In an effort to meet the language learning needs of refugees and immigrants in the Des Moines area, students at Drake University have partnered with the U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) in a service-learning project. During the spring semester, students in the School of Education’s English as a Second Language (ESL) Methods course...
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2013-05-032013-05-08by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News Releases
Drake University hosts grand opening for Morgan E. Cline Atrium for Pharmacy and Science
On Thursday, April 25, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University hosted a grand opening for the Morgan E. Cline Atrium for Pharmacy and Science. Administrators, faculty, staff, students, and friends joined together to celebrate the new facility and recognize the donors who made it all possible. Funding for the building came...
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Winners of 2013 Concerto Competition to perform with Drake Symphony
On May 7, the winners of the 2013 Concerto Competition will perform with the Drake Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Several student soloists will be featured in the concert. Eric Ferring, tenor, will sing two opera arias of Mozart and...
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Drake University Department of Theatre Arts presents “The Burial at Thebes”
Drake University Department of Theatre Arts will present “The Burial at Thebes” by Seamus Heaney May 2–5 in the Studio Theatre of the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. on May 2–4 and 2 p.m. on May 5. The show is directed by John Graham, assistant professor of theatre arts. “The Burial...
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The Principal Financial Group invites Drake to global discussion on April 29
On Monday, April 29, The Principal Financial Group will host a global discussion, “Beyond Borders: Personal Development Around the World.” Four Principal employees will discuss their professional adventures abroad and why it is important to embrace both the differences and similarities in offices around the world. The event will begin at 8 p.m. in The...
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Comparison Project presents culminating event on May 7
Through a variety of public programming, including creative non-fiction readings, inter-faith dialogues, and lectures on the Holocaust and the Lakota Ghost Dance, among others, the Comparison Project 2012-2013 explored a range of religious explanations of and responses to suffering. On Tuesday, May 7, the Comparison Project will present its final event, “Religious Responses to Suffering:...
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Eugene Meyer receives 2013 Distinguished Master of Public Administration Alumnus Award
Eugene Meyer, president of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, was presented the 2013 Distinguished Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) Alumnus Award at Drake University. A committee of faculty members in the Drake College of Business and Public Administration selected Meyer as this year’s award recipient. The Distinguished M.P.A. Alumnus Award has been awarded each year...
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Drake receives record breaking Fulbright awards for 2013-2014
The Fulbright Scholarship program is one of the most competitive postgraduate international exchange programs in the nation. Students who receive a Fulbright Scholarship are federally funded to spend one year of postgraduate study teaching or conducting research in a foreign country. The application process is extensive, and only a select few applicants receive grants. Historically,...
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Thesis art exhibition “Figmentation” opens May 3 at the Anderson Gallery
The Anderson Gallery at Drake University will host Figmentation, a thesis art exhibition, featuring the work of Drake students Megan Ault, Kate Foster, Andrea Piekarczyk, Garrett Roskam, and Stephanie Werning. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will run May 3–17. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 3 from...
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Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship to feature lecture on U.S. relations with Turkey
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship and the Turkish American Society of Iowa will feature “Turkey’s Foreign Policy and Relations with the U.S.,” a lecture by Fatih Yildiz at Drake University. Faith Yildiz, consul general of Turkey in Chicago, will deliver the lecture on Tuesday, April 30 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Levitt Hall,...