Registration for the 2015 Beautiful Bulldog Contest is now open for entry and will remain open until Monday, March 9. Any and all proud owners of English bulldogs are welcomed to enter. Around one hundred contestants enter the event each year. Due to such a large number of Beautiful Bulldog hopefuls, there will be a...
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Celebrate with Drake SJMC in Kansas City
Celebrate with Drake University professors and area alumni at a reception Saturday, February 28, in Kansas City. Connect with SJMC alumni and help us celebrate many accomplishments, including the promotion of SJMC Dean Kathleen Richardson, SJMC’s independent status on campus, the new Strategic Political Communication major, and the PR major’s CEPR accreditation – an honor...
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Drake Named One Of Nation’s Top 200 College Values
Drake University is among the nation's best colleges for students seeking great academics, outstanding career preparation, and generous financial aid according to The Princeton Review.
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Drake Celebrates distinctlyDrake Campaign Momentum With $200 Million Milestone
Through the generosity of more than 22,000 donors, the distinctlyDrake fundraising campaign has surpassed its $200 million financial goal nearly six months ahead of target. This milestone, unprecedented in the University's 134-year history, is a symbol of momentum for the ongoing campaign.
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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,...
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Law alumna named to Business Record’s ‘Forty Under 40’
Katie Graham, LW'11, was recently named to the Business Record's "Forty Under 40" for this year. Graham joins many previous Drake Law alumni who have been recognized.
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Professor to lead legal delegation trip to South Africa
Drake Law School Professor Mark Kende has been selected by the People to People Citizen Ambassador Program to coordinate a delegation of professionals specializing in law who will travel to South Africa on Oct. 19-29, 2015.
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Earl F. Martin Named 13th President of Drake University
DES MOINES, IA (January 12, 2015)—Earl F. “Marty” Martin has been named the 13th president of Drake University. The Drake University Board of Trustees identified President-elect Martin as an engaged leader who will bring to Drake a passionate commitment to the liberal arts and professional education; experience enhancing diversity; a deep understanding of excellent teaching,...
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Drake University Receives National Community Service Honors
Drake University has received a pair of prominent honors in recognition of community service by students, faculty, and staff. These honors reflect nearly 300,000 hours of service, worth millions of dollars each year, performed in collaboration with more than 100 non-profit organizations and schools.
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The Lytles’ Legacy
Steven Lytle always knew he’d go to college. He just never imagined that the college would be Drake. “My parents would have seen that I went to school somehow,” says Lytle, BN’67, LW’76. “But the only way I could afford a private school was with scholarships from many different donors.” With his tuition halved by...