The Summer and Fall 2025 schedule of classes and related registration information will be published by March 8. Registration begins Monday, April 7.

View registration information, including the registration time table that shows when you become eligible to register. View the schedule of classes.

Some courses will be temporarily reserved for students who have declared a certain field-of-study (major, minor, concentration, or endorsement). On Monday, April 21, those reservations will be removed. Note that some courses have restrictions that are permanent.

If you are an undergraduate or pharmacy student intending to make any changes to your field-of-study and have those changes take effect before registration begins, file your changes via the change of record request no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 31. Requests submitted after this date may be delayed.

The change of record request can be found by navigating to myDrake, selecting Self-Service under commonly used apps, and clicking on the link for the change of record request under Student Records.

— Ryan Trump, Office of the Registrar

Drake Theatre People (DTP) present the Cabargay on March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Tuner Jazz Center. We are celebrating queer performers and music as well as fundraising for LGBTQ+ rights in Iowa. We hope to see you there. Shortly following there will be the premiere of a new musical: Duck, Duck, Gay Duck. You won’t want to miss it!

— Audrey Almeida, College of Arts & Sciences

The Drake Men’s Basketball team claimed the Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Championship title. This exclusive MVC Champions T-shirt just dropped at Bulldog Shop. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history. Limited stock available—grab yours today!

The annual Constitutional Law Symposium invites scholars, judges, and lawyers from across the country to discuss a timely constitutional issue. The proceedings are published in the Drake Law Review.

2025 Constitutional Law Symposium: “A Global Comparison of Presidential Immunity in Democracies”

Register

Saturday, March 29, 2025
8:30-1:00 p.m.

Speakers:

• Penelope Andrews, “Democratic Reinforcement or Overreach? Judicial Intervention to Hold South Africa’s President Accountable” John Marshall Harlan Professor of Law and director, Racial Justice Project, New York Law School
• Carlos Bernal, “Presidential Immunity in Latin America” Professor of Law, University of Dayton School of Law and former Justice of the Columbia Constitutional Court
• Stephen Vladeck, “The Impunitary Executive: Article II after Trump v. United States“ Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Federal Courts, Georgetown University Law Center
• Kieran Williams, “Presidential Immunity in Europe after Saakashvili v. Georgia“ Associate professor and co-chair, Department of Political Science, Drake University

The program will be presented live and in person at Drake University Law School, with a livestream available for a broader audience.

— Dawn Brown, Law School

 

 

Based on a Swedish running technique, this is a fun and creative way to increase your speed and endurance whether you are planning on running the Road Races or just want to feel included in Relays. This half-hour run will be a great way to get some movement and social time!

We will run outside unless the weather is bad, in which case we will use the Knapp center track

The club will run Wednesdays from 11:45–12:15, Feb 12–April 16.

—Gail Witte, Rec Services

Interested in studying abroad in Japan?

The Incoming Team at Kwansei Gakuin University, located in Osaka, Japan, will host an info session in March for students who may be interested in studying abroad in Japan.

The session will include a short greeting from the Contemporary Japan Program Director, an introduction of the university and the exchange program, a mock class, as well as an introduction to KGU Campus life and a Q&A.

The Info Session is scheduled for Monday, March 10 at 8:00 pm. Register here to attend:  https://kgu-exchange-infosession.eventbrite.com

This session is aimed towards:

• Students interested in studying in Japan but still exploring options
• Students planning to study abroad at KGU
• Students already nominated to KGU but wanting to learn more
• Faculty or staff interested in learning more about the program

— Emily Erschen, Global Engagement

On Sunday, Feb. 23, from 3–5 p.m., Drake University’s The Comparison Project, in conjunction with the “Iowa Interfaith Exchange,” hosts “Roads to Religion” in the Olmsted Center (Parents Hall) on Drake’s campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, features dozens of local religious communities, collectively representing at least a dozen religious traditions. These communities will be arranged throughout the hall as if on a map of the metro area. Visitors will receive a map to guide them in their exploration of them. Refreshments will be provided by Drake’s catering service, Sodexo.

The ”Iowa Interfaith Exchange” includes Drake’s The Comparison Project and three other local nonprofits: CultureALL, the Des Moines Area Religious Council, and Interfaith Alliance of Iowa.

— Catalina Samaniego, College of Arts & Sciences

Drake Global Engagement is excited to announce students will apply to study abroad for fall 2025 and beyond through a new, more streamlined study abroad application system!  It will be going live soon with an update sent out in the next OnCampus.

If you are interested in studying abroad fall 2025 and haven’t already met with Global Engagement, set up a meeting with Drake’s Education Abroad Coordinator, Emily Erschen, through Starfish.  This will ensure we know who is interested and we will reach out to you directly when we go live.  As a reminder, the application deadline to study abroad Fall 2025 is April 1^st.

— Emily Erschen, Global Engagement