All is quiet on the Blue Oval, but in just a month, world-class athletes will take over the track as they make the pilgrimage to Drake Relays. Adding to the excitement, this year’s Relays take place mere months before the 2012 Summer Olympics. However, as alumni will tell you, the athletic events are only part...
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Downtown Street Painting: Brush up on your community spirit
Street Painting has long been an unofficial kickoff to Drake Relays Week. This year, Drake is once again partnering with the city of Des Moines and the Court Avenue District to bring the festive event to the downtown area. The third annual Downtown Street Painting, scheduled from noon to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, allows...
Supreme Court Celebration brings high-profile case to Drake campus
Drake’s 75th Supreme Court Celebration will start with a prominent case that has garnered national attention. On March 29, Drake University Law School will host the Iowa Supreme Court’s oral arguments in an appeal of Mark Becker’s murder conviction involving the insanity defense. Mark Becker was convicted of killing Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas in...
Senior starts student-run public relations agency
A new student-run public relations agency, 515PR, has blossomed at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and is already hard at work with two clients. The agency — the brainchild of senior public relations major Kristen Hemmings — is made up of six SJMC students with a wide range of skills. Hemmings first developed...
Supreme Court to hear high-profile case at Drake
Drake’s 75th Supreme Court Celebration will start with a prominent case that has garnered national attention. On March 29, Drake University Law School will host the Iowa Supreme Court’s oral arguments in an appeal of Mark Becker’s murder conviction involving the insanity defense.
Supreme Court Celebration brings high-profile case to Drake campus
Drake's 75th Supreme Court Celebration will take place March 29-31.
Drake Law alumna retires from bench
Rosemary Sackett, LW'63, retired from her position as Chief Judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals
Drake Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day promotes professional development
Students will focus on professional development at Drake Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day March 2.
Here to help
Mary Walbridge, PH’74, has made a career of serving needy communities in the United States. From impoverished rural areas to inner cities, she’s sought areas where her work as a pharmacist can have a profound impact. Walbridge’s passion for health care and community service was cultivated at a young age: Her mother, a nurse, worked...
Portion of Forest Avenue to be Renamed Paul F. Morrison Way
A man whose name has been synonymous with Drake University for generations will have his name affixed to signs along the street that only symbolically separates the two.