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Recent News About Drake University
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Drake Learning Symposium: Returning on August 16
This year’s Drake Learning Symposium will allow faculty and staff to gather as one, bringing with us our unique and shared experiences, while focusing on our way forward.
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Rebecca Peterson voted chair of Iowa’s Council on Human Services
Rebecca Peterson, GR’09, adjunct professor in the School of Education’s counseling program, was voted chair of Iowa’s Council on Human Services on July 19, 2021.
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Nicole Miller Gains Valuable Experience As Legal Intern with Meredith Corporation
2L Nicole Miller is spending her summer interning at Meredith Corporation, where she works as a legal intern. Nicole assists corporate legal staff on projects based in intellectual property and promotions law.
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Drake University’s School of Accounting introduces graduate-level scholarships to support diversity and not-for-profit work
Drake University’s School of Accounting announced two new scholarships to promote diversity and not-for-profit work in the accounting field.
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Bulldog Days of Summer on July 30
Visit this summer and enjoy Drake's premier summer program! Learn about the “Drake fit”
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Drake University and Institute of World Politics form partnership for international affairs education
Drake University signed a new memorandum of understanding with The Institute of World Politics (IWP), an independent graduate school for students pursuing careers in statecraft, national security, intelligence, and global affairs.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Drake University Master of Athletic Training Program Gains Accreditation
Drake University is pleased to announce that its Master of Athletic Training (MAT) program has earned accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Drake, BVU establish 4+1 partnerships
Drake University and Buena Vista University announced today partnerships that will enable students to earn a BVU undergraduate degree and a Drake master’s degree in five years, allowing students to save the cost of tuition for one year as they begin earning income as a professional one year earlier than they would without this program.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham to deliver the Fall 2021 Bucksbaum Lecture
The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series is returning to Drake University in-person this fall with presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham. The lecture will take place Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Banner Outage Resolved
At 12:15 p.m., ITS learned of an outage affecting Banner access. At 1:10 p.m., ITS staff resolved the issue. I
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Drake Law Associate Dean John Edwards inducted into the American Association of Law Libraries Hall of Fame
John Edwards is one of three recipients of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 2021 Hall of Fame Award.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Meeting-Free Day on June 23
The day off from meetings that was scheduled in May was a welcome break, and enhanced the mental and emotional well-being of students, staff, and faculty.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Drake University names Maureen De Armond new human resources executive director
Drake University is pleased to welcome Maureen De Armond as its new executive director of Human Resources. De Armond will begin her position June 28.
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9.3 percent of Drake University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018
In 2017-2018, 9.3 percent of Drake University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
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Cost of college went up for all students at Drake University
Tuition and fees rose 6 percent for 2018-19 at Drake University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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68 percent of applicants to Drake University were admitted for fall 2018
At Drake University, 96 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 58 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Graduates earn 1,464 degrees from Drake University
About 24 percent of the 1,464 degrees and certificates handed out by Drake University in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Two robberies reported on Drake University campus in 2017
There were 2 on-campus robberies in 2017 on the campus of Drake University, located in Des Moines, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.
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13 drug abuse violations reported on Drake University campus in 2017
There were 13 on-campus drug abuse violations in 2017 on the campus of Drake University, located in Des Moines, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.
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Three burglaries reported on Drake University campus in 2017
There were 3 on-campus burglaries in 2017 on the campus of Drake University, located in Des Moines, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.