Category: Official News Releases

Thomas R. Pickering, former ambassador and undersecretary of state for political affairs, will discuss "America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President."

To help cope with high gas prices, Drake is taking advantage of the new program that provides free rides on DART buses.

The Fall Faculty and Staff Convocation will feature Drake President David Maxwell and members of his Cabinet, as well as the presentation of Madelyn M. Levitt Awards for Community Service and Employee Excellence.

The free series will continue with a lecture titled "A New Century of Discovery -- William Herschel, Giuseppe Piazzi, Pierre-Louis Laplace, Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers and Joseph von Fraunhofer."

Anne Murr, coordinator of the Drake University Adult Literacy Center, recently received the "My Favorite Teacher" award from
ABC5 News/WOI-TV.

Rick Von Holdt, the proprietor of the Foolproof Press in Minburn, Iowa, will give a presentation on fine printing and letterpress.

Jean-Pierre Taoutel, senior lecturer at the University of Iowa, and Jane El-Qass, Drake University Language Acquisition Program language partner, will give a presentation on Arabic calligraphy.

Ramesh Dhussa, Drake University associate professor of geography, and Drake students Michaela Mullin and Patricia Phillips will read from their fiction and poetry.

The concert will feature saxophone players: Jean-Pierre Baraglioli of France, William Street of Canada, Keiji Munesada of Japan and Richard Dirlam of the United States.

The final Drake Neighborhood Farmers' Market of the season will feature free food and cooking demonstrations by Chef Joe Godfroy.