Drake University held a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday, Feb. 27, for the University’s first new academic building in 20 years.
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Drake alumna to receive Delta Sigma Pi career achievement award
Drake University alumna Julie Stackhouse will receive the 2016 Deltasig Career Achievement Award from Delta Sigma Pi in recognition of a 30-year career with the Federal Reserve System.
Bulldog Super Fan
Alumnus Ron Buel, BN’62, has given substantial gifts of his time and money to Drake University, and attends as many athletics events as he can physically attend.
ABA head to speak at Drake Law
Paulette Brown, the first African American female president of the American Bar Association (ABA) has focused on diversity and inclusion in the justice system.
Drake among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
Drake University has made its debut on the Peace Corps’ annual Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list, ranking No. 23 among small universities.
SJMC Monday Memo | Feb. 22, 2016
Urban Plains wins BEA “Best of Festival” award Urban Plains — the 2015 senior capstone website for the SJMC magazine, news and electronic media students — has won the student interactive multimedia “Best of Festival” award at this year’s Broadcast Education Association contest. The BEA Festival of Media Arts is an international refereed exhibition of faculty...
Thirteen Drake grads receive Business Record “Forty Under 40” honors
Thirteen Drake University degree-holders were named to the Des Moines Business Record’s “Forty Under 40” class for 2016.
Chesnut named dean of Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Renae Chesnut, professor of pharmacy practice, has been named dean of the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS).
SJMC Monday Memo | Feb. 1, 2016
Welcome to Caucus Day 2016! SJMC students are getting a front row seat to the political action by helping out with media and campaigns all over town — and being the first in line at 4 a.m. this morning to be in the “studio audience” for NPR’s “Morning Edition” at Smokey Row coffee house east of campus (above)....
6 things in 2016
It’s an eventful year ahead with caucuses, construction, competition, commitment, camaraderie, and courses. Save the date for these six events happening in 2016 at Drake University. There are so many exciting things happening on campus in 2016. Follow us through a year of transformation! 1. Caucuses Drake becomes the caucus capital of Des Moines on...

