THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 • College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Day, 10 a.m. • School of Education advisory council meeting, 2-5 p.m., School of Education. • Executive in Residence Lecture – Award-winning screenwriter and Drake graduate John August will discuss journalism and screenwriting at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main. Admission is free. Call 271-2295. • “A Little...
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COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
Drake alumni are starting a new tradition of providing students with white lab coats to which mark the beginning of the students' professional career and Doctor of Pharmacy program.
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Everage named Virgil S. Lagomarcino Laureate by Iowa State
Wanda Everage, LA’72, has been named Virgil S. Lagomarcino Laureate by the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences for outstanding work in the field of education.
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An opportunity to support a fellow grad
Angela Day Johnson’s BN’01, senior subcontracts manager with Rockwell Collins residing in Marengo, Iowa, informed Drake that her four-year-old daughter, Rian, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in February 2007.
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Drake joins national initiative to offer improved consumer resources
Drake University is participating in the University & College Accountability Network (U-CAN), a national Web-based project among over 550 member colleges and universities, that will share data to make it easy for prospective students and parents judge the quality of schools.
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Superintendent of Des Moines Schools to speak at Drake lunch
Nancy Sebring, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, will speak at Drake University’s “Let’s DU Lunch” series on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Polk County Convention Complex.
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RaySociety offers intriguing classes, fun social activities
With classes ranging from astronomy to the impact of the Iowa caucuses, Drake University's Billie and Robert D. Ray Lifelong Learning Society provides learning opportunities in a college atmosphere to senior citizens throughout the fall semester.
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Walker to step down as Law School dean next May
David S. Walker, dean of Drake University Law School and the Dwight D. Opperman distinguished professor of law, has notified the University and the Law School that he will resign as dean at the end of the 2007-08 academic year and return to the faculty.
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Writer to discuss the politics of Civil Rights photography
Martin Berger of the University of California, Santa Cruz, will present “Liberal Whites and the Politics of Black Civil Rights Photography” as part of the Drake University Writers and Critics Series on Tuesday, Sept. 18.
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Calendar
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • Drake women’s soccer vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m., Drake Stadium. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 • Law School Symposium: “Risk and Responsibility in the 21st Century,” 7:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m., Neal and Bea Smith Law Center. • World War I Graphic Posters, Anderson Gallery, Harmon Fine Arts Center, opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition will continue...