Category: Official News Releases

Drake University and Iowa State students received the Governor's Volunteer Award for volunteer involvement in The 10,000 Hours Show of Central Iowa.

The Drake University Writers and Critics Series will host the Alumni Writers Festival at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Cowles Library Reading Room.

Thomas Lairson, an expert in international relations, will discuss "Considering the Endgame in Iraq" in a free public lecture at Drake University on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The lecture will start at 12:30 p.m. in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center, 2875 University Ave.

Lawrence J. Korb will join Greg Thielmann in presenting a free, public lecture on "Defense, Intelligence and Terrorism," at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Drake University.

The Associated Collegiate Press has named two of Drake University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication student magazines as finalists for the ACP 2007 Pacemaker awards for magazine excellence.

An award-winning documentary about Perry, Iowa, by Jody Swilky, professor of English at Drake University, and independent filmmaker Kent Newman, will premier on Iowa Public Television Thursday, Oct. 4.

Drake University is participating in the University & College Accountability Network (U-CAN), a national Web-based project among over 550 member colleges and universities, that will share data to make it easy for prospective students and parents judge the quality of schools.

Country music star Keith Anderson will perform Drake University's 2007 Homecoming concert at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Drake Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave.

Drake University's International Film Series will begin Sunday, Oct. 7, with a screening of "The Cup" (Phörpa), a Hindi/Tibetan film with English subtitles, at 2 p.m. in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center.

Wendy R. Sherman, a recognized expert on national security issues, will discuss "The Costs of War" in a free public lecture at Drake University on Tuesday, Sept. 25.