The highest honor given by Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, will be presented to Dr. Timothy R. Franson during a ceremony on Wed., April 24. Franson, PH’74, will deliver the annual Weaver Lecture at the ceremony, which will be held at 2:00 p.m....
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month educates on harassment, human trafficking, and prison violence
According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice, between 20 and 25 percent of women will experience a completed or attempted rape during their college career. Drake’s Office for Sexual Violence Response, the UNICEF student organization, and the Women’s Studies Program plan to raise campus awareness of these serious issues during Sexual Assault Awareness Month...
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L. Roger Owens to present the 2013 Harriet Drake Kirkman-Hay Memorial Lecture on April 22
Drake University Department of Philosophy and Religion presents the 2013 Harriet Drake Kirkman-Hay Memorial Lecture, “Christianity and Mystical Experience,” by L. Roger Owens. The lecture will be held on Monday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room, 2725 University Ave. This lecture is free and open to the public. Owens, preaching...
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Panel discussion at Drake University to address ‘Trade, Globalization, and Development’
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake and the Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a panel discussion at Drake University titled, “Trade, Globalization, and Development,” on Tuesday, April 16 from 6–7:30 p.m., at Meredith Hall, Room 106, 2805 University Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Panelists include:...
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2013-04-112013-04-11by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News Releases
Drake pharmacy student and professor receive Walmart Scholars award
Natalie Schmitz, Drake University pharmacy student, and Andrea Kjos, assistant professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, are recent recipients of the Walmart Scholars award. Schmitz and Kjos were selected by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) among 85 student-mentor pairs to participate in a competitive national program at the AACP Annual Meeting July...
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Drake students receive grants that help Des Moines community
Drake students Madison Johansen and Kelcy Smith received grants for their service learning projects under the advisement of Mandi McReynolds, service-learning coordinator at Drake University. Johansen, a sophomore majoring in environmental policy, received a $457 grant from Youth Service America and Sodexo for the “Greater Des Moines Urban Youth Learning Garden” project. This project is...
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Senior thesis art exhibition “Proximity” to open at Anderson Gallery
The Anderson Gallery at Drake University will be hosting an exhibition entitled Proximity, featuring new work by four graduating senior Bachelor of Fine Arts students: Meanz Chan, Aron Johnston, Cecily Pincsak, and Hannah Pink. This exhibit, representing the culmination of these students’ educational experiences at Drake, will run April 12–28. The exhibit opens with a...
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Des Moines Symphony partners with Drake to celebrate 75th anniversary
Nearly 300 musicians from Drake University will perform in the Des Moines Symphony as the ensemble celebrates its 75th anniversary concert “Celebrating All Things Drake!” on April 13-14. Because Drake played a significant role in the founding and development of the symphony, which initially began as the Drake/Des Moines Symphony, the concert will feature Drake...
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Drake instructor Timothy Johnson to host professional leadership workshop
Professionals seeking leadership tips and strategies can learn the skills they need to effectively influence others through a new workshop offered by the Drake University College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) on Friday, May 10. Timothy Johnson, Extreme Leadership Institute Certified Facilitator, will lead the one-day program. Johnson, an adjunct instructor in management and...
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Comparison Project to feature lecture on ‘Buddhism and the Ethics of Memory’
The Comparison Project brings Gereon Kopf, professor of Asian and comparative religion at Luther College, to Drake University for a special lecture on ways in which individuals and nations commemorate significant events. Gereon Kopf’s lecture, “Buddhism and the Ethics of Memory,” will occur on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in Olin Hall, Room 101,...