Dr. Cathy Beck-Cross, alumnus of the School of Education Doctoral program (Ed.D.), recently won the Iowa Education Research and Evaluation Association’s (IEREA) Distinguished Research Award for her dissertation work titled “Individual, Family, School, and Community Predictors of High School Male Suicidal Behaviors: An analysis of 2010 Iowa Youth Survey Data.” Dr. Beck-Cross will present her...
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Free documentary screening and discussion will explore race and education
Community and education leaders participating in the 6:30 p.m. panel discussion include Drake University Provost Deneese Jones.
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Prospective Drake Student, Michael Woods Achieves GED
When Mike Woods enrolled in the Adult Literacy Center at Drake University in March 2009, his goal was to get his GED. Since he was reading at the 3rd grade level, he first dedicated himself to improving his reading skills. He spent four years (approximately 500 hours) learning word concepts, sentence structure, vocabulary, and comprehension...
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Professor and Students Presents at Counseling Conference
Dr. Bengu Tekinalp along with two Counseling Graduate students, Kathryn Blair and Cody Samec, presented at the Iowa School Counselor Association Annual conference in Des Moines. The title of the program was School Counselor’s Toolbox: Insights and Techniques from Individual Psychology. The program was well attended, and well received. Congratulations to Cody and Katie for...
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X-ray lasers are no longer science fiction
On Nov. 14, Linda Young, director of the X-ray Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, will deliver a lecture about the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) laser, which helps scientists determine three-dimensional structure of materials at the atomic scale. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in...
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Linda Young Public Lecture Scheduled About X-ray Lasers
Join us Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium to here Dr. Linda Young’s lecture on “X-ray Lasers – No Longer Science Fiction.” Linda Young is an Argonne Distinguished Fellow leader in the field of atomic, molecular and optical physics, is director of the X-ray Science Division at Argonne. The first optical laser was...
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Adult Literacy Training Huge Success
Drake University’s representation in the recent Adult Literacy Center volunteer tutor training was the largest-ever. Four Drake students, two Drake staff/faculty and four Drake graduates attended the Friday evening, all-day Saturday September 6-7 tutor training. Since class size is limited to 15, two-thirds of the new ALC@DU volunteers come from the Drake community. Drake students...
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NEW Iowa Financial Literacy Academy
Drake University School of Education (SOE) students will meet for the second time on October 25 as members of the new Iowa Financial Literacy Academy. Dr. Sally Beisser, SOE professor and Joanne Kuster, financial literacy educator and author, provide leadership for the academy based on the legacy of Maddie Levitt’s financial mentorship. This opportunity provides...
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WorkPlace Big Five Certification Opportunity
For the first time in Iowa, the Drake University School of Education is offering a Workplace Big Five Certification Program. The program will be offered November 4-6 in the Pomerantz Conference Room in Olmstead Hall. The Workplace Big Five is a powerful tool designed to measure personality traits and capacity for competencies. This personality instrument...
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Eating at Chef’s Kitchen Raises Money for the Adult Literacy Center
Local Des Moines restaurant Chef’s Kitchen, located at 1903 Beaver, is sponsoring a fundraiser for the Adult Literacy Center (ALC) at Drake University through the entire month of October. Chef’s Kitchen, voted Best Kept Secret in the Cityview “Best Of Des Moines” poll, has a diverse and impressive menu. Chef’s Kitchen is owned by Kristi...