Jordan Holub, doctoral candidate in the School of Education; Lucas Menke, secondary science education major; and Jerrid Kruse, associate professor, School of Education recently published a manuscript titled: “Just Roll with It: Incorporating engineering into third-grade science” in the peer-reviewed journal Science & Children. View the full article.
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Drake student work reaches finals for SPJ awards
Drake student work has reached the finals of the Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 Mark of Excellence contest. Winners will be announced at the region’s annual conference at the University of Central Missouri on April 5–6. The Drake finalists are:
- Best Independent Online Student Publication: Urban Plains
- Best Podcast: Hold Up, Jessica Spangler and Mitch Kedzior
- Best Online Sports Reporting: Jessica Spangler
- Best Online Feature: Samantha Ohlson
- Best Student Magazine: Drake Magazine
- Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper: Times-Delphic
- General News Reporting: Rachel James and Phong Ly
- Breaking News Reporting: Marie Nalan
- Best Online Sports Reporting: Andrew Beall
- General News Photography: Grace Hulin
- Breaking News Photography: Lorien MacEnulty
- Best Sports Photography: J.D. Pelegrino
Kathleen Richardson, Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Advertising students win gold, silver in local AAF contest
Senior Josie Carrabine won four gold awards, including Student Best of Show, and Spanish exchange student Paula Aguirre won a silver award in the local American Advertising Federation of America Des Moines contest, presented at the annual banquet. Josie also won awards for direct marketing, art direction (campaign) and integrated brand identity campaign. Paula won in the print advertising category. Josie’s work will move on to the regional contest.
Kathleen Richardson, dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Advertising students win awards
Two Drake advertising students have won awards in the annual American Advertising Federation of Des Moines contest. Josie Carrabine and Paula Aguirre Gurruchaga will find out which awards they won at the AAF banquet on Feb. 23. Carrabine is a senior advertising and graphic design major. Aguirre is an international student from Universidad Nebrija in Spain.
Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Repairing the Relationship between Students and Nature
Drake University doctoral candidate in the School of Education Kean Roberts and Jerrid Kruse, associate professor of education, recently published an article exploring ideas and strategies educators might use to help students develop more robust ideas about nature and strengthen their relationship with nature. Many of the ideas were pilot tested by Roberts in his work with middle and high school students as well as during Kruse’s honors course that engaged students in experiences and philosophical dialogue about nature. View the article.
Jerrid Kruse, School of Education
Lisa Ling to deliver 40th Bucksbaum lecture at Drake University
Acclaimed journalist Lisa Ling will deliver the 40th installment of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series at Drake University. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, in the Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave. A book signing will immediately follow the event. The lecture is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
Currently executive producer and host of CNN’s This is Life, Ling journeys to the far corners of America, dedicated to uncovering important issues. She previously served as executive producer and host of Oprah Winfrey Network’s Our America, field correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show, and contributor to ABC News’ Nightline and National Geographic’s Explorer. Ling got her start in journalism as a correspondent for Channel One News. She then went on to co-host ABC’s The View, which won its first Emmy during her tenure.
“Lisa Ling will be an important addition to the distinguished group of speakers who have been a part of the Bucksbaum Lecture series,” said Kathleen Richardson, dean of Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. “Her career successes and dedication to uncovering injustice in the world are an inspiration to future journalists everywhere. We are thrilled to welcome Lisa to campus during the centennial year of journalism education at Drake.”
Ling has reported from around the world, covering everything from Afghanistan’s civil war to the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda. She often investigates crises in the United States as well, including the scourge of prescription pill addiction in Utah, the recent influx of women in North Dakota’s boomtown energy economy, and a town in the rural Midwest where young men aspire to be priests.
Ling was a member of President Obama’s Commission on White House Fellowships and a co-founder of Secret Society of Women. She also co-authored several books, including Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood and Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and The Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home.
About the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series
The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by a gift from the late Melva and Martin Bucksbaum. The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lectureship Committee includes: Neil Hamilton (chair), Julian Archer, James Autry, Pamela Bass-Bookey, Michael Gartner, Janis Ruan, Mary Bucksbaum Scanlon, and Eleanor Zeff.
Drake University earns high ranking for accounting program in 2019
Drake University’s accounting program was ranked #88 out of 623 schools nationwide. This puts the school’s program in the Top 15% of all accounting programs in the United States. Drake improved its position by four slots over the previous year’s ranking of 92. Read the full press release here.
—Kailee Springer, CBPA Undergraduate Office
Marketing students met in Omaha for fifth annual Murphy Cup
Marketing students from Drake University and Creighton University met in Omaha recently for the fifth annual Murphy Cup, a marketing student case competition. Students worked in teams to develop strategies for marketing a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Union Pacific, a railroad franchise that operates in 23 U.S. states.
The Murphy Cup is the vision of Drake University alumnus Chris Murphy, a member of Creighton’s Board of Trustees and owner of the Ameriwest Corp holding company and First Westroads bank in Omaha, to hold an annual marketing strategy competition featuring top marketing major seniors from Creighton and Drake. Murphy made a substantial donation to make this event possible, covering all event expenses and accommodations.
Each year, twelve students are chosen by the marketing faculty to represent each school. This year’s students from Drake included Haley Morris, Hannah Hoefft, Emily Furlow, Maddy Gildersleeve, Taylor Monkman, Erin Hirter, Rebecca Crepeau, Ben Danile, Dustin Casey, Max Raecker, Louis LaFeve, and Cort McElmury. The competition was held from Nov. 16–18.
On this year’s winning team were Crepeau, who also was honored as the year’s Most Knowledgeable Contributor, and Max Raecker. Casey was named Most Creative Contributor. All students received keepsake items commemorating the event.
“The skills that students need to learn to prepare themselves for the real world can’t always be learned within the classroom,” Casey said. “But Drake and its College of Business and Public Administration do a great job of giving students opportunities to gain these skills through competitions and internships.”
For more information about the Murphy Cup, contact:
Andrew Norman, professor of marketing, at atnorman@drake.edu.
Kailee Springer, College of Business & Public Administration
Drake receives Health Champion Award at Excellence in Worksite Awards Luncheon
Drake University received the 2018 American Diabetes Association Health Champion Award at the annual WELLCOM Excellence in Worksite Awards Luncheon on Oct. 30 in La Vista, NE.
Through its Wellness Lives HereTM initiative, the American Diabetes Association recognizes organizations that make health and wellness a priority for their employees. To become a Health Champion, organizations must meet healthy living criteria in three different areas: Nutrition and Weight Management, Physical Activity and Organizational Well-Being. The health and wellness initiatives of Drake met the criteria and the American Diabetes Association selected us for this prestigious recognition. Faculty and staff should take pride in this recognition and the reassurance that Drake is committed to making health and wellness a priority among our campus community.
Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Bark Tank winners
On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Drake Innovators Club sponsored the annual Bark Tank Competition. This competition is for any Drake student with an innovation or business idea. There were seven participants and the top prizes went to:
- 1st place, $750: Encryptium LLC – Kellen Karls and Alex Mathison
- 2nd place, $500: Confident – Tyrek Washington
- 3rd place, $250: ABC – LiQin (Rey) Huang
- People’s Choice, $250: StudentPal – Noah Manderfeld and Brendan Voight
Congratulations to everyone who participated and a huge thanks to our judges, Colton Sleister (2016 winner), Kaleigh DeBont (2017 winner), and Chamindi Wijesinghe (alumna).
Stephanie Cardwell, Drake University Entrepreneurship Centers