The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will host a retirement reception for Office Manager Marilea Chase on Wednesday, May 30, at 3 p.m. in the Cline Atrium. Marilea is retiring at the end of May after 19 years at Drake. Please join us to celebrate and to extend well wishes to Marilea.
— Diana Newman, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
The Provost’s Office is hosting a reception today from 2 to 3 p.m. in Levitt Hall to honor Joseph Lenz, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, for his 35 years of service.
— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost
Drake is hosting the 2018 MVC Softball Championship tournament. The Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed and will play their first game on Friday, May 11, at 4 p.m. All Drake faculty, staff, and students may receive free admission by showing a valid Drake ID at the Buel Field gates.
For more information and complete tournament schedule, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit www.godrakebulldogs.com.
— Ryan Harris, Athletics
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a retirement reception for Associate Professor David Wright on Thursday, May 10, at 3 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 104. Wright is retiring at the end of this academic year after 31 years at Drake.
— Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Please join the College of Arts & Sciences today, May 8, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Shivers Hospitality Suite to recognize and celebrate the careers of these distinguished colleagues:
Bill Lewis, Professor of Rhetoric
Larry Naylor, Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics
LaRhee Henderson, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Eleanor Zeff, Associate Professor of Political Science
Christine Schneider, Director, Drake University Community School of Music
Lewis, Naylor, Henderson, Zeff, and Schneider have served the University for a combined total of 164 years. We welcome colleagues, students, and friends to join us in the Shivers Suite to celebrate the many valued connections and contributions these five individuals, and to extend well wishes for their futures. Each attendee will receive a ticket for a free beverage of his or her choice. Unfortunately, LaRhee Henderson and Christine Schneider will not be able to join us, so please extend your gratitude and congratulations to them when you have the opportunity.
— Kayla Jenkins, College of Arts & Sciences
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will host a retirement reception for Office Manager Marilea Chase on Wednesday, May 30, at 3 p.m. in the Cline Atrium. Marilea is retiring at the end of May after 19 years at Drake. Please join us to celebrate and to extend well wishes to Marilea.
— Diana Newman, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Can miracles establish the truth of religious claims or the basis of political authority? Does supernatural might make for human right? Should we believe in Buddha or Jesus or Muhammad because of miracles they performed? On Thursday, May 10, David L. Weddle, professor emeritus of religion at Colorado College, will consider examples of miracle stories in several religious traditions and trace their use in arguments over theology and politics. The lecture—part of The Comparison Project’s lecture and dialogue series on miracles—will take place in Cowles Library Reading Room at 7 p.m.
At Colorado College, Professor Weddle taught courses in comparative theology and ethics, American religions, and philosophy of religion. He served as chair of the department and was active on faculty committees. A life-time honorary member of the American Academy of Religion, he is the author of Miracles: Wonder and Meaning in World Religions (2010) and Sacrifice in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (2017).
— Monique Rodriguez, College of Arts and Sciences
On May 2, students in Professor Carol Spaulding-Kruse’s Community Writing class, a community-engaged learning course offered by Drake in collaboration with HCI Care Services and Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, will facilitate and host a Death Café.
A Death Cafe is an open, respectful get-together for the purpose of talking about death over food and drink, usually tea and cake. There is no set agenda, objectives, or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session and intended to be a pleasant way to converse with others, often strangers, about a subject we don’t often discuss openly. The goal is to increase awareness of death in order to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.
Thousands of Death Cafes have been held around the world held since their conception in 2011, including previously in Des Moines. The café will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Medbury Honors Lounge.
— Carol Spaulding-Kruse, English Department
On May 1 at 4 p.m. in lower Olmsted, TMR 132, Next Course will host a food recovery training. Come learn about Next Course, how to volunteer through food recoveries, and why food recoveries are so important for our community. For questions, contact Catie Mullen at catie.mullen@drake.edu.
— Catie Mullen, Class of 2021
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a retirement reception for Associate Professor David Wright on Thursday, May 10, at 3 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 104. Wright is retiring at the end of this academic year after 31 years at Drake.
— Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication