A Collective Responsibility What are your aspirations for Drake University? How does Drake’s reputation affect you and the value of your degree? The answer to these questions is personal. However, when answered by more than 65,000 alumni they have a strong, collective, and defining impact. Drake recently completed a strategic planning process, which outlines how [...]

Construction on the new Morgan E. Cline Atrium for Pharmacy and Science wrapped up in January, providing a new hub for the students and faculty in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS).    The two-story facility connects the Cline Hall of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with Harvey Ingham Hall and contains space for [...]

Douglas Allen, LA’73, was raised in a musical family, so when he was looking to make a difference at Drake, he focused on the music program. Allen donated one piano, and after seeing Sarah Thune, a senior applied piano major, perform on it, he felt inspired to give another one. “I was impressed by her [...]

As one of eight children, Laura McGuire, a junior business and business law double major, would not have been able to attend Drake had it not been for the scholarships she received. This support came first in the form of a presidential scholarship and next as a recipient of the Lou Ann Simpson Scholarship. “As [...]

In May 2011, I graduated from Drake University with two degrees and, like students everywhere, a fair amount of student loan debt. Several months later, I received my first appeal to contribute to The Drake Fund—the pool of donations our University uses to support student scholarships, University programs, and the school’s most immediate needs. At [...]

We NeeDU Your gift to distinctlyDrake makes a significant difference in the lives of students and the future of the University. Your generosity—whether it comes in the form a one-time $25 donation or a $25,000 endowment—helps ensure the success of current students and allows the University to continue to evolve and confront new challenges in [...]