Welcome Week this year will include a new activity for the Class of 2023 – Vision Boards for Campus Success! We are in need of magazines in order to make this event happen. If you have any old magazines you are willing to part with, you can drop donations off at or interoffice to the mail room in lower level Olmsted. The magazines will be cut up and glued to a collage of goals, inspiration, and motivation for the new college students to look at and use throughout their future. We will be collecting magazines until Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Thank you for your contributions to this new program!

–Marina Verlengia, New Student Programs

On Aug. 21 and 28, join fellow students from the Lorentzen Student Hatchery at 8 a.m. at the Science Center of Iowa for 1 Million Cups Des Moines where they will share information about their businesses.

On Aug. 21, Adam Heater Media (Adam Heater) and CNFDNT (Tyrek Washington) will be presenting, and on Aug. 28, Milk Chocolate Productions (Luc Pham) and Picto (Sohil Brahmbhatt and Case Martin) will be presenting.

1MCDSM meets every Wednesday from 8–9:30 a.m. at the Science Center in downtown Des Moines. Iowa entrepreneurs are caffeinated with free coffee, complimentary parking and an innovative energy generated by an interactive community-driven networking experience unlike any other. Visit the 1 Million Cups website here.

–Stephanie Cardwell, Buchanan Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

You can still apply for the following travel seminars:

England: British Identity in England

England: Theatre History in London

India: International Health Topics

Israel and Jordan: Religions of the Middle East

Italy: Place-Based Integrated Science

Japan: Understanding Diverse Populations

Mexico: The Other Side of the Wall: The Americanization of Mexico

New Zealand: Communication and Tourism Analysis

Rwanda: Ecotourism, Conservation, and Development in Post-Genocide Rwanda

Thailand: Research, Exploration, and Reflection

Washington DC/Boston: Congress Up Close: Preparing to be a Congressional Staffer

Some programs only have a few spots left!

To apply or learn more about the courses, click here.

–Maria Rohach, Center for International Programs and Services

Please join us for the third year of our Welcome Weekend opening program, This is how we DU it, that is open to the entire University community. This is how we DU it will be held Thursday, Aug. 22 from 10–11 a.m. in the Knapp Center. The event will feature student speakers Ian Klien and Genesis Buckhalton, who will share their Drake stories, and it will showcase the talents of Fermata the Blue, the Brocal Chords, and D+ Comedy Improv. Please join in welcoming the 2019–2020 student body by attending this special event.

–Marina Verlengia, New Student Programs

Select T-shirts ordered from the online bookstore are 25% off through Aug. 12. Time to freshen up your wardrobe before the new school year starts!

–Caron Findlay, Finance and Administration

Get an additional 30% off clearance at the University Book Store Thursday, July 25–Wednesday, Sept. 11.

–Donna Hallstrom, University Bookstore

Drake University junior Lucius Pham and senior Adam Heater, both Lorentzen Hatchery participants of Milk Chocolate Productions, have a film showing in Group C of the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project.

The pair’s film will be screened on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at the Fleur Cinema, 4545 Fleur Drive. Show up to give your fellow Bulldog some love for his project!

For more information on Milk Chocolate Productions, a company dedicated to promoting representation for artists of color in and around Des Moines, Iowa, click here.

For more information on the Lorentzen Student Hatchery, click here.

Get an additional 30% off clearance items at the University Book Store Thursday, July 25–Wednesday, Sept. 11.

–Donna Hallstrom, University Bookstore

We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Garry Frank, professor emeritus of public administration.

Garry Frank was born on April 12, 1948 in Carroll, Iowa and passed away on July 7, 2019. He was 71.

Garry Frank was a professor of public administration in Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration. During his 34-year tenure, he received two distinguished professorships, the Thomas F. Sheehan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration as well as the Baum Chair of Ethics and the Professions. Garry specialized in instructing, writing, and speaking on ethics along with corresponding policy issues in public service, nonprofit groups, and private industry.

Established in 2015, the Dr. Garry L. Frank Legacy Award is presented annually to an MPA alumnus, who over the course of his or her career has exemplified the ideals of innovation, impact, and engagement.

Garry was laid to rest on Friday, July 12 at Resthaven Cemetery Mausoleum in West Des Moines, Iowa.

–Madeline Mongar-Brodie, College of Business & Public Administration