This year’s Alumni Loyalty Award recipients, a trio of Knapp Center regulars, maintain strong ties with Drake and each other. The vitality of a university is best viewed by examining the success and achievements of its alumni. Drake University and the National Alumni Association Board of Directors are proud to honor exceptional graduates each year...
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5 Things to Do While You’re Back for Drake Relays
Make the most of your Relays visit with these tips on opportunities you should not miss. There’s so much happening during Relays week that it can be tough to prioritize. We’re here to help: Drop by the Alumni House Built in 1901, the Drake Alumni House first served as the home of Mary Carpenter and...
Drake Students Named Pacemaker Finalists
Drake University students have earned a total of 10 nominations in two national competitions that honor excellence in college media, including the Associated Collegiate Press’ Pacemaker awards, the top prize for student journalists. Urban Plains is a finalist for the coveted Magazine Pacemaker. A nine-student team of senior magazine majors created four mini magazines on...
Drake students are top winners in AEJMC magazine contest
Drake University journalism students were the big winners in the 2014 AEJMC Student Magazine Contest, grabbing a total of 12 awards, including four first-place prizes. The contest, judged by media professionals and sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, featured 270 entries from 28 universities. Seventeen schools won awards, and Drake...
SPJ lauds Drake student magazines
Four Drake University student magazines were finalists in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards this year, and one—DUH magazine (Drake University Honors) —is advancing to the national judging. The 2013 issue of DUH won the award for Best Student Magazine. Marina Shawd was editor of the publication, and Katie Minnick...
NYC Trip for Drake Magazine Students
The annual networking trip to New York City for magazine majors begins Wednesday, April 9. The group of seven students and their fearless leader, Professor Jeff Inman, will have some time to explore New York before heading back home on Sunday, but the highlight of the trip is a busy schedule of publication-hopping on...
DSLR photography workshop at Drake Sept. 28
Professor Chris Snider will host a DSLR photography workshop at Meredith Hall on Drake University's campus on Sept 28. The workshop is sponsored by the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies at Drake University.
Fields of Opportunity
For this recent Drake graduate, Iowa’s state slogan, Fields of Opportunity, proved more accurate than she ever anticipated. This spring, I filed my taxes in Iowa for the second year in a row. My car bears Iowa license plates. I’m registered to vote in Iowa, too. I suppose that makes me an Iowan—something I never...