Drake University Law School welcomes Professor Maritza McCormack from the University of Havana Law School to campus this week. McCormack is the first Cuban law professor to ever receive permission from the U.S. government to travel to the U.S. since the federal embargo against Cuba began in 1962. McCormack will spend the week at Drake...
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Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship to feature lecture on “Afghanistan Endgame” on March 27
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship (PFGCGC) will present “Afghanistan Endgame: What to Expect from the Upcoming Political Transition and Regional Diplomatic Efforts” at Drake University. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at American Progress and global consultant, will deliver the lecture, which is free and open to the public. The lecture will take place...
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Teaching and Learning Professor Publishes
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.