Drake University is proud to announce that it has been selected as an institute partner for the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
Category: Official News Releases
Nine Bulldogs earn Forty Under 40 honors
Nine members of the Drake University community were named to the Des Moines Business Record Forty Under 40 class for 2018.
Drake students collaborate with Des Moines Playhouse
The Des Moines Community Playhouse is taking the show on the road this summer, and Drake students are helping the nonprofit community theater group to spread the word.
Peggy Whitson to receive Robert D. Ray character award
Iowa native Peggy Whitson, a record-setting NASA astronaut, will receive the 2018 Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award from The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University.
Pritchett named director of Drake Legal Clinic
Suzan Pritchett has been named director of clinical and experiential programs and associate professor of law at Drake Law School, effective July 1.
Keys to Excellence continues with Israeli pianist in Beethoven program
Israeli pianist Asaf Zohar will deliver the next concert in Drake’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 5, in Sheslow Auditorium.
Griff joins Drake Choir for Singing Valentines fundraiser
Lovebirds can treat their significant other with a song, roses, and a dapper bulldog at any location in the Des Moines metro area on February 14.
Jonathan Azu elected to Drake University Board of Trustees
Music industry executive Jonathan Azu, BN’99, was elected to Drake University’s Board of Trustees during the board’s quarterly meeting in Des Moines on Jan. 11. He joins the board for a three-year term, beginning in April.
Drake lecture to focus on U.S.-Japanese relations
A leading scholar of U.S.-Japanese relations will discuss the state of the Asia-Pacific region during heightened world tensions in a lecture on March 1 at Drake University.
Harkin symposium to highlight preventive care, community health
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at Drake University is gathering experts for a discussion about the importance of preventive care and community health at a public event on March 21 at Drake.