On
Campus - Stories
August
3, 2001 - Vol. 54, No. 9
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Drake University has 209 reservations from prospective students planning to visit campus during the third annual Iowa Private College Week, Aug. 6-10.
Last year at this time, Drake had 154 reservations but ended up with 339 campus visits from prospective students during Iowa Private College Week.
Although reservations are encouraged, they are not required, said Deneen Dygert, associate director of admission. "We expect the actual number of prospective students making campus visits will be equal to if not greater than last year," she added. "We'd love to have 350 or more this year."
Drake is one of
29 independent colleges and universities participating in Iowa Private College
Week. Each institution conducts free daily tours and information sessions at
9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
President David Maxwell will speak at the start of each of the two daily information
sessions, which will be held in Levitt Hall in Old Main.
Participants will then meet with a faculty member, learn about the admission process and financial planning and take a campus tour. In addition, participants will attend a panel discussion featuring current students. They'll also have the option of having a deli lunch in Parents Hall South at Olmsted Center.
Families can make reservations online for Iowa Private College Week at a new Web site: http://www.DontBeANumber.com. This site also includes a college finder to help students identify which campuses might suit them best and financial aid information, including case studies and tips on comparing college costs.When the Iowa State Fair opens Thursday, Aug. 9, Drake will be sponsoring the Sand Sculpture at the Cultural Arts Building. This year's sculpture will have an arts and entertainment theme and include the Drake logo.
Volunteers will staff a table in the Cultural Arts Building from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. throughout the fair. They'll be distributing a variety of brochures and calendars as well as Drake Post-it notes and Bulldog tattoos.Although the opening of 2001-02 women's basketball season is over four months away, the Drake program is drawing national interest.
The Bulldogs are ranked No. 21 in a preseason poll by the Women's Basketball Journal, sandwiched between defending national champion Notre Dame, which is ranked No. 20, and Utah, which is ranked No. 22. Tennessee was ranked No. 1. Drake was the only team from the Missouri Valley Conference ranked in the top 30 preseason poll.
Drake has four starters back from last year's team, which posted a 23-7 record and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the last seven years. Drake earned a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title with a 16-2 record.
The synopsis about Drake in the Women's Basketball Journal states: "The Bulldogs will have their top three scorers back, including All-American caliber post player Carla Bennett. Coach Lisa Stone is confident that swing player Jayme Anderson, who transferred to Drake after twice earning Division III All-America honors at Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Stone's former school), will have a major impact. If Anderson is a serious offensive threat, Drake should roll through the Missouri Valley Conference."Erin Myers, who served the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, W.Va., has been named assistant coach at Drake University. Myers joins head coach Randy Dolson, who took over the reins of the Drake program on Feb. 26.
At Wheeling, Myers assisted in taking a team coming off a 12-21 season, and guiding that squad to two consecutive regular season West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships, a WVIAC Tournament championship, a regional ranking and a two-year record of 54-28.
"Erin brings a great deal of experience with her as both a player and coach," Dolson said. "We have the same philosophies and with her strengths in working with blockers and the front court, I can focus more on our offense, the setters and floor defense. We should compliment each other very well."
Myers received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Bonaventure University in 1999. She is pursuing a master's degree in special education with a concentration in behavioral disorders from West Virginia University.
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