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May
23, 2003 Vol. 55, No. 44
Raylene M. Rospond,
associate dean for external pharmacy affairs and professor of pharmacy practice
at Drake University, has been named interim dean of Drake's College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences, effective July 1.
She will succeed Interim Dean James Reynolds, who has accepted the position of
vice president for academic affairs and academic dean of Midland Lutheran College.
Rospond will serve as interim dean until a new dean is appointed through a national
search.
In announcing Rospond's appointment, Drake Provost Ron Troyer said, "Ralyene
Rospond has compiled an outstanding record as a teacher, scholar and administrator
during her tenure at Drake University. She is well-known and respected among members
of the national pharmacy educators profession. Her work as associate dean has
prepared her for the role of interim dean. I am delighted that she has agreed
to serve."
Rospond holds
a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from Creighton University and a doctor of pharmacy
from the University of Texas. She joined the Drake faculty as associate professor
and associate dean in 1997 and became chair of the pharmacy practice department
in 1999. She has received numerous honors, including the Innovations in Teaching
Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Pioneer Award
from Progress Industries.
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, which is recognized as a national
leader in pharmacy education, has capped enrollment to ensure the quality of its
programs. Each year, the college receives approximately 400 applications for the
two-year pre-professional pharmacy program and accepts 150 applicants. Approximately
350 students apply each year for the 110 openings in the four-year pharmacy program,
which leads to a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
The Center for
Digital Technology and Learning has announced the creation of a Concentration
in the Interdisciplinary Study of Information Technology (ISIT). The ISIT Concentration
was approved by the University Curriculum Committee.
The ISIT Concentration consists of a total of 18 hours starting with an introductory,
two-course sequence (6 hours) that establishes the framework for the influences
and applications of information technology. The introductory courses are ISIT
040, Information Technology and Creative Change, and ISIT 050, Information Fluency.
The courses have been developed, and will be delivered, by a team of faculty members
representing multiple disciplines, making the courses truly interdisciplinary.
Both courses can be used for the information literacy AOI of the Drake Curriculum.
ISIT 040 will be available this fall. ISIT 050 is planned for spring 2004.
The ISIT Concentration is interdisciplinary in nature and includes skill building
so that students can explore policies, issues, and applications of information
technology. The concentration is not intended to replace current majors, but rather
is intended to enrich existing majors by developing a better understanding of
how technology and information has impacted the world, society, careers, education,
and personal lives.
Students who obtain the ISIT certificate will be able to demonstrate an enhanced
capacity to work with digital technologies and to make informed decisions about
the integration of digital technologies into specific professional environments.
The two introductory courses are tier one of the program. Tier two addresses the
impact of information technology on society and culture and requires two additional
courses (six hours). A list of courses that meet this objective has been identified.
This list will be revised and/or expanded as more information about courses becomes
available. Tier three addresses discipline-specific applications and requires
two additional courses (six hours) within a specific discipline, perhaps related
to the major of the student.
The Center for Digital Technology and Learning is developing a Web site at http://www.drake.edu/cdtl/
to provide up-to-date information about the ISIT Concentration as well as the
other activities of the center. For additional information, contact Phil Houle,
director of the center, at x3135.
Private music lessons
are available for children and adults at all levels through the Drake University
Community School of Music summer session, which begins June 2. The summer session
offers instruction in piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ
and music theory. Voice lessons also are offered for individudals age 15 and older.
Openings also are available in the young violinst program designed for children
ages 3-8. This program provides private lessons (20 minutes in length) and group
classes (30 minutes in length). The instructional content includes learning children's
songs and pieces in the Suzuki style, reading notation (separate from playing
the violin), counting rhythms, beginning theory, practice performing and group
playing.
Discounts are available for faculty and staff members and their families. To obtain
tuition information about these programs or to enroll, call the Drake University
Community School of Music office at x4011.
Drake University
is still registering children for its annual Foreign Language for the Young summer
program. The program offers children ages 4 through 14 the opportunity to learn
a new language and explore the culture and traditions of France, Germany, Spain
and Mexico.
The classes, which include games and special activities, are designed to accommodate
both beginning and advanced students of foreign languages. Students will be grouped
by ability as well as by age.
The program begins Monday, June 9, and continues through July 3. Classes will
meet Monday through Friday in Meredith Hall, just north of Olmsted Center at 29th
Street and University Avenue. The German and French classes will meet from 9 to
10 a.m. and the Spanish classes will meet from 10 to 11 a.m.
The registration fee is $125 per student. For registration or more information,
call Larry or Joan Pace at 964-1237 or Drake's Department of Modern Languages
and Literatures at x1927.
The Drake Neighborhood
Association will celebrate the heart of Des Moines with its Annual Tour of Historic
Homes on Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1.
The tour is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days and begins at the Grace United
Methodist Church at 37th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Tickets can be purchased
in advance for $8 at the Drake Diner, 1111 25th St.; Zumi, 4100 University Ave.;
and Grace United Methodist Church. Tickets will also be available for $10 each
at Grace Church on the tour days.
