Category: Official News Releases

Drake University will unveil a larger-than-life bronze sculpture by renowned artist Richard Bergen, of Salina, Kan.

A historical display at the Polk County Heritage Gallery, 111 Court Ave. in downtown Des Moines, will tell the tales of the dreamers, thinkers, stargazers and war heroes who built Drake.

The Drake Symphony Orchestra, John Canarina conducting, will present its annual Young Artists Concert.

Ruth David, Holocaust survivor and author of “Child of Our Time: A Young Girl’s Flight from the Holocaust," will discuss her book.

The potential for pro-development bias on zoning boards remains a problem, even in states such as Oregon that have enacted laws to solve the problem.

Tom Davis will continue to lead the Drake University men's basketball program until he decides to retire, at which point his son, Keno Davis, will take the reins of the program.

This Alcohol Awareness poster was part of a campaign that earned a trio of Drake students a top national award. CONTACT: Daniel Finney, (515) 271-2833,javascript:DeCryptX('1e3d1o0i2g3o0.2h3l3q2p1f3|3C0d0r2c0k2g203h1e1v') Students in Drake University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication earned high marks for their efforts to encourage safe drinking during Alcohol Awareness Month. A pair of three-person teams from...

Drake University Jazz Ensemble I, which recently took first place in the big band competition at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Festival, will perform a free concert.

Film critic and researcher Paula Amad, assistant professor of cinema and comparative literature at the University of Iowa, will speak at Drake University’s Writers and Critics Series.

Drake University head women's basketball coach Amy Stephens has received a three-year extension of her existing contract.