Drake University will award 1,119 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees at its 2022 commencement ceremonies to be held Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15, in The Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave. “Our Class of 2022 graduates are exceptional, and I am honored to present them with their diplomas as they cross the stage in...
The Drake University National Alumni Association Board of Directors today announced the 2022 recipients of its annual Alumni Awards. Recipients of this year’s awards include innovative CEOs, a renowned author, leading pharmaceutical executives, champions of equity and justice, and a leading real estate advisor. “One of a university’s greatest measures is its alumni,” said Andy...
Drake University Law School is celebrating an anticipated $3.25 million gift to establish the J. Locke (LW’48) and Harriet S. Macomber Drake Law School Fund that will support the Drake Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic (“ETC”). The ETC provides legal assistance to business startups, entrepreneurs, and community nonprofit organizations to help them establish successful for profit...
Announcement was made as organizations came together to celebrate National Small Business Week, Elevate Local Diverse Entrepreneurs The Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families and Drake University’s Small Business Clinic today received a total of $1 million in funding from Wells Fargo. The grants will be split among the two organizations, with each receiving...
Four Drake University students were recognized by Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2022–2023 academic year. Three students were named finalists while a fourth will be an alternate in what is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. A finalist is an applicant who was approved by the host country and...
The five-year-old bulldog takes the crown as the overall winner at the 43rd annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest® at Drake University Monday, April 25. More than 1,000 people were on hand at the Knapp Center to witness the crowning of Bam Bam as the 2022 Most Beautiful Bulldog during the 43rd annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest at Drake University. The five-year-old bulldog...
The updated programs will focus on increased flexibility, faster time to completion, and enhanced virtual learning The College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University announced today that it is merging its on-campus Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Administration programs with their respective online counterparts to offer two enhanced virtual programs...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) is pleased to announce a new online degree program, the Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology, that will equip psychologists with the necessary courses and knowledge to be certified in Iowa and other states to prescribe medications for patients that they treat. The program will meet...
For more than a century, Des Moines Public Schools and Drake University have partnered in ways big and small to support the education of students in Iowa’s capital city. Today that partnership took another step forward as the two educational institutions broke ground together on the DMPS Community Stadium at Drake University. “This is a win...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) is pleased to announce that Ally Klein, third-year student pharmacist, and Kayla Olstinske, second-year student pharmacist, were selected as the inaugural recipients of the Nita Pandit Student Research Award. This award honors CPHS students who are involved in hands-on research with a CPHS faculty member. Dr....