Category: School of Education

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...