Category: Official News Releases

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

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

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.

Scott Conklin and Uriel Tsachor, both music faculty members at the University of Iowa, will perform works by Johannes Brahms for violin and piano at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium.

International development expert Natalie Hahn will deliver a free, public lecture on "Making a Difference Through International Giving."

Dressed in their best Halloween duds, children will compete for prizes at the 14th annual Drake University Community Halloween Hoops Shoot Out, set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29.

Rika Uchida, visiting assistant professor of piano and theory at Drake University, will perform popular pieces by Debussy and Liszt in her piano recital at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22.

The Drake University Adult Literacy Center will host "Books and Beyond," from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Drake School of Education.