This year’s Engaged Citizen Experience Conference, “Exploring Demographic Opportunities and Challenges: Domestic and International,” is on Friday, Feb. 24, from 12:20 to 4:30 p.m. in Upper Olmsted. Register and find more information online.
—Art Sanders, Associate Provost
The School of Education will host a day-long conference on legal developments in the field of special education on Feb. 16, 8 a.m.–3:45 p.m. in Olmsted Center. Tickets are $50 and registration is due Feb. 8. Learn more in the Drake Newsroom.
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Illinois State
Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Women’s Tennis
Drake vs. Iowa State
Feb. 10 at 4 p.m.
Roger Knapp Tennis Center
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Illinois State
Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Women’s Tennis
Drake vs. Omaha
Feb. 11 at 11 a.m.
Roger Knapp Tennis Center
Men’s Tennis
Drake vs. Middle Tennessee
Feb. 12 at 9 a.m.
Roger Knapp Tennis Center
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Bradley
Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Baby Bowl at Halftime
Men’s Tennis
Drake vs. Omaha
Feb. 12 at 4 p.m.
Roger Knapp Tennis Center
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
Wilson White, Google’s public policy and government relations senior counsel, will be on campus Feb. 9 to speak about the legal and public policy implications of artificial intelligence.
White counsels the Android, Google Play, Communications, and Hardware businesses on public policy issues. He also leads on the company’s global policy strategy for emerging tech issues around artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and Internet of Things.
His talk, “The Future is Now: Legal and Public Policy Implications for Artificial Intelligence,” will take place at 3 p.m. in Room 201 of Cartwright Hall. Free pizza and drinks provided.
—Shontavia Johnson, Intellectual Property Law Center
On Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater, hear from Damien Keown, emeritus professor of Buddhist ethics, Goldsmiths College, University of London, as he explores the ramifications of the “brain death” criterion of death for Buddhism. Learn more here.
—Kayla Jenkins, College of Arts & Sciences
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Wichita State
Feb. 1 at 6 p.m.
Knapp Center
*WHITEOUT*—Wear white to the game, free T-shirts for students, free rally towels for first 500 fans
*Faculty/Staff Night*—Faculty can receive up to four complimentary tickets by presenting a valid Drake ID at the Drake Athletics Ticket Office
Women’s Tennis
Drake vs. South Dakota
Feb. 4 at 1 p.m.
Roger Knapp Tennis Center
Women’s Tennis
Drake vs. Augustana (SD)
Feb. 5 at 11 a.m.
Roger Knapp Tennis Center
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
For more information on the following events, visit the Principal Center for Global Citizenship website.
Tuesday, Feb. 7: Li Yang, Fulbright Scholar, associate professor in the School of International Trade and Economics at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing
Topic: China’s Economic Miracle: Exploring Past Successes and Future Prospects
Location: Sussman Theater
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13: Consul General Xhavit Gashi (Kosovo)
Topic: Iowa and Kosovo: The Importance of Partnerships in State Building
Location: Sussman Theater
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 21: Sheila Smith, Director, Japan Studies Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Topic: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Relations Under the New Trump Administration
Location: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Sponsors: PCGC, Department of Political Science, and Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
Thursday, March 23: Harvest of Grief film, also part of the Engaged Citizen documentary series; featuring an introduction by Rekha Basu of The Des Moines Register, daughter of filmmaker Rasil Basu
Location: Olin 101
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Sponsors: Principal Center for Global Citizenship; Engaged Citizen program
Monday, March 27: Panel on the Trump Presidency and U.S. Foreign Policy
Panelists: Ambassador Ronald McMullen, Professors Mary McCarthy and Kieran Williams; Moderator Professor David Skidmore
Location: Sussman Theater
Time: 7-8:30 p.m.
April 5-8: Nelson Institute Conference
Tuesday, April 11: Globalization, Technological Change and the Rise of Populist Politics
Panelists: Jim McCaughan, David Skidmore
Location: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
The following event sponsored by The Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series is listed here as courtesy:
Wednesday, Feb. 22, Chigozie Obioma
Topic: The Fishermen
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Cowles Library Reading Room (2nd floor)
The following event sponsored by the Engaged Citizen Experience is listed here as courtesy:
Wednesday, April 19: Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: Japanese War Brides (documentary film)
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center
Please see The Comparison Project’s Spring 2017 events listed online.
—Denise Ganpat, Principal Center for Global Citizenship
Lecture: “Animal Welfare Issues in Horse Racing”
Thursday, Feb. 2
4 p.m.
Cartwright Hall, Room 201
Local attorney and Drake Law graduate Maggie Moss will give a lecture on “Animal Welfare Issues in Horse Racing.” Moss is a former chief prosecutor in Polk County and a former partner in a law firm where she specialized in personal injury, discrimination, and victims’ rights. She competed nationally in show jumping for 20 years, winning national championships at Madison Square Garden, the Washington International, and more. She was also a recognized judge and owned race horses across the country. Moss is currently a sole practitioner specializing in equine law, working to protect horses in the racing industry. The event is hosted by Drake’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.
The event is free and open to all.
—Kayla Choate, Drake Law
Des Moines-based hip hop artist MarKaus is hosting the first-ever House Party at Lefty’s Live Music on Friday, Jan. 27, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., presented by Station 1 Records and JMC 99, The Recorded Music Industry J-Term course.
House Party is the first step for Station 1 Records and MarKaus in building a community around the philosophy of conscious hip-hop. As a class, they aimed to create an event where people can have fun, share ideas, and be entertained.
Though the event is hip-hop oriented, there will be a diversity of talent across all artistic forms and musical genres, including the spoken word talents of Drake students Anthony Pawnell and Sam Fathallah.
At the end of the day, though, it’s a party, so come ready to dance and have fun!
—Maggie Dickman
Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Northern Iowa
Jan. 28 at 1 p.m.
Knapp Center
*BLUEOUT*—Wear blue to the game, free t-shirts for students
*Greek Day*—Students in Greek Life (social, professional, and academic) are also encouraged to wear letters