Category: Official News Releases

Senior magazine and news-Internet students joined forces this spring to create THiNK magazine, an environmentally friendly news publication. The staff will celebrate its launch with a free, public party at 5 p.m. today.

Chip Miller, professor of marketing, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the University of San Carlos in Cebu, Philippines, from November 2007 to April 2008.

John Burney, dean of Drake's College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to the new position of associate provost for curriculum, faculty development and assessment, Provost Ronald Troyer announced.

Joseph Gerson, a nuclear specialist and peace campaigner, will speak Tuesday, May 1, on "Abolition or Global Proliferation: What to Make of Iranian and U.S. Nuclear Programs and Policies."

Drake University journalism students earned two first-place honors and a total of six Region 7 Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for work in the 2006 calendar year.

Dan Chaon, an acclaimed novelist and short story writer, will share his work and discuss his writing at 7:30 p.m. today in the Reading Room of Drake's Cowles Library.

Just in time for the influx of alumni and visitors on campus for the Drake Relays, Cowles Library launched a new digital collection, called "What a Time We Had…Women Remember Drake."

Renowned saxophonist Will Campbell will perform with the Drake University Jazz Ensemble II in a free concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1.

The Drake University National Alumni Association will honor five alumni for their professional accomplishments and community service at the annual Drake Alumni Awards Dinner on Saturday, May 12.

Stephanie Coontz says the death of the dowry has meant the rise of romance. A marriage scholar and award-winning author, Coontz will deliver this year's Hawley Lecture at 7 p.m. today.