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The festivities will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Drake tent on Rock Island Avenue.

Award-winning author and educator James Percoco will present his methods of active teaching, with a focus on presidential history.

Sixteen students and three professors spent 19 eye-opening days in Africa as part of a travel course.

Carol Spaulding-Kruse will draw on her experiences as a writer to lead a discussion on "Multicultural American Fiction."

This July, Drake will welcome back summer programs for middle and high school students operated by SuperCamp -- an educational leader in learning and life skills.

Marcia Keyser, associate professor of librarianship, will lead the discussion.

Dorothy Pisarski, assistant professor of journalism, and senior Chad Allen will partner to lead a discussion on "Cataloging History."

Laura Kudia, who graduated in May, is already landing success as both a graphic designer and model for InStyle Magazine.

The program on responsible citizenship will kick off with a lecture titled, "Abraham Lincoln: Private Man, Public Leader," by Civil War expert Matthew Pinsker.

CONTACT: Tory Olson, 515-271-1834, tory.olson@drake.edu The summer lecture series at the Drake Municipal Observatory will continue on Friday, July 10, with a program titled “The Apollo Project.” The presentation will examine the hardware, innovations, success, near catastrophes, eventual boredom and lost funding of the Apollo Project. The event will start at 9 p.m. in the...