Good afternoon, and thank you for being here today! As you well know, one of the purposes of the annual Fall Faculty/Staff Convocation is for me to provide a brief overview of the state of the University. This is my eleventh Convocation at Drake, and the story just keeps getting better and better every year—and...
Category: Official News Releases
Drake film series to show ‘Center Stage’
"Center Stage," a Chinese film with English subtitles, will begin at 2 p.m.
Cowles Library gains access to 25,000 e-books as part of new program
The partnership with Ebook Library Corp. aims to build the library's collection of e-books available through the online catalog.
Drake Head Start to host new classroom open house
Drake Head Start will welcome community members to a new toddler classroom and socialization room.
Drake jazz ensembles to perform fall concert
CONTACT: Tory Olson, 515-271-1834, tory.olson@drake.edu Drake University will feature its two jazz ensembles in a concert on Friday, Oct. 2, under the direction of Drake Associate Professor James Romain and Joel Poppen, visiting professor of music. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts...
Drake magazine, students named finalists for national awards
Drake Magazine and two students are among 10 finalists for the Pacemaker Award from The Associated Collegiate Press.
Drake leads three graduates to Fulbright programs overseas
Amy Benes, Alexa Horwart and Karli-Jo Storm are looking to lessons learned during college to guide them through their teaching experiences.
Former Iowa insurance commissioner to discuss recession, regulation
Terri Vaughan will give a talk on lessons learned from the financial crisis at noon.
Drake alumnus wins Emmy Award for work in ‘Lost’
Michael Emerson won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Benjamin Linus.
Awards presented at Drake’s Fall Convocation
Four Drake staff members were awarded Madelyn M. Levitt Awards.