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Make Drake’s Madrigal Dinner a holiday tradition
Drake University's Madrigal Dinner is the perfect opportunity to share a festive experience featuring great food, drink, music and laughter with friends and family. Ring in the holiday season at one of two six-course dinners, held at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4.
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Final fall Humanities Center lecture to examine fact and fiction
Jeff Karnicky, associate professor of English at Drake University, will give the final lecture in the Fall 2011 Humanities Center's Colloquium Series on Friday, December 2. The topic is "Truth and Testimony in Brett Easton Ellis's Lunar Park."
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U.N. agency commissions Drake Law Professor Peter Yu for intellectual property study
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations specialized agency, recently commissioned Drake Law Professor Peter K. Yu to conduct a study on intellectural property training and educational programs.
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Drake University Theatre presents “The Flu Season.”
Drake University Theatre's production of Will Eno's "The Flu Season," directed by Forrest Williams, opens Thursday, December 1.
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Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity to be re-chartered at Drake
After a 17-year hiatus, the Beta Delta chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity will once again be an active chapter on Drake’s campus. The 28-member chapter will shed its associate membership status Saturday, Dec. 3 to become an official active chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. The accomplishment will be celebrated with a banquet downtown...
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Drake professor’s New York piano concert to be simulcast in Urbandale using an Internet-connected piano
On Thursday, December 1 the Des Moines community will be able to experience the excitement and prestige of a New York City piano concert without leaving the state.
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Global Kilimanjaro Bowl documentary to air on CBS Sports Network
In addition to featuring game footage, the documentary showcases the service efforts of the student athletes working in orphanages, wildlife safari outings and the climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Drake University names Deborah Newsom Vice President Of Business and Finance/Treasurer
Reporting to the President, Newsom will lead the Business and Finance Division, which includes approximately 20 essential operating functions and 360 employees. She will oversee a University budget of approximately $125 million, an endowment portfolio in excess of $150 million and a 140-acre physical plant with 60 buildings.
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Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to visit Drake today
Bachmann, a Representative for Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, will speak at 10 a.m. in Olmsted Center.