Check out improvements to the Drake Web site on Monday, June 24. The changes are
part of an interim design upgrade that will lead to a complete redevelopment of the
site within the next year.
The new front page sports a cleaner design and allows the University to showcase
more images of campus life, said Web Editor Missy DeYoung.
Gateway pages have been revamped to provide more current information in a more compact
design, she said. These pages also have added local weather information and links
to Drake's new comprehensive event calendar at http://www.drake.edu/newsevents/calendar
In addition to the interim design upgrade, Drake has begun working with Liquid Matrix
Co. to build a highly interactive and personalized admission Web site. This project
is scheduled to be completed near the end of the fall semester. DRAKE
TO HOST 'THE BIG EVENT' SATURDAY
Des Moines-area residents are invited to attend "The Big Event" at Drake
University from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 22, to learn more about a wide range
of social services.
"The Big Event" aims to side-step the difficulty Des Moines has in making
it easy for people to get services -- from loans to health care, to housing, to jobs
-- by bringing many agencies that provide these services together.
These agencies will offer information about health and safety, jobs and workforce,
children and youth, education, financial and legal matters and housing. Free medical
screenings will be available as well as children's activities and entertainment. VOLUNTEERS
STILL NEEDED FOR ARTS FESTIVAL
Drake still needs five more volunteers to serve beverages at the Des Moines Arts
Festival from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, along the riverfront in downtown Des
Moines.
Alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students will be serving Pepsi beverages and
bottled water all three days of the festival, which begins Friday, June 28.
The volunteers will help create community awareness of Drake as well as receive a
free Des Moines Arts Festival T-shirt. Volunteers also will raise money to help support
the Drake Central Iowa Alumni Chapter's scholarships and activities.
To obtain more information or to register as a volunteer, contact Kathleen Dooley,
assistant director of alumni and parents programs, at x3378 or kathleen.dooley@drake.edu.
