Category: Official News Releases

Drake University alumnus Larry D. Zimpleman, president and chief operating officer of The Principal Financial Group, will give the annual Financial Executives International – Drake School of Accounting Lecture.

International policy expert Craig Cohen will deliver a free, public lecture on "Smart Power and Stability in Pakistan," at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30, in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center, 2875 University Ave.

Lou Diamond Phillips, star of "Camelot," now playing at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, will visit Drake University for an "In the Actors Studio"-style discussion.

As part of the Drake Writers and Critics Series, award-winning poet Peggy Shumaker will read and discuss her two most recent books during a visit to Drake on Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Faculty cellist Ashley Sandor Sidon will be featured in the Drake Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the fall semester.

Three Drake University students will present the findings of their summer research projects at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 26.

Drake University will host the 2007 entrepreneurial conference "Traits of Success" for Drake and area high school students on Friday, Oct. 26.

Wanda Everage, vice provost for student affairs and academic excellence at Drake University, has been recognized for distinguished achievements by Iowa State University.

Due to health reasons, Rika Uchida has canceled her faculty recital set for 8 p.m. today (Monday, Oct. 22).

Foreign relations expert Samuel W. Lewis will deliver a free, public lecture on "America's Role in the Middle East," at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Bulldog Theater.