The Adult Literacy Center seeks volunteers to teach basic literacy skills. Training sessions will be held Friday, Jan. 22, and Saturday, Jan. 23.
Category: School of Education
Leadership Development Capstone Event
The Master of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD) program in the School of Education is proud to present the great work of our students. Students in the MSLD program will host a poster session outlining their capstone project completed this fall. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us Friday, December...
Free Showing At the Fleur Cinema
There will be a free showing of Paper Tigers on December 2 from 1:15-3:15 at the Fleur Cinema. Bringing this film to Des Moines is a joint endeavor between Des Moines Public Schools’ Roosevelt High School and Drake University’s School of Education. The film illuminates the situations that adversely affect students’ ability to perform in...
Leuwerke co-authors college success textbook
Wade Leuwerke, aassociate professor of education, recently published a textbook on college student success along with colleagues at Xavier University and the University of Utah.
Professor Elected to Board of Directors
Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp, Associate Professor of Education, was recently elected to the Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Board of Directors. The ITAG website identified the Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) as “a tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization which was organized more than 40 years ago with a vision that gifted and talented children in the State...
STEM Festival Success
The South Central Iowa STEM hub, housed at Drake University, partnered with DMACC Ankeny to host a STEM festival for students in third through eighth grade. The event took place Monday night, October 19 at the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC Ankeny campus. There were 181 exhibitors providing a wide range of activities with...
School of Education Graduates Make a Difference in Ghana
Two School of Education graduates have made their home in Ghana. Mary Stang, BSE ’15 and Anna Suminski, BSE ’15 are moving to the village of Askiuma to help locals get the school up and running. They are working with Kingdom Cares Community School. The KCC School recently opened in January, 2015 and has over...
TECH Talks Scheduled
The doctoral class, Technology and Leadership, will be putting on TECH Talks from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday, October 17 in the Sussman Theater on Drake University’s campus. These TECH Talks are modeled after the popular TED Talks though the focus will be specifically on technology and leadership. Each talk will be 10 minutes...
SOE Graduate Speaks at Parents Weekend
Parents and Family Weekend is an annual opportunity to showcase Drake to family and friends. Students can connect with family members, introduce them to new friends and show what Drake University has to offer. Families can experience everything from athletics to improv, cookouts to live music. This year, as part of the festivities, Kate Evans of...
Kevin Lam publishes book on youth gangs and colonialism
Kevin Lam, assistant professor of urban and diversity education in the Department of Teaching and Learning, published "Youth Gangs, Racism, and Schooling: Vietnamese American Youth in a Postcolonial Context."