Drake will be hosting students and faculty from eight other Iowa colleges for the annual Iowa Interfaith Conference April 8–10. The conference includes a Friday evening reception, poster session, and Hindu bhajan at the Mercy Holiday Inn (7–9 p.m.); interactive sessions on interfaith leadership and religious literacy at Meredith Hall, Room 101, on Saturday and … Continue reading Iowa Interfaith Conference
Professor Chris Porter will be leading a tile carving event in the Innovation Studio (Meredith Hall, Room 124C) from 2–4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23. We have tiles in various colors to carve. Stop in to learn how to create your design and carve your tile during this time. If you want to design your … Continue reading Learn about tile carving with the Carvey
Do you have plans for after graduation? Interested in living and working abroad? Look no further than Working Worldwide, an opportunity for recent graduates to live and work in Kosovo for a year. Applications are now LIVE, and you can apply in Terra Dotta. Application deadline is April 1. Additionally, we’ll be holding information sessions throughout … Continue reading Working Worldwide info sessions
Projects made possible by gifts to The Ones are already making a difference at Drake. Nearly four months after launching, the University’s comprehensive campaign is now more than halfway to its $225 million goal. Donors have gifted $125 million to The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave and the Bold. The gifts will fund new … Continue reading The Ones campaign hits $125 million milestone, now more than halfway to goal
For the past 10 years, Drake University has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus (Higher Education) and once again our campus has received this award for 2021. To be honored with this prestigious award requires an annual application process. The benchmarks include maintaining a tree advisory committee, adherence to a … Continue reading Tree Campus award and tree removal update
Join entrepreneurship and innovation fellows on campus for National Entrepreneurship Week, starting Feb. 14. On Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., we’ll be in the Innovation Studio (124C Meredith) making buttons and stickers. Bring a design or create one while you’re there. Wednesday, Feb. 16, we’ll be in the Innovation Studio from … Continue reading National Entrepreneurship Week events
As we approach the end of the semester, we want to extend an invitation to students, staff, and faculty to donate items to the Help Your Shelf Initiative, a campus resource for students who need school supplies or personal care items. Feel free to bring the items listed below to Sofia Turnbull, 515–271–4615, sofia.turnbull@drake.edu. Items … Continue reading ‘Help Your Shelf’ initiative
Last week, new printers were installed in Meredith, Fitch, and Harvey-Ingham Halls. Our staff is working hard to match up the number and type of machines that are delivered with the machines needed in a given area. We are trying to replace all department/building machines simultaneously to avoid the confusion from using both old and … Continue reading Additional printers installed on campus
Apply for a Summer 2022 travel seminar today. Priority deadline for applications is Dec. 15. Summer 2022 travel seminars are: Germany & Poland: Heritage and Holocaust Uganda: Sustainable Development in Africa Additionally, information sessions for each of the Summer 2022 travel seminars will be held in the coming weeks. For Germany & Poland, a virtual … Continue reading Apply for a Summer 2022 travel seminar
Help Your Shelf initiative is a new campus resource for students who may need school supplies or personal care items. Beginning Monday, Oct. 11, items such as notebooks, pens, pencils, backpacks or other school-related items, and personal care items will be available to students who may not have the financial resources to purchase them. Items … Continue reading Help Your Shelf initiative
