Category: Official News Releases

Drake junior Tara Richards recently was appointed to the Iowa College Student Aid Commission as the only student commissioner on the board.

Fred Arroyo will present "Close as Pages in a Book: Reading, Writing and the Power of Linguistic Memories."

Des Moines artist Peggy Johnston will teach a bookmaking workshop as part of Drake's "Book Arts: Dialogues and Languages" series.

Legal expert J. Alexander Their will present "Afghanistan: The Forgotten War" as part of Drake's lecture series on the United States and the World.

Director Deena Conley has adapted Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play to a modern setting.

Shoppers at this week's market can sample honey lemonade from 3 Bee Honey Farms and get free information from Planned Parenthood.

The free series will continue with a lecture titled "The Real Force -- Issac Newton, Edmund Halley, Charles Messier and Joseph-Louis Lagrange."

Drake Magazine and THiNK magazine are among 10 finalists for the Associated Collegiate Press' Pacemaker award.

Jazz I will perform classic and contemporary big band music and Jazz II will feature a variety of swing and Latin styles.

Dramatic soprano Cheryl Studer, who has performed at many of the world's major opera houses, will give a recital as the Edwin Earle Ferguson guest artist.