Category: Official News Releases

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.

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."

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...

Drake University Theatre's production of Will Eno's "The Flu Season," directed by Forrest Williams, opens Thursday, December 1.

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.

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.

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.

Bachmann, a Representative for Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, will speak at 10 a.m. in Olmsted Center.

Neurologist and Drake University alumnus Todd Janus will talk about his life and work experiences as part of the Life After Drake Speaker Series on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

The Drake University College of Business and Public Administration, in partnership with the Des Moines Register, will host Principles and Priorities, a budget-reduction exercise that will give community members a chance to have their voices heard and to learn about the policymaking issues involved in federal spending. The program is presented by the Concord Coalition.