Drake University is expanding its presence at the Iowa State Fair to provide more ways for students, alumni, faculty and friends to reconnect and show their pride.
Category: Official News Releases
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Radia, Willis to receive Ray Center’s 2015 Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award
The Ray Center, formerly known as Character Counts in Iowa, will issue its 2015 Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award to Suku Radia, President and CEO of Bankers Trust, and Rich Willis, dealer principal at Willis Auto Campus.
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Harkin Institute, Drake University Archives to celebrate ADA legislation’s 25th anniversary
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement at Drake University and the Drake University Archives and Special Collections will publicly unveil Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin’s Americans with Disabilities Act congressional files and materials on the 25th anniversary of the signing of Harkin’s signature piece of legislation.
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Drake alumnus Zach Johnson wins the British Open in playoff
Zach Johnson, BN’98, who won the 144th Open Championship today following a four-hole playoff.
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Sammons donates $1 million to Drake University Actuarial Program
Sammons Enterprises, Inc., parent company of Des Moines-based Sammons Financial Group, has donated $1 million to Drake University for the Sammons Endowed Professorship in Actuarial Science, a program that supports a new or existing professor of actuarial science and will be used to retain or attract outstanding faculty members.
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Drake University adopts test-flexible admission policy
Drake University has implemented a test-flexible admission policy that allows eligible prospective students to choose whether to submit standardized test scores as part of their application.
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Senior capstone Urban Plains receives top honors
Drake University journalism students nabbed top honors in the 2015 AEJMC Student Magazine Awards. UrbanPlains.com was named the best online magazine.
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New website provides Iowa caucus information and analysis for journalists, voters
A new website provides comprehensive information and analysis of presidential campaigns in Iowa leading into the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.
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Drake University receives renewed Center for Actuarial Excellence designation
Drake University has retained its status as a Center for Actuarial Excellence. The designation is held by only 16 colleges and universities in the United States, and 26 in the world.
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Drake hatchery nurtures start-up success in second year
Ten Drake University students are hard at work this summer developing five new businesses with mentorship and financial support from alumnus John Lorentzen, BN'77, AS'77, and his Lorentzen Student Hatchery.