McKenna McCreedy, a third-year student pharmacist, was awarded the inaugural Joe and Gordon Alexander Pharmacy Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes a student pharmacist within Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) who is from rural Iowa and plans to return to rural Iowa health following graduation. McCreedy is from Tiffin, Iowa, and plans to return to rural Iowa after graduating...
Congratulations to Professor Adae and the Drake PR team! Last week was a good week for the Drake SJMC public relations team. Congratulations to Assistant Professor Eric Kwame Adae, who was named the 2021 outstanding Iowa PR professional by the Iowa chapter of the Public Relations Society of America during its annual PRIME Awards. There...
Megan Barber, third-year student pharmacist, was awarded the inaugural Anna (Filippelli) and James Purdum Family Endowed Pharmacy Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes third- or fourth-year student pharmacists within Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) who are first-generation students. As a Drake student, Barber has maintained a high GPA and asserted herself as a leader in student organizations. She is the treasurer of...
Learn about the local film and video industry The Drake SJMC will be hosting a panel discussion 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2 to help our students learn more about opportunities in the local film and video scene. Panelists will discuss what opportunities exist for Drake students as well as how students can connect. The...
Congratulations to Professor Staub on being named SJMC dean! Dr. Catherine Staub, the Peggy Fisher and Larry Stelter Chair of Magazine Journalism, has been named the next dean of the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Staub will begin her new role next July when the current dean, Kathleen Richardson, retires. Staub joined the...
Following a national search, Catherine Staub has been named as the next dean of the Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Drake announced today. Staub currently serves as associate professor, Peggy Fisher and Larry Stelter Chair of Magazine Journalism, and Director of the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies at Drake University. “The...
“Journalism is reached not so much by choosing a profession as by launching oneself on a mission, a bit like a doctor, who studies and works so that evil is cured in the world. Your mission is to explain the world, to make it less dark, to make those who live there fear it less...
“We’ve been dealing with injustice in so many places, for so long. And if you try to dissect, why is this still here?, it’s because people haven’t had enough hope and confidence to believe that we can do something better. Hope is our superpower. Hope is the thing that gets you to stand up when...
Drake University mourns the loss of former U.S. Congressman and distinguished alumnus Neal E. Smith, LW’50, who passed away on Nov. 2, 2021. Congressman Smith and his wife Bea generously supported Drake University throughout their lives, the impact of which is felt today by Drake University students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Smith was 101 years...
“I use the term ‘fighting optimism’ … because I don’t see any other choice. … I think you’ve got to adhere to the truth. You’ve got to adhere to the basic values in our institutions.” — Musician Bruce Springsteen Welcome to JMC Days 2021! This week is JMC Days, the annual celebration of all things...