SJMC alumnae named “women of influence” Two Drake SJMC alumnae were named among the Des Moines Business Record’s 2021 “Women of Influence.” Emily Abbas, JO’97, MCL’09, is chief retail banking and marketing officer for Bankers Trust. Tiffany Tauscheck, JO’01, is chief operations officer for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. University Communications and Marketing seeks “models”...
Alumni news Deidre DeJear, JO’13, has announced that she has formed a committee to explore a campaign for governor. DeJear ran unsuccessfully for Iowa secretary of state in 2018. She was the first African-American to be nominated for statewide office in Iowa. She also chaired Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign in Iowa. DeJear is the owner...
Rising 3L Taylor Sellers is spending her summer as an intern with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Professional Responsibility Advisory Office (PRAO) in Washington, D.C. The PRAO is charged with providing prompt advice to federal attorneys across the nation with respect to professional responsibility issues. The office ensures that federal attorneys consistently uphold the ethical standards of the profession. We...
Help us get back to “normal” — report your vaccination All members of the Drake community are encouraged to help alleviate the threat of the pandemic by getting vaccinated. And, once you are fully vaccinated, please report that to the University. Required campus safety protocols in the fall — including mask wearing and social distancing —...
Drake University signed a new memorandum of understanding with The Institute of World Politics (IWP), an independent graduate school for students pursuing careers in statecraft, national security, intelligence, and global affairs. IWP has campuses in Washington, D.C. and Reston, Virginia. As part of this new partnership, Drake University students are now eligible for early admission to IWP’s...
Drake Law Review is ranked 28 in the country in the most recent Washington & Lee (W&L) Law Journal Rankings. The ranking reflects the number of court decisions that have cited the Law Review during the five-year period from 2016-2020. Maintained by the W&L Law Library, the rankings are a world-recognized resource for identifying and...
Sign up for the SJMC’s “big/little” mentorship program The SJMC is once again creating a mentorship program to welcome our incoming first-year students. We’re also expanding this program to include sophomores this year, recognizing that many of them may have never stepped foot on campus due to Covid. SJMC juniors and seniors: Would you be...
Drake University’s lifelong learning organization known as the RaySociety received a $100,000 grant from The Bernard Osher Foundation to strengthen and expand its programming. As a result, the RaySociety will be renamed the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Drake University. The name change signifies its inclusion as one of 125 lifelong learning institutes on...
Words cannot begin to describe the impact that C. Boyd Granberg, former CPHS faculty member and dean had on so many students, colleagues, and peers, but the Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) tried to do just that in a virtual 100th birthday celebration on April 24, 2021. Granberg turned 100 years old on May 6th, 2021. “We knew...
SJMC creating “big/little” mentorship program The SJMC will once again create a mentorship program to welcome our incoming first-year students. We’re also expanding this program to include sophomores this year, recognizing that many of them may have never stepped foot on campus due to Covid. SJMC juniors and seniors: Would you be interested in serving...