The spring series of Friday evening public presentations at the Drake Municipal Observatory will begin with a presentation on gravity and the formation of our solar system at 8 p.m. today, March 23, at the observatory in Waveland Park.
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Drake Chamber Trio to Give Debut Performance
Three Drake music department faculty are bringing professional chamber music to the Des Moines area with the revival of a generations-old Drake tradition: the Fine Arts Trio.
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Drake Alum Saves Lives Daily at Iraq Air Force Hospital
Service members being wheeled headfirst into the Air Force Theater Hospital emergency room in Iraq shouldn't be surprised if the first person they see is Maj. Derek Speten, a 1997 Drake graduate and president of the Society of Air Force Pharmacy.
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Register for Summer and Fall 2007 Semesters April 4-19
Registration for summer and fall 2007 semesters is going on now through April 19. Students can ensure hassle-free registering by becoming familiarized with the blueView Web portal prior to their allotted registration time.
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Statewide Entrepreneurship Conference Rescheduled
Approximately 300 college and high school students from Iowa and surrounding states will gather at Drake Friday, March 30, for the Collegiate Entrepreneur's Iowa Conference. The event was originally scheduled for March 2 but was rescheduled due to winter weather.
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Keno Davis Named Men’s Basketball Coach
Drake Director of Athletics Sandy Hatfield Clubb announced today the naming of Keno Davis as the school’s 24th head men’s basketball coach.
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Conlaw Symposium Promises Controversial Debate
The annual Drake University Law School Constitutional Law Symposium will tackle a bold topic for debate: Does the U.S. Constitution thwart democracy? The event, titled "Our 'Undemocratic' American Constitution," is set for Saturday, April 7, with activities beginning at 8 a.m. in Cartwright Hall.
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Students to Present Research Projects
The fourth annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS) will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in Parents Hall, Olmsted Center. Rodney Rogers, LA'49, GR'51, professor of biology, will also be honored at a luncheon for his 51 years of service at Drake.
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Expert on Military Ethics to Speak at Drake
Stephen D. Wrage, professor of political science at the U.S. Naval Academy, will give a free public lecture on "Military Ethics in a Time of War" at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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Students to Host Malaysian Night
The Drake University Malaysian Students Association will hold its first-ever "1001 Malaysian Night" from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 31.