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Category: Official News Releases
Drake to celebrate King Holiday with day of service, other events
Students will participate in a wide array of volunteer activities, including packaging 32,000 meals for Meals from the Heartland.
Student-athletes and coaches participate in Meals from the Heartland
They celebrated the King Holiday by packaging 51,840 meals for hungry people in the local community and those around the world.
Drake Football Lift-a-thon today to raise funds for historic trip to Africa
Drake University football players will host a Lift-a-thon in the weight room of the Knapp Center to garner support for their May 2011 trip to Tanzania.
Training offered for volunteer tutors at Drake Adult Literacy Center
More tutors are needed to help adults who want to improve their reading and spelling skills.
Prof. Garry Frank installed as the first Herb and Karen Baum Chair of Ethics and the Professions
The Baums endowed the chair with a $2 million contribution to the distinctlyDrake fundraising campaign.
Drake President David Maxwell honored with leadership award
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education presented Drake's president with the Chief Executive Leader Award.
Drake English students use writing talents to promote community service
A course taught by Associate Professor of English Carol Spaulding-Kruse pairs students with community non-profit organizations.
Drake announces two gifts totaling $4.5 million, campaign tops $80 million
Two major gifts from alumni will support a new science building and a chair of ethics and the professions.
Drake Conference to focus on food policy
The conference will feature a diverse set of experts directly involved in food policy issues at the grassroots level and at the regional and national levels in production, research, teaching and advocacy.