It’s an eventful year ahead with caucuses, construction, competition, commitment, camaraderie, and courses. Save the date for these six events happening in 2016 at Drake University. There are so many exciting things happening on campus in 2016. Follow us through a year of transformation! 1. Caucuses Drake becomes the caucus capital of Des Moines on...
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Caucuses as classroom
Students study campaign communication strategies at rallies for Clinton, Carson, and other presidential candidates prior to the Iowa caucuses In a single week, Drake University sophomore Samantha Ohlson spent eight hours at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Council Bluffs, four hours at a Putting Families First presidential forum in Des Moines, two hours at...
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Three alumni lead FBS teams
Only the University of Iowa and the University of Alabama have produced more current FBS head coaches than Drake. Drake University has a long tradition of making what Head Coach Rick Fox likes to call “Impact Men”—men with a burning desire to do something great with their lives. Three of Drake’s more recognizable “Impact Men”...
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Drake University appoints UW-Green Bay dean Sue J. Mattison as provost
Drake University President Marty Martin, on behalf of the University, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sue J. Mattison to the position of provost.
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First Year Seminar receives $10,000 community grant
A group of first-year students at Drake University received a $10,000 grant to implement a plan that will make the campus more bicycle-friendly.
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Former ambassador to discuss “Foreign Policy on the Campaign Trail”
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship will host a lecture about voters' heightened interest in foreign policy during the presidential campaign season.
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Bartschat receives Will Allis Prize from American Physical Society
Klaus Bartschat, the Ellis & Nelle Levitt Professor of Physics at Drake University, was awarded the 2016 Will Allis Prize for the Study of Ionized Gases from the American Physical Society (APS).
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Affinity reunions attract alumni
Reunions for choir, theatre, and pharmacy affinities, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be held this spring.
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Pappajohn Awards luncheon celebrates entrepreneurship
Business, higher education, nonprofit, and government leaders celebrated the 10th annual John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Venture Competition Awards during a luncheon in Levitt Hall.
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Drake scheduled to host nationally televised DNC debate
Drake University will host a live, nationally televised debate among Democratic presidential candidates on Nov. 14, 2015.