International students hosting market this week The international students association is sponsoring an international market with food on Helmick Commons on Saturday, April 3 at 6 p.m.: https://www.facebook.com/events/903294073740070 Record your stories for All In Be on the lookout for Drake’s All-In event, happening April 8-9: https://all-in.drake.edu/. During this 24-hour campaign for Drake we will have two alumni...
Dear students and colleagues, The murders in Atlanta of eight individuals, six of whom were women of Asian heritage, has sparked a national conversation about the growing tide of hate and violence in our country directed towards individuals of Asian and Pacific Island decent. On Friday, President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled to Atlanta...
Keep up with Covid testing The end of the pandemic is in sight, but we aren’t there yet until more members of our community are vaccinated. When you are contacted by the University contact-tracing team, please take a Covid test when requested. We’ve done such a great job keeping Drake safe, we don’t want to...
Deadline to declare change of major Monday, March 29 is the deadline to declare/change a major ahead of advising season. Contact SJMC dean’s assistant Mallory Quinn with any questions. Respond to the Drake Student Survey The Drake Student Survey provides valuable feedback to the University and to Drake SJMC about the student experience. It drives changes and also provides information...
Professor Erika George will present “Rethinking Rights to Protect Democracy in the Digital Age: Reflections on Incitement and Inequality” as part of the Congressionally endowed Drake University Constitutional Law Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The event will be delivered virtually on Thursday, Mar. 25 at 3 p.m. CST. The lecture is free and open to the...
First Amendment trial being held at Drake Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri is scheduled to go on trial starting today, Monday, March 8, at the Drake Legal Clinic. Her trial will be livestreamed at live.drake.edu. Sahouri was arrested last summer while covering the Black Lives Matter protests in Des Moines. Andrea’s alma mater, Columbia Journalism...
Scripps Howard Internship Scholarship available for summer 2021 The Drake SJMC has been chosen as a partner institution for the Scripps Howard Foundation summer journalism internship program, joining about 20 other universities around the country. The foundation seeks to help students obtain real-life industry experience, and is especially interested in helping to diversify the journalism...
Nearly half of the honorees on this year’s “Forty Under 40” list by the Des Moines Business Record have Drake University ties. Seventeen Drake alumni and one staff member were named to the list of local business leaders, under the age of 40, who have shown “impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement,” according to the publication. “This list is a testament to the meaningful impact Drake alumni, faculty,...
Drake hosts first career conference this week Drake University has created its first Career Conference with you in mind. And with SJMC alums ready to help enhance your career journey. A positive impact of operating in a virtual environment is the ability to connect in new ways and with experts who in the past were...
Drake student places 6th in national Hearst writing contest Ashley Flaws, a December 2019 SJMC graduate, has placed in the top 10 in the national Hearst Explanatory Writing Competition. Drake SJMC currently is in first place in the annual Hearst Intercollegiate Writing Competition after two Drake students also won awards in the feature writing contest...