This year's tour features the southwest corner of the neighborhood including the
Kingman Boulevard area and nearby tree-lined streets. The tour showcases 10 structures-eight
gracious early-20th century homes of diverse architecture as well as Grace United
Methodist Church and the Thoreau Center.
While in the neighborhood, tour-goers can also enjoy The Greek Food Fair at the
Greek Orthodox Church of St. George at 35th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, on
Sunday, June 1. Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The cost of a meal
is $10 in advance (tickets are available at Dahl's on Ingersoll Avenue) and $11
at the door. A ticket to one of these two events will bring a $1 discount off
the door price of the other-a perfect way to spend a day in the historic Drake
Neighborhood.
All proceeds of the home tour benefit the nonprofit Drake Neighborhood Association.
The DNA was founded in 1979 by a handful of neighbors concerned about housing
values. The association works to preserve the history and integrity of the area,
including a current Kingman Boulevard beautification project. It is the second
oldest neighborhood association and the largest in Des Moines. It serves the area
bounded by I-235 and Franklin Avenue and 42nd Street and Martin Luther King Jr.
Parkway.
Tom Davis, who
was named Drake's 23rd head men's basketball coach April 22, has completed his
coaching staff at the school.
Keno Davis, who served the past six years as an assistant coach at Southeast Missouri
State, has been named an assistant coach along with Chad Buchanan, who had served
the past season as an assistant coach and director of operations with the Kansas
City Knights of the American Basketball Association. Chris Davis, who has served
the past three years as assistant men's basketball coach at Drake, also will be
retained by new Bulldog coach Tom Davis.
"We have a youthful type of staff and their energy is terrific," Tom
Davis said. "It is a hard working group, full of enthusiasm and ready to
get moving. They have strong backgrounds in Iowa as well as the Midwest."
Keno Davis, son of Tom Davis, has been involved in all aspects of the basketball
program at Southeast Missouri State which advanced to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.
He also served for two years as an assistant at Southern Indiana (1995-97) before
joining Gary Garner's first staff at Southeast Missouri State.
"Coach Davis (Keno) has done an outstanding job for us the past six years,"
said Southeast Missouri State coach and former Drake coach Garner. "I certainly
hate to lose Keno, but I understand his desire to join his Dad at Drake. I think
he has the potential to become a Division I head coach."
"One advantage I have in hiring Keno is he had so many years on the bench
with me that he has a real good idea what we're trying to do and can communicate
that to the players and coaching staff," said Drake head coach Tom Davis.
"The other advantage he has is the six years he spent with Gary Garner who
is one of the finest fundamental teachers in all of basketball.
"Keno also spent two years with Bruce Pearl at Southern Indiana so he had
eight good years of experience since graduating from Iowa," Davis added.
"Years ago you could see early on that Keno had a real eye for talent and
he could see the way we play. He knows the type of student athlete we are looking
for."
Originally from Easton, Pa., Keno Davis also served as an undergraduate assistant
at Iowa from 1991-1995. He is the co-author of Pressure Defense.
Buchanan served as the assistant varsity and head junior varsity men's basketball
coach at Simpson College from 1997-2002 before leaving the Storm program to join
the American Basketball Association.
"Chad Buchanan worked with us for two years at Iowa while getting his Master's
degree, so we were able to get a good idea of his many talents," Tom Davis
said. "In addition to his basketball capabilities, his contacts in Iowa and
in particular in the Des Moines area will be invaluable."
A 1995 graduate of Simpson College, Buchanan averaged 15.6 points per game and
earned second team All-Iowa Conference honors as a senior. He holds a total of
seven school records for three point and free throw shooting. From 1995-1997,
Buchanan was a graduate assistant administrator for the University of Iowa men's
basketball program. During his stay, he assisted the Hawkeye coaching staff in
all aspects of the program. He received his master's degree in athletic administration
from the University of Iowa in 1997. Buchanan also served as the head men's golf
coach at Simpson from 1997-2002. A native of West Des Moines, he was a two-year
starter on the Valley High School baseball and basketball teams. Chris Davis was
named an assistant coach on the Drake University basketball staff in 2000.
"Chris has done a good job for me in helping to ease my transition into the
Drake community," Tom Davis said. "He is a proven recruiter and understands
the mission of Drake University. The more we looked at resumes and a list of candidates
and looked at what Chris was doing, we realized he was the man for the job."
Prior to his arrival at Drake, Chris Davis served as assistant basketball coach
at Western Michigan, coordinating recruiting for the Broncos. He also served as
an assistant coach at Mid-American Conference rival Kent State from 1989-1995.
The Jackson, Mich., native received a bachelor's degree in secondary education
from the University of Michigan in 1983. He earned his master's degree in sports
administration from Western Michigan in 1987.
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