Nicholas Roth, professor of piano, will present the next concert in Drake’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series. The free event is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, in Sheslow Auditorium. The performance will feature the following selections:
Learn more about the concert in the Drake Newsroom.
Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Northern Illinois
Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Faculty/Staff Night
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Fresno State
Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Faculty/Staff Day
Tickets for the Madrigal Dinner (Saturday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 4, 5 p.m. in Olmsted Center, Parents Hall) are $55 per person and include a six-course meal and wine. A $10-per-person discount is offered to Drake faculty and staff, as well as their dinner companions, for the Sunday performance. Call the Drake Fine Arts Box Office, 271-3841, to make your reservation if you want to receive the Sunday discount. Why not put together a table of guests from among your Drake colleagues or other friends? Drake’s Chamber Choir, under the direction of Aimee Beckmann-Collier, will transport you and your guest to a glorious place and time!
—Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Department of Music
Public opinion researcher J. Ann Selzer and political expert David Yepsen will discuss the fallout of the 2016 presidential campaign in a wide-ranging discussion at Drake on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m.
“The Press, the Polls and the Presidential Campaign 2016: Where Do We Go From Here?” will begin at 7 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. The event is sponsored by the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Selzer runs the nationally recognized Iowa Poll, and Yepsen is retired director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University and former political reporter at The Des Moines Register. They will discuss media and polling coverage of the campaign, why the results of the election seemed to catch so many in the national polling and journalism establishments by surprise, and the effect on the profession’s credibility. There will be plenty of time for audience questions.
—Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Join us for an informal panel discussion co-sponsored by Jody Swilky, coordinator of writing instruction, and Joan McAlister, coordinator of public speaking instruction.
Surveys, focus groups, and informal interactions suggest that a significant number of students and junior faculty at Drake have a high degree of anxiety about presenting scholarship for a “live” audience (at capstones, conferences, and in other settings). Three Drake scholars with considerable experience presenting their scholarship to a range of audiences will discuss what influences them when they present written work publicly. The event is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Speaking Center on the lower level of Cowles Library.
—Art Sanders, Associate Provost
Indian scholar and environmental activist Vandana Shiva will discuss the impact of chemically-intensive agriculture and genetically modified organisms during a free public lecture this week at Drake.
Shiva will outline her vision for seed freedom and food democracy during “Who Really Feeds the World,” a lecture scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Sheslow Auditorium of Old Main. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Read more in the Drake Newsroom.
Please join us for a Thanksgiving feast on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Parent’s Hall. We will be serving turkey, ham, and all the favorites! Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drake students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend—meal swipe, Flex, Bulldog Bucks, cash, or credit card accepted. Meals are $7.40.
—Jennifer Bowersox, Sodexo
Be The Match On Campus is hosting their November Bone Marrow Registry Drive in the Olmsted Breezeway from 6 to 9:30 p.m. today, Nov. 14. Registering is easy—it only takes a cheek swab and a form to become a potential life saver! Bone marrow transplants are relatively painless and are the only known cure for blood cancers, like leukemia. Become a life saver today!
—Elena Dietz
Join Iowa Public Television and The Harkin Institute in Sheslow Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., when we welcome a panel of former politicians, media experts, and an academic to weigh in on the 2016 presidential race and outcome.
Panelists will include:
Dennis Goldford, The Harkin Institute’s Flansburg Fellow, will open with remarks about modern media’s impact on America as the “extended republic” described in the U.S. Constitution. His riveting discussion will examine the way TV, talk radio, and the internet appeal to consumers’ emotions while usually focusing on only one point of view, thus guiding us away from the reasoned deliberation intended by our Constitution’s authors.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to watch from the audience as IPTV records Iowa Press, with moderation by Dean Borg and introduction by Joseph Jones, executive director of the Harkin Institute
For tickets and more information, visit http://bit.ly/2fFWk4e
—Sarah Mattes, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement
The Drake Theatre Department’s latest production is Heathers: The Musical with book, music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy. The production runs Nov. 17-20 in the Performing Arts Hall of the Harmon Fine Arts Center.
Performances will start at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17-19 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available in the Fine Arts Box Office in the South Lobby of the Fine Arts Center as well as online. Visit the Box Office website or call 515-271-3841 for more information. You can also learn more about the musical in the Drake Newsroom.
