Lenore Metrick Chen, associate professor of art history, will discuss the Anderson Gallery’s 2012 exhibit “Ape-Rope-Pray-8!” on March 8 at noon at the Anderson Gallery. This is a brown bag lecture: please bring your lunch, we’ll bring the coffee and cookies.
—Joshua Cox, Gallery Director
Women’s Basketball
MVC Tournament
Drake vs. TBD
March 10 at 12 p.m.
iWireless Center (Moline, Ill.)
www.mvcquadcities.com
Women’s Basketball
MVC Tournament
Drake vs. TBD
March 11 at 1:30 p.m. (if Bulldogs win on 3/10)
iWireless Center (Moline, Ill.)
www.mvcquadcities.com
Women’s Basketball
MVC Tournament
Drake vs. TBD
March 12 at 2 p.m. (if Bulldogs win on 3/11)
iWireless Center (Moline, Ill.)
www.mvcquadcities.com
*If you are interested in attending one or two games at the MVC Tournament, single-session tickets will be available at the iWireless Center Box Office in Moline, Ill. Questions? Contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.
Women’s Tennis
Drake vs. Eastern Illinois
March 12 at 11 a.m.
Roger Knapp Tennis Center
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
Three visiting professors from the University of Havana, Cuba, will present a lecture March 8 on the Cuban embargo: Zarezka Martinez Remigio, secretary general and professor of criminal law; Ivonne Perez Gutierrez, professor of civil and procedural law; and Maritza McCormack Bequer, professor of agrarian law.
The lecture, titled “The Impact of the Blockade on Cuban Society and Perspectives on the New Policy on Foreign Investment in Cuba,” will be held from 11 a.m.-noon in Cartwright Hall, Room 201. It is free and open to the public.
About the speakers:
For more information, click here.
—Kayla Choate, Drake Law
You’re invited to a special exhibit of photographs featured in the upcoming book release of A Spectrum of Faith: Religions of the World in America’s Heartland. The result of a two-year collaboration between Drake Community Press, The Comparison Project, and Des Moines Area Religious Council, the book invites readers on a vivid journey through words and pictures into the diverse religious communities of Greater Des Moines. Drake students researched, wrote, edited, and designed the 15 chapters featuring Des Moines’ diverse communities of faith through the work of local photographer Bob Blanchard. The exhibit runs March 6 through 10 in the Fine Arts Center’s Week’s Gallery.
Join Bob at a reception on Tuesday, March 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Weeks Gallery, where you can visit with the artist as well as students and other project participants.
—Carol Spaulding-Kruse, Department of English
Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Missouri State
March 2 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Wichita State
March 4 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center
Men’s Basketball
MVC Tournament
March 2–5
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Mo.)
www.archmadness.com
When: Friday, March 3
Time: 12–12:50 p.m.
Where: Harvey Ingham, Room 134
Who: Megan Lindmark
David Courard-Hauri, Mentor
Environmental science & policy
College of Arts & Sciences
Drake offers a wide array of research opportunities to students, both on campus and around the world. This discussion will examine the variety of research students at Drake have conducted, beginning with Megan’s Drake University Science Colloquium Series summer experience investigating ecological economics via in-person interviews. They will also consider fish population assemblage in a protected fishing area in a floating village in Cambodia. Later they will examine how a May Term in Uganda grew into a full-scale, community-based water quality investigation in rural Uganda. Most importantly, the session will examine how these very different research projects have shaped the Drake Experience and can all be tied together into a comprehensive educational experience.
—Sharyn O’Connor-Beener, College of Arts & Sciences
Best Buddies will host Katie Meade, the first model with Down syndrome to be the face of a beauty campaign, on Thursday, March 2, from 7 to 8 p.m. She will be speaking during Spread the Word to End the Word week, which is a national movement to end the use of the ‘R’ word. She will talk about her experience with Best Buddies, her opportunities as a model, and how the ‘R’ word has impacted her. The event will be held on Pomerantz Stage in the Olmsted Center and is free for all students and the public. This event is a collaborative effort between Best Buddies, DAAC, Alpha Phi, and Student Activities Board. We look forward to seeing everyone!
—Jessica Campbell
The Drake Choir and Chamber Choir will present a pre-tour concert on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. The performance will include pieces by contemporary American composers (including the premiere of a piece commissioned by the Drake Choir) as well as works by Brahms, Schütz, Gretchaninov, and Gershwin. The choirs will sing in Omaha, Lincoln, Colorado Springs, and Denver during their March 1–5 tour.
—Aimee Beckmann Collier, Department of Music
Michael McCormick, Drake alumnus and design director of Martha Stewart Weddings, will deliver the E.T. Meredith Visiting Professional 2017 Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. A reception will follow the lecture. Please RSVP on our event page.
—Kathleen Richardson, Dean, SJMC
Chris Snider, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will host a hands-on workshop on March 4 (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) on shooting video with your smartphone and editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. The workshop is free for Drake students, faculty, and staff, and $50 for members of the community. Get more information here.
—Chris Snider, SJMC
