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Pop-up Creator Fair

Who: students, techies, artists, crafters, DIY lovers, nerds (a.k.a. anyone!)
What: Building projects from mystery materials
When: Tuesday, March 29, 6:30–9 p.m.
Where: Cowles Library, Room 201
Why: Meet like-minded students from across campus who are interested in doing things. Also, enjoy free snacks, drinks, and prizes!

Come and hang out for all or part of the fair—and bring your friends!

For more information email jpec@drake.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/drakeminimar2016

—Stephanie Cardwell, Administrative Assistant 2

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“Facing Race: One Conversation at a Time”

On Thursday, March 31, join Des Moines Register columnist Kyle Munson and Drake Professor Carol Spaulding-Kruse at the Science Center of Iowa for a dialogue that tackles issues addressed both in the museum’s current traveling national RACE exhibit (ending in early April) and in this new series of public forums, #UniteIowa. We’ll be joined by an expert from the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. (Jens Manuel Krogstad Ortiz) in a world cafe-style dialogue format. Come ready to dive into some of the latest racial data and for open, honest conversation with your fellow Iowans.

Starting at 5 p.m. that day, the Science Center of Iowa’s RACE exhibit will be available to view for all Drake students for a special discounted admission ($9 with Drake Card) immediately prior to the forum. Please allow at least an hour. Snacks will be available between 6 and 7 p.m., with a dialogue start time of 7 p.m.

—Carol Spaulding-Kruse, Professor of English

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“Behind the Numbers: Polling in Campaign 2016”

Public opinion pollster J. Ann Selzer will discuss the roller coaster U.S. presidential campaign at Drake on April 5. “Behind the Numbers: Polling in Campaign 2016” will begin at 7 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room.

The conversation, which is free and open to the public, will include time for audience questions.

Selzer, president of the public opinion research firm Selzer & Company that runs The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll, will discuss the current chaotic political climate and what the polls have taught us this presidential campaign season. The conversation will be facilitated by Professor Jennifer Glover Konfrst, who leads Drake’s new strategic political communication program.

Selzer’s appearance is sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Drake’s new multidisciplinary data analytics program.

—Kathleen Richardson, Dean, SJMC

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Drake Community Press 2nd Annual Story Slam

Come out to Mars Cafe at 7 p.m. on April 1 to watch some amazing local storytelling talent, and share your own at the Drake Community Press 2nd Annual Story Slam! Bring a story to read out loud (five minutes or less) that includes the following words: reflex, trace, and labyrinth.

Stories will be judged by 3Elements Literary Review, Drake Community Press, and celebrity judge, author Wini Moranville.

For the slam portion of the event, contestants select three words from a hat and have thirty minutes to spin a story to deliver on stage, while Drake’s own “The Faculty Members” band (Kirk Martin, Charlie Nelson, Tim Knepper, Pat Bell, JJ Butts) and students perform live.

Winners will be announced at 9 p.m. with cash prizes.
Admission: $1
Entry fee: $10

Prizes:
1st: $50
2nd: $15 Mars Cafe gift card
3rd: $10 Mars Cafe gift card

Contestants will be considered for publication in 3Elements Literary Review‘s summer issue, out July 1.

—Carol Spaulding-Kruse, Professor of English

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“Youthful Hopes, Painful Realities: Looking Back at the Arab Spring”

What: Esam Boraey—“Youthful Hopes, Painful Realities: Looking Back at the Arab Spring”
When: March 22, 7–8:30 p.m.
Where: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center

Esam Boraey is a human rights activist working for freedom and democracy in the Middle East. This passion led him to play a key role in the Egyptian revolution of 2011, which helped overthrow dictator Hosni Mubarak. Esam taught classes and studied for his master’s degree in international relations at Cairo University.

During the Mohamed Morsi presidency, Esam worked for U.S. Agency for International Development and later left the country after being sentenced in Egypt’s criminal court to two years in prison for his work for human rights and democratization in the Middle East. Esam then moved to Washington, D.C., where he continued his work for human rights, working for the U.S. Institute for Peace.

He has worked with a number of civil society organizations (CSOs) in both the Middle East and the United States, fostered close professional relationships with political leaders throughout the region, and advised policy makers in the U.S. and European Union. This experience provides Esam a nuanced perspective to an understanding of Egyptian, Middle Eastern, and Islamic affairs that takes into account the concerns of stakeholders at various levels, both in the Middle East and beyond its borders.
—The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship

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Viva Viola!

Enjoy a free performance in Sheslow Auditorium, March 23, at 7:30 p.m., featuring chamber and solo works for viola inspired by traditional songs and dances from Europe. Works will include pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach and his son, W.F. Bach. Faculty member Diane Phoenix-Neal performs with guests Claudia Anderson, flute (Grinnell College); Deborah Dakin, viola (Augustana College); and Ian Moschenross, piano (Monmouth College).

—Diane Phoenix-Neal