This past year, Drake held a series of Did U Know classes that highlighted University departments and campus services. Based on positive feedback, HR is bringing it back with new topics.

This year’s series is kicking off with Did U Know: University Archives on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 10 a.m. in Cowles Library, Room 201.

In University Archives, you can find everything from the Ding Darling Collection and Tom Harkin Papers to unique items such as half a gold medal mounted on a plaque to commemorate the first gold medal won by a Drake athlete in an individual event at the Drake Relays.

The presenters, Claudia Frazer, director, University archives and special collections; Hope Bibens, political papers archivist and assistant professor of librarianship; and Katherine Lincoln, University archives associate, will cover what they do, what they have, and what they collect during this one-hour presentation. In addition, they will share some of their most interesting artifacts.

Participants will earn Bulldogs United in Learning Drake (BUILD) credits and be entered into a drawing at the end of the semester.

To register, email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Come practice your German this Thursday, Sept. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Drake Diner. Everyone (students, staff, and faculty) is welcome regardless of language level. For questions and to confirm your attendance, please email Sarah Baldi at sarah.baldi@drake.edu.

Sarah Baldi, World Languages and Cultures

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to explore groundbreaking faculty research and creative activity in an occasional Friday series from 3:30-5 p.m. on Sept. 7, Oct. 5, and Nov. 9. Hear interesting and vital ideas about the human condition while enjoying complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks sponsored by the Drake Center for the Humanities.

This Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Levitt Hall, legal historian Nate Holdren, assistant professor of law, politics, and society, will present “Employee Injury Law and the Redistribution of Injustice in the Early Twentieth Century United States.”

Darcie Vandegrift, Professor/Center for the Humanities Director

Attend a conversation with Major General Patrick J. Reinert, United States Army Reserve (USAR) Commanding General, 88th Regional Support Command, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 2:30 p.m. in Sussman Theater.

Sharyn O’Connor, Office of Associate Provost and Dean of Students

Men’s Soccer
Drake vs. DePaul
Friday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

Volleyball – Drake Invitational

Friday, Sept. 7, The Knapp Center
Drake vs. Eastern Illinois at 1:30 p.m.
Drake vs. South Dakota State at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 8, The Knapp Center
Drake vs. Massachusetts-Lowell at 12:30 p.m.
Drake vs. Iowa at 6 p.m.

Free food for Drake students
Post-match autographs

Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. Marquette
Sunday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

For additional information and complete schedules, visit godrakebulldogs.com or contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647.

The Harkin Institute is partnering with The Cook Political Report to present a panel discussion, Drawn Out: How Iowa Got Redistricting Right, where experts on the matter will discuss Iowa’s redistricting process, its history, and how it has risen to prominence. The event will take place Sept. 18 at 2:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Cook Political Report National Editor Amy Walter will provide an update on the current state of redistricting across the country. Attendees will also hear from individuals who played integral roles in drawing the state’s district lines and establishing the Iowa model 38 years ago, including Jean Lloyd-Jones, a named plaintiff in the legal challenge and then-president of the Iowa League of Women Voters. To learn more, and to register, visit harkininstitute.drake.edu.

Emily Schettler, Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

The Anderson Gallery at Drake is pleased to announce Visual Worlds: “Nothing by Chance,” an exhibition of artwork by Richard Black, professor emeritus of art. The exhibition will run Sept. 7 through Oct. 12 with an opening reception scheduled for Friday, Sept. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m.

This retrospective exhibition showing 100 works of art representing over 60 years of image-making, is a record of Black’s lifelong commitment to the visual arts profession. Black is best known for his colorful intaglio prints, but this extensive exhibition will provide an opportunity for audiences to get to know his work in a variety of other print media.

Richard Black has a long and productive history with Drake that began when he received his Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the Department of Art and Design. He returned to teach Printmaking in 1960 and remained at Drake until his retirement in 1994. During his tenure as a Professor of Art, Black founded the Biennial National Print Symposium, and from 1975-1991, he organized these symposia, bringing in artists from the U.S. and abroad to Drake to exhibit and demonstrate print media.

Black’s post-Drake years have been equally productive. He continues to make prints in his studio in Farnhamville, Iowa. He is exploring new mediums such as textile arts and he frequently conducts printmaking workshops as a visiting artist. Black’s work is exhibited nationally and internationally and is found in public collections including the Des Moines Art Center, Bradley University, Indianapolis Art Museum, and the Blanden Memorial Art Museum.

In recognition of his artistic achievement, Black received the Printmaking Today Award in 2016 and 2011 from the Royal Society of Painters – Printmakers, Blankside Gallery, London, England.

The Anderson Gallery is located within the Harmon Fine Arts Center at 1310 25th St., at the corner of Carpenter and 25th. Free public parking can be found along 25th Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday 12-4 p.m. and Thursday evenings until 8 p.m., and by appointment.

For more information, contact Rob Craig, professor of art, at robert.craig@drake.edu, or Clarissa Snapper, Anderson Gallery coordinator, at 515-271-1994.