In conjunction with the Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble, the Drake Chamber Choir will perform two concerts celebrating the Diocese of Des Moines.
Category: Official News Releases
Iowa Freedom of Information Council to host panel on media coverage of the courts
Media coverage of the courts, especially reporting on the contentious 2010 Iowa Supreme Court retention election, will be the focus of a discussion sponsored by the Iowa Freedom of Information Council on Friday, Oct. 7. The panel discussion follows a noon lunch.
Drake University recognized as Iowa’s healthiest university
Drake University will be celebrated among the healthiest schools, organizations and individuals in the state at the third annual Healthy Iowa Awards on October 20.
Drake University Board of Trustees extends President David Maxwell’s contract
Don Fletcher, chair of the Drake University Board of Trustees, announced that President David Maxwell has agreed to a multi-year contract extension.
Literary series brings contemporary poetry to Des Moines
The Younger American Poets Reading Series is coordinated by Jennifer Perrine, assistant professor of English at Drake.
Fall Let’s DU Lunch series continues with discussion of public media
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, Drake University's fall 2011 'Let's DU Lunch' speaker series will continue with a discussion led by Susan Moritz, president of the Iowa Public Television Foundation.
Zimbabwean politician to visit Drake to discuss struggle for democracy
Roy Bennett, Zimbabwe's deputy minister of agriculture, will give a lecture titled "The Struggle for Democracy in Zimbabwe" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Drake to host ISU political science professor for discussion of current foreign policy
ISU professor James McCormick will present a lecture, titled Barack Obama: A Foreign Policy of Change? at 7:30 p.m. October 3 in Bulldog Auditorium.
Voss and Zimpleman featured speakers at discussion of Affordable Care Act and long-term care insurance market
An Oct. 3 roundtable discussion of the Affordable Care Act and future of the long-term care insurance market will feature representatives from Drake University, Iowa Insurance Division, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, John Hancock and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Anderson Gallery joins with AIGA Iowa to exhibit award-winning designs
The upcoming exhibition at Anderson Gallery, AIGA 365, showcases more than 100 best examples of communication design from 2009. The exhibition will also include a screening of the movie Handmade Nation.