Drake University is furthering its commitment to campus equity and inclusion by appointing Dr. Terrance Pendleton to a three-year term as Associate Provost for Campus Equity and Inclusion and launching a new program in the fall of 2024 called Bulldogs Belong: Resilient and Thriving. These efforts come at a time when legislation in Iowa—and across...
Drake University faculty members Joyce Njoroge and Maria Valdovinos received Drake’s highest honors for teachers and mentors—the prestigious Madelyn M. Levitt Awards—at the University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 19. The late Madelyn Levitt, longtime Drake trustee and honorary alumna, established the awards in 1994 to recognize Drake faculty and staff for their commitment to...
CBS News and Drake University are proud to announce a partnership that will bring educational lessons on good character and kindness to teachers and students around the world. The partnership will feature the two organizations’ initiatives that focus on making good choices and showing good character: CBS News’ “Kindness 101” and Drake’s CHARACTER COUNTS!. As...
Planned activities and partner integration expand upon Panama as a global outpost for Drake Drake University football student-athletes are traveling to the Republic of Panama this month to participate in a unique study abroad opportunity as part of a three-credit travel seminar called Panama and the Global Economy—designed in partnership with Drake’s Zimpleman College of...
Suzie has devoted more than four decades of her time, energy, and resources to philanthropic work across Iowa During its 156th commencement ceremonies this past weekend, Drake University awarded an honorary degree to one of the most prolific and celebrated philanthropists in the Midwest and beyond, Suzie Glazer Burt. For more than four decades, Suzie...
The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave & Bold passes goal of $225 million Drake University announced today that alumnus and Board of Trustees member Greg Johansen, PH’76, and his wife, Cie, are committing a transformative gift of $28 million to the University. This historic commitment is the largest gift to The Ones campaign to...
Drake University will award 1,121 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees at its 2024 commencement ceremonies. The undergraduate ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, and the graduate ceremony will follow at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies will take place in the Knapp Center (2601 Forest Avenue, Des Moines, IA)and be presided over...
Drake University has selected Erik Maki, an accomplished and long-time faculty member at the University, as the next dean of its College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Maki will begin his role as dean July 1. “I am delighted that Dr. Maki will lead the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,” said Drake University Provost...
Dear Bulldog community, I am writing to provide an update on our academic program review process and our work to balance the operating budget by fiscal year 2026 (July 2025). As I shared in February and subsequently, the higher education landscape is rapidly evolving as colleges and universities across the country face declining enrollments driven...
Pumpkin to serve as this year’s Drake Relays mascot and the Most Beautiful Bulldog Bulldog lovers from near and far gathered together Sunday at the Knapp Center on Drake University’s campus to celebrate the crowning of Pumpkin as the winner of the 45th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest. Ramsey Subaru again served as the presenting sponsor...