Registration open for SJMC centennial celebration party Alumni are encouraged to gather their friends for our delayed SJMC centennial celebration on Saturday, April 30, 5-8 p.m. in Meredith Hall: https://alumni.drake.edu/sjmc-relays-reunion. Advance registration is encouraged; see who is going to attend! Tickets cost $20 and include alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres, music and fun....
Drake University Law School announces that The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave & Bold has raised $11.8 million against the $20 million Law School goal. Gifts will enhance the Law School’s efforts to produce the next generation of outstanding Drake lawyers. The Law School is celebrating several leadership gifts that will create new student...
“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” “With rare exceptions, all of your most important achievements on this planet will come from working with others — or, in a word, partnership.” — Dr. Paul Farmer, physician, humanitarian and champion of global health equity (1959-2022)...
Apply for Dotdash Meredith Apprenticeships You can work for the largest magazine media company in America. The DotDash Meredith Apprenticeship Program allows ambitious journalists and graphic designers the opportunity to earn both academic credit and gain professional, portfolio-level work experience. Selected students commit to working 15-20 hours per week at DotDash Meredith both semesters...
Transfer students, pick up some Drake swag! The University’s transfer student adviser, Lauren McCarthy, will set up a table in the Olmsted breezeway this week to greet transfer students and provide snacks and Drake swag — today, Monday, Feb. 7, 1-3 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-noon. 2022-23 scholarship applications available A variety of...
Drake SJMC Spirit Week continues Join us on Instagram this week to show off your SJMC pride and win prizes. Here’s how it works:• Dress up based on the prompt (or use an old photo that goes with it).• Go to the @drakejmc Instagram Story.• Click the Add Yours sticker for that day.• Upload your photo following that day’s...
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it! — William Hutchison Murray, Scottish mountaineer Best of luck on a great spring 2022 semester! — The Drake SJMC faculty and staff Save the date: SJMC alumni reunion and Centennial Celebration! We can’t wait to see everyone...
Aligning with the College’s vision to be a diverse community of learners leading the way to a healthy world, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee was recently added to the College’s standing committee structure. This addition to the College’s committees was proposed by a workgroup created in the Fall of 2020 and passed unanimously...
New courses bring joy to older adults during pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted in-person education, Drake University made sure its lifelong learners, many of whom are older Iowans, would not be prevented from pursuing their passion for learning. Hundreds of older adults are participating in new online courses from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute...
Des Moines Roosevelt graduate and DMPS employee Dau Jok to make remarks Drake University will host its 151st commencement ceremony in the Knapp Center Saturday, Dec. 18, at 10 a.m. The University will award 363 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. Masks are required for all attendees in compliance with University policy and CDC recommendations. “I...