of $225 million was exceeded by more than $40 million for The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave and Bold. With the support of more than 13,800 individual donors, the University...
Drake Hosts Satellite Voting, Recognized for Excellence in Student Voter Turnout
Pictured: Satellite voting location on Drake’s campus in 2016. Two student-led organizations—Drake College Republicans and Drake Democrats—worked hand-in-hand to gain enough signatures on campus to secure a satellite voting location on October 18 at Drake’s Knapp Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The two student organizations have successfully arranged a similar voting location every...
Voices of Drake: Jessica Avianeda Blanco
This Q&A is part of the story series Voices of Drake that highlights the diversity, ambition, and passion of the incredible people who make up our campus community. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we will be sharing a collection of interviews to spotlight some of the amazing people in our community who identify as Hispanic, Latino,...
Voices of Drake: Ana Chacon
This Q&A is part of the story series Voices of Drake that highlights the diversity, ambition, and passion of the incredible people who make up our campus community. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we will be sharing a collection of interviews to spotlight some of the amazing people in our community who identify as...
Drake to Welcome Former Nike CMO as Fall Bucksbaum Speaker
Greg Hoffman to discuss creating powerful brand experiences through emotional storytelling Drake University is excited to announce Greg Hoffman, former Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Nike, as the second speaker of the Bucksbaum Lectureship in Business series. The lecture will take place on Nov. 14 at the Knapp Center at 7 p.m. The event is...