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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Drake Law hosts Supreme Court Celebration
Drake Law School hosted the Iowa Supreme Court as justices heard oral arguments in two cases as part of the Law School’s 74th Annual Supreme Court Celebration. The celebration is held annually to help law students become more familiar with appellate court procedure and arguments, and to honor the Iowa Supreme Court for its commitment to justice and legal education. View a photo gallery of the 2011 Supreme Court Celebration.
Magazine majors networking in NYC
Each spring a small group of junior and senior Magazine majors at Drake University travels to New York City on a fast-paced networking trip to meet with editors all across the city.
Drake Law hosts Supreme Court Celebration; symposium on “Debating the Living Constitution”
The symposium topic this year was whether the Constitution should be interpreted as a living document or whether it should be strictly interpreted as it was originally written. William Robinson III, president elect of the American Bar Association presented the keynote lecture at the Supreme Court Celebration.
distinctlyDrake heads West
While enjoying the pink and orange sunset over Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona, Drake University alumni and friends celebrated their Drake connections and the progress of distinctlyDrake. The gathering at the Phoenician Resort, which took place March 18, is one of several distinctlyDrake events that will happen across the country over the next few years....
$47 million in student aid celebrated at scholarship donor luncheon
As the 2010-11 school year draws to an end, many high school seniors are undoubtedly seated with their parents around kitchen tables, poring over acceptance letters and financial aid packages from colleges and universities. Drake sophomore Caitlin Podemski certainly remembers her college search. The music and psychology major from Rockford, Ill., weighed Drake’s reputation for...
Master of Public Administration class trip travels from Russia to Rome
The Comparative Management and Policy Analysis in A Global Context course, which this year focused on food policy as it relates to social justice, hunger and sustainability, recently took graduate students and alumni through six European countries over 18 days.
Relays planner: Be part of the tradition
Monday, April 25 32nd Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest 10:45 a.m.–1 p.m. Nollen Plaza, Downtown Des Moines Sponsored by Bankers Trust and Prairie Meadows Tuesday, April 26 Grand Blue Mile 5:30 p.m. Downtown Des Moines Sponsored by Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Drake Relays Wednesday, April 27 Downtown Street Painting 1-4 p.m. Court Avenue...
Model athletes: ESPN The Magazine to feature Drake football players
Closely cropped, this could be a halftime scenario: Ten football players in uniform huddle up — smashed paper cups and towels strewn about the floor. They lean forward, listening for directions on how to better position themselves. The athletes are intensely focused; a whiteboard in the room is scribbled with plays. The players are huddled...
Drake Constitutional Law Center sponsors symposium, lecture
Legal experts from across the U.S. will gather at Drake to explore constitutional issues.