Category: Official News Releases

Approximately 25 trucks converged at Drake University this week to load up used furniture from residence halls for a variety of nonprofit organizations across Iowa.

Drake students Skyler Nesheim of Altoona and Luong "Louis" Hoang won an award for best undergraduate paper at the 40th annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, hosted by the University of North Dakota.

Patricia Prijatel, director of Drake's School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the E.T. Meredith distinguished professor of journalism, has retired at the close of the 2006-07 academic year. Kathleen Richardson (pictured), associate professor of journalism, has been named the school's new director.

Drake University’s RaySociety, which promotes lifelong learning for people of retirement age, will hold a year-end celebration on Wednesday, May 30, for all members and prospective members.

Drake University welcomed a total of more than 1,300 students into the ranks of alumni this past weekend during three ceremonies marking the commencement rites of passage.

Drake University has awarded its highest teaching award to Stuart Klugman, the Principal Financial Group distinguished professor of actuarial science.

Drake University has awarded its highest mentorship award, the 2007 Madelyn M. Levitt Mentor of the Year Award, to Lon Larson, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt professor of pharmacy administration.

Ugandan-born Jimmy Senteza, Drake associate professor of finance, has spent two years organizing a travel seminar for Drake students. It involves a 23-day journey to Uganda; they leave Des Moines on Tuesday, May 15.

Lauren Smith, who just completed her term as Drake student body president for 2006-07, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to fund a 13-month English teaching assistantship in South Korea.

As gas prices continue to skyrocket, Drake Law School will host a symposium in partnership with the Association of Patent Law Firms that will convene internationally renowned scholars and experts on the increasingly relevant topic of renewable energy and alternative fuels.