Drake students, faculty, and staff are invited to the groundbreaking celebration for the Des Moines Public Schools Community Stadium at Drake University. Please join us at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, at the Courtside Club in Shivers.

First proposed in November 2019, this 4,000-seat venue will be used by high school football and soccer programs, additional high school activities ranging from marching band festivals to rugby matches, as well as middle school activities. The stadium will also be the new on-campus home for the Drake Bulldogs men’s and women’s NCAA Division I soccer teams. With construction bids awarded in March 2022, construction will begin this spring, and the stadium is projected to be complete by fall of 2023.

— Ryan Arnold, Community Engagement