Drake University is pleased to announce a statewide economic development competition in partnership with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Downtown Resource Center. Drake was chosen as the partner for this project among more than 24 different colleges and universities across the state.
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Drake Theatre presents “Square One” by Steve Tesich
Drake University’s department of theatre arts will present “Square One” by Steve Tesich beginning Thursday, Oct. 2 in the Studio Theatre of the Harmon Fine Arts Center.
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Drake Athletics to lead coaches’ portion of state STEM initiative
The head coach of Drake University women’s basketball team will help lead a new program that challenges the state of Iowa’s basketball coaches to mentor young women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines. Jennie Barancyzk will be the official spokesperson for Iowa’s “Coaches’ Mentoring Challenge,” through which coaches will reach out to their...
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Drake launches public series to discuss food insecurity and hunger
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Drake University will host Keegan Kautzky, director of national education programs for the World Food Prize Foundation, for a discussion on food insecurity and hunger.
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Harkin Institute presents the fall Sussman Lecture: A Conversation with Céline Cousteau
On Oct. 1, Céline Cousteau, a French explorer, education ambassador, and documentary filmmaker, will deliver a lecture on water issues—From the Amazon to the Oceans to Iowa—as part of the Sussman Lecture Series presented by the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement.
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Drake University awarded nearly $1 million for rehabilitation counseling
In an announcement made by Senator Tom Harkin, the U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program awarded Drake University a major grant to increase the number of individuals trained in providing all areas of rehabilitation services to people with disabilities.
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Professor Thomas R. Rosburg to deliver 30th Annual Stalnaker Lecture
Thomas R. Rosburg, professor of biology at Drake University, will deliver the 30th Annual Luther W. Stalnaker Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium.
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Drake’s public relations program earns prestigious certification
The Drake public relations program is one of only 34 programs worldwide to earn the Certification in Education for Public Relations (CEPR).
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Drake M.B.A. program voted best in the metro for eighth year in a row
Business Record readers voted Drake’s Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program as best in the metro area for the eighth year in a row in the publication’s “Best of Des Moines” survey.
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International writers visit Drake as part of the Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Reading Series
Three writers from the University of Iowa International Writing Program will be visiting Drake University on Sept. 23 for a presentation titled “Being a Writer in the World: Writing as World Citizenship.”