Assistant Professor Todd Hodgkinson recently published the results of a ten-month case study in Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, the official journal of the American Association for Teaching & Curriculum. His article, Translating Sustainability: The Design of a Secondary Charter School, documents the process of designing a comprehensive model of sustainability education for high school students....
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Artist bios for Edward Earle Ferguson Event
Romanian born violinist ANDY SIMIONESCU is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where he completed his studies with Szymon Goldberg. He was awarded the Silver Medal and the Prize for the Commissioned Work at the 1987 Montreal International Violin Competition and was a 1st prize winner in the Concert Artists Guild and the...
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A recent Drake graduate offers advice to incoming students
Even before he officially began life as a Drake student, Ian Weller, AS’12, was keeping a blog of the experiences that shaped his college years. In his four years at Drake Weller documented how he came to choose Drake, his study abroad experiences (he was on the ground in—and later evacuated from—Egypt during the country’s...
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Drake announces gift from Hy-Vee, Inc.
Hy-Vee, Inc. has donated $300,000 to distinctlyDrake for the construction of the Morgan E. Cline Atrium for Pharmacy and Science.
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Drake Relays: from marriage to medals?
Jenn Suhr is one of a number of newly married competitors who will be competing at the Drake Relays this month. She hopes to use the relays as a springboard toward this year’s Olympics in London.
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America’s Athletic Classic
NOTE: Events are designated as Student (STU), Community (COMM), Alumni (ALUM) and Athletic (ATH). Some events require pre-registration or RSVP. Events are subject to change. *See competition schedule for specific athletic event times. Friday, April 29 Drake Relays* (ATH) 8 a.m.–4:25 p.m. Drake Stadium Ticket information All Pharmacy Reunion (ALUM) Registration 3–7 p.m. RSVP Reunion...
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Public relations program gaining faculty, momentum
Drake's public relations program is showing growth not only in enrollment, but also in the addition of a new faculty member and increased participation in one of the discipline's premier national student competitions.
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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION NEWS
The 'first lady of the press,' Helen Thomas, helped break the gender barrier in journalism and faced challenges as a woman journalist. Yet, she's more concerned about the new challenges confronting today's young high school and college journalists.
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Scott Memorial Chapel receives architectural award
The restoration of Drake's Oreon E. Scott Memorial Chapel by Substance Architecture has received the 2007 Honor Award for Restoration from the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects.