Drake University and the Center for Bullying Resolution will host the second annual Conference on Bullying: Investigation and Resolution on March 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This full-day conference will be held in 310 Upper Olmsted Center at Drake University, 2875 University Avenue. This conference is geared towards K-5 educators, administrators, and graduate students in...
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Drake’s Pharm.D. Program Receives 8 Year Accreditation
The Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is pleased to report that its Pharm.D. program is accredited until June 30, 2023, as determined by the ACPE Board of Directors at their January meeting. This eight-year accreditation term is the maximum available to pharmacy programs and represents the high quality of the CPHS pharmacy program...
Drake celebrates November/December new hires and December anniversaries
November 2014 New Hires Jennifer Woodley, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, Alumni Relations Ronald Smith, Special Skilled Maintenance Person/Painter, Facility Services Hope Grebner, Political Papers Archivist, Cowles Library Tamara Masters, Infant Toddler Specialist / Parent Education, Head Start Ashlee Inman, Family Engagement Specialist, Head Start Amy Abram, Administrative Assistant I, Alumni & Development Justin Haas,...
Valdovinos named fellow of American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
Maria Valdovinos, associate professor of psychology at Drake University, has been promoted to fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).
East Meets West
Photo courtesy Hiltrud Schulz/UMass Amherst. Professor, author, scholar, archivist, and founder of the East German Film Archive at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Barton Byg has been pretty busy since graduating from Drake in 1975. Today Byg is the director of the DEFA Library. Named after an East German film studio, the library recently celebrated...
State of the state
Before he sets foot in the marshy wetland, Tom Rosburg, professor of biology, knows what to expect. Beads of sweat drip down his face as he trudges through knee-high wetland muck, 100-degree heat, and oppressive humidity. Then the buzzing begins. Gnats and mosquitos race around his nose and ears, reveling in the sticky air. All...
Drake celebrates October hires, November anniversaries
October 2014 New Hires Cindy Adams, Associate Director, Human Resources John Harrell, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Rochelle McCormick, Teacher, Head Start Robert Overturf, Senior Technology Support Specialist, Drake Technology Services (DTS) Sara Sommerlot-McWeeny, Office Manager, University Communications Marina Verlengia, Director of Campus Programming, Student Life November 2014 Anniversaries...
Student sinks half-court shot, wins truck
Bulldog Madness began in full force on Nov. 4 when a first-year student buried a miraculous half-court shot to win a brand new truck. Alex Tillinghast’s hustle to successfully sink a layup, free throw, 3-pointer, and half court shot won him a 2014 Ford F-150 truck from Noble Auto Group. It also made the Des...
Drake Student Hits Half-Court Shot, Wins Truck [VIDEO]
Bulldog Madness began in full force on Nov. 4 when a first-year student buried a miraculous half-court shot to win a brand new truck.
Drake board approves new academic programs, launch of $65 million STEM initiative
The Drake University Board of Trustees recently approved new degree programs in mathematics, science, education, technology, and health sciences while taking initial steps to further enhance the University’s programming through $65 million in new construction and renovation.