Category: Official News Releases

The Drake Law School will celebrate and educate students and citizens on Constitution Day from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 17, in room 206 of Cartwright Hall. The event, "How to be a Constitutional Lawyer," is free and open to the public and will feature a panel of distinguished law faculty who have been involved in constitutional litigation. Pizza and soda will be provided for attendees.

Luz Maria DeAlba, professor of mathematics and computer science, will give the annual Luther W. Stalnaker Lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Sheslow Auditorium.

Indian flutist Shashank, will present a lecture-demonstration recital with music by Ravi Shankarat Drake University.

David S. Senchina, assistant professor of biology, will begin the fall season of the Drake University Science Colloquium Series.

Martin Berger of the University of California, Santa Cruz, will present “Liberal Whites and the Politics of Black Civil Rights Photography” as part of the Drake University Writers and Critics Series on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

For Drake University pharmacy students, the transition from college to the professional world will be smoother, thanks to the new state-of-the-art Mayhew Compounding Laboratory, made possible by a $500,000 gift from alumnus Larry Mayhew and his wife, Sandy.

Drake University launches the fall fine arts season this week with an exhibition of World War I propaganda posters, a special performance featuring music and theater faculty members and a recital by a renowned pianist.

Internationally renowned pianist Jack Winerock, professor of piano at the University of Kansas, will perform works by Schubert, Ravel and Griffes in a solo recital at Drake University on Saturday, Sept. 8.

Fifty years of satellites will be explored during the fall series of Friday evening public presentations at the Drake Municipal Observatory in Waveland Park on the west side of Des Moines. The free series will begin at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7.

Drake University launches its fall fine arts season this week with an exhibition of World War I propaganda posters, a special performance featuring music and theatre faculty members and a recital by a renowned pianist.