Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs this week!

Football
Drake vs. Jacksonville
Nov. 18 at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium

Volleyball
Drake vs. Northern Iowa
Nov. 18 at 5 p.m.
The Knapp Center

For questions, contact 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics

The Harkin Institute is pleased to welcome renowned political analyst Charlie Cook back to Des Moines to share entertaining insight, analysis, and stories about the state of American politics today on Nov. 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium.

Cook, a political analyst for National Journal magazine, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, and member of The Harkin Institute’s National Advisory Council, is widely regarded as one of the most astute impartial analysts of the Washington political scene.

The New York Times calls Charlie Cook “one of the best political handicappers in the nation” and describes the Cook Political Report as “a newsletter that both sides regard as authoritative.” Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insight you won’t find anywhere else.

Register here.

Emily Schettler, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

Join The Harkin Institute this Thursday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room for a celebration of deaf and Chinese cultures and a presentation by the Institute’s disability research fellows.

Fellows Amy Hebert Knopf and Xuan Zheng of St. Cloud State University are researching programs for the deaf in the United States and China in an effort to build support for people with disabilities in China.

Learn more about their research and The Harkin Institute’s growing Fellows Program at this free public event. A Chinese dinner will be provided. Register here.

Emily Schettler, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

Drake International invites you to a reception in honor of global scholars currently teaching/conducting research at Drake. The reception will be held at the International Center located at 1213 25th St. on Nov. 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. There will be a short program at 4:15 p.m. Attendees are welcome to come and go as their schedule permits.

Jacquilline Nagila

The Comparison Project is hosting its next event in its lecture series on miracles this Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center. The lecture, “On the Role of Miracles in the Vimalakirti Sutra in Early Medieval China and Beyond,” will be presented by Shi Jingpeng, assistant professor in the School of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Minzu University of China in Beijing.

Jingpeng will speak about the role of miracles in the Vimalakīrti Sutra, an informative text for Chinese Buddhism in particular and Chinese culture in general. His published works include Basic Research on Nirvāna Studies in the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, and From Dharma-body to Buddha-nature. The event is free and open to the public.

Monique Rodriguez, College of Arts and Sciences

Alpha Phi Omega is partnering with LifeServe to host a blood drive on Friday, Nov. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Olmsted Center, Pomerantz Stage. To sign up for a time to give, register in the Olmsted Breezeway or contact serveapo@gmail.com. Please bring a valid form of identification, such as your donor ID card or driver’s license. Anyone is welcome to donate.

Jenna Cornick

The Cavalcade of Choirs concert will feature all four of Drake’s choral ensembles: The Drake Choir, Chamber Choir, Drake/Community Chorus, all conducted by Aimee Beckmann-Collier, as well as the Drake Chorale, conducted by Linda Vanderpool. The performance will feature more than 250 singers and a huge variety of music, ranging from a Renaissance motet to a composition written by William Dougherty, Drake professor of music. There is no admission charge.

Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Department of Music