Drake’s Alpha Phi chapter is raising money for the family of Army Staff Sgt. James A. Justice, killed in Afghanistan April 23. His wife, Amanda (Sand) Justice, JO’05, is an alumna.

Drake University will celebrate the awarding of 1,485 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees at its 2011 commencement ceremonies. A highlight of the undergraduate ceremony will be the presentation of honorary degrees to Des Moines philanthropists John and Mary Pappajohn.

Both President David Maxwell and his wife, Maddy, were invited to speak at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education (ACE) this spring in Washington, D.C.

Drake was one of two universities whose student teams were selected through a nation-wide audition process to compete in “War on the Floor,” a technology scavenger hunt and video production competition.

Chip Miller, professor of marketing, was a double award-winner at the 2011 College of Business and Public Administration Awards Ceremony in April. We stopped into Miller’s office to learn more about the recipient of the David B. Lawrence Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award and the Harry I. Wolk Research Award. Q: What led you to become [...]

Ethan Secor, a junior double major in chemistry and physics, has been selected to receive a Goldwater Foundation Scholarship Award in recognition of his outstanding academic work and ambitious career aspirations.