The Drake University Department of Theatre Arts will present All New People and Extremities, directed by Drake theatre majors Matthew Schultz and Cameron Reeves respectively.
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Category: Official News Releases
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Kavilash Chawla to discuss building a business in the heartland of the Taliban
Chawla is an international finance and corporate strategy expert whose career is focused on the productive and ethical deployment of investment capital in growth and emerging markets. He currently serves as Drake's global practitioner-in-residence.
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Drake Colloquium Series kicks off with lecture on living with grief
On Feb. 21, Nancy Berns, professor of sociology at Drake University, will help launch the Drake Humanities Center’s Spring 2014 Colloquium Series with the lecture, “Living with Grief and Joy: What We Think Matters.”
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Experts speak on Mandela’s influence
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.