The commencement ceremonies recognized more than 1,400 graduates, including four who shared their stories.
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Education graduates go abroad for first year of teaching
Eight recent education graduates are teaching English in countries from Ecuador to China.
Drake’s dean of students honored for contributions to higher education
Sentwali Bakari recently received an alumni award from his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
RaySociety to host annual Year End Celebration and Annual Meeting
The RaySociety will hold it's annual Year End Celebration and Annual Meeting for members and prospective members.
Doctor of Pharmacy Hooding and Commencement
Congratulations to the 103 Drake graduates who participated in the Doctor of Pharmacy Hooding and Commencement exercises on May 15 - May 16
Drake commencement hits a high note this year
Drake President David Maxwell performed a blues ballad with saxophonist Dick Oatts, who received an honorary degree.
Morrison family gown makes its ninth appearance at Drake commencementt
Senior Abby Dierks donned a robe first worn by her great grandmother in 1906 and also by her grandfather, Paul Morrison, in 1939.
Recent graduate receives Fulbright grant to do research in Ukraine
Marina Yakhnis will spend the 2010-11 academic year studying an ethnic group exiled from the Crimean peninsula by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
Drake celebrates faculty, staff years of service, retirements
Drake University recently recognized faculty and staff members for years of dedicated service at the 2010 Spring Faculty and Staff Recognition Breakfast. The University celebrated those who have been at Drake for 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, 35 years and 40 years, and those who will retire this year. Honorees each received an anniversary...
Drake SOE Pen Pal Program Featured in Des Moines Register Article
Dr. Sally Beisser’s education students have a unique opportunity to connect with fourth grade students at Greenwood Elementary School through a pen pal program designed by Dr. Beisser and Jennifer Huegel, a Drake alumni. This program matches each Drake education student in Dr. Beisser’s class with one or two fourth grade students in Jennifer Huegel’s...