The Drake University Legal Clinic will host an event in collaboration with the Des Moines NAACP to recognize the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela in celebration of Black History Month.
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Drake University announces plans to develop a national service program
Drake University President David Maxwell announced the University plans to develop a national service program to provide students a post-graduate experience serving at Des Moines area nonprofits.
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Arbor Day Foundation honors Drake University with 2013 Tree Campus USA recognition
Drake University earned the title by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance, and a student service-learning project.
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Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship to present lecture on China’s water crisis
David Skidmore, professor of politics and international relations at Drake University, will kick off spring programming for The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship (PFGCGC) with his lecture, “Thirst: China’s Water Crisis.”
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Drake Choir hosts benefit concert for performance in Avery Fisher Hall
On Saturday, Feb. 22, the Drake Choir will host a benefit concert to support the group’s trip to New York in May. The concert will be held on Drake’s campus at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium.
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Two Drake graduates return to campus to speak on “8 Truths of Journalism”
Two Drake University graduates will return to campus to speak on the changing media environment. Tanner Stransky is senior editor at HBO Digital & Social Media where he oversees network editorial rollouts for shows ranging from Looking and Boardwalk Empire to Girls. Rachel DeSchepper is the director of digital content at AllYou.com where she oversees site strategy and content development.
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Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series continues with exciting spring lineup
Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series will continue on Tuesday, Feb. 18 with pianist Robert Satterlee of Bowling Green State University.
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Drake joins forces with Creighton and Nike for marketing competition
Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration is joining forces with Creighton University’s Heider College of Business for the first annual Murphy Cup—a marketing student case competition.
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2014-02-052019-06-26by Jeremy SieversIn AlumnieBlue NewsletterOfficial News ReleasesSchool of Education
Adult Literacy Center receives grant from the Gannett Foundation
The Adult Literacy Center is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Gannett Foundation, which supports local organizations in communities that are served by Gannet Co., Inc. The grant will help the Adult Literacy Center sustain and expand its reach in the Des Moines metropolitan area.
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The Comparison Project to offer a lecture and performance on music history and musicology
Jonathan Bellman, professor of music history and literature, and head of academic studies in music at the University of Northern Colorado, will deliver a lecture and piano performance titled, “After Silence, That Which Comes Nearest” as part of the Comparison Project’s spring 2014 programming.