Category: Official News Releases

Spotlight Express, a summer class at Drake University, offers students in grades four through eight the opportunity to explore music from Broadway shows. Classes will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesdays beginning June 20 in the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 25th Street and Carpenter Avenue.

Members of the public gave up-and-coming political reporters their two cents’ worth Monday at "Politics and the Press: A Community Conversation." Iowa Public Television recorded the discussion at its Johnston studio and will air an hour-long program about it at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 28.

Drake University's Buy Fresh Buy Local booth will be in full operation at this Saturday's Downtown Farmers' Market in Des Moines. Market patrons may pick up their free directory of farms and businesses selling local foods, sign a pledge to support local farmers and food businesses, and purchase T-shirts and hats sporting the BFBL logo.

For Drake University junior Steven Amos, it's time for the wheels – and reels – to start spinning. Amos and his brother, Brian, are co-directors of Student Films Across America, a new international student film festival with 50 appearances in the United States and Canada.

Former Iowa Gov. Robert Ray and former first lady Billie Ray presented RaySociety-Drake University hats and certificates to this year's RaySociety instructors at the group's recent year-end celebration.

American democracy is declining, and the front-loading of presidential primaries is accelerating that downward spiral, says Arthur Sanders, professor and chair of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Drake University.

Drake University is one of 11 colleges and universities selected to participate in "Deliberation About Things That Matter," a series of events sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society for teaching and learning deliberative skills through the discussion of major issues of meaning or value.

Iowans interested in the 2008 presidential election soon will have the opportunity to tell the news media how to improve campaign coverage at a free event arranged by Drake University, Iowa Public Television, The Des Moines Register, the Poynter Institute and the McCormick Tribune Foundation.

Young vocalists can hone their skills at Drake University this summer with two classes designed for students interested in performing and pursuing music careers.

Lenz, professor of English and chair of the English Department at Drake University, has been named interim dean of Drake's College of Arts and Sciences