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August 30, 2002 Vol. 55, No. 11

Drake gains visibility at the Iowa State Fair

Spike makes friends with Fairfield, the fair's mascot.



Several hundred Drake supporters including alumni, faculty, staff and students spent Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Iowa State Fair as part of "DU the Fair," the University's first ever Drake-sponsored day at the fair.

Fairgoers had fun participating in several different Drake-sponsored activities throughout the day.

Highlights included the debut of Drake's 25-foot-tall inflatable "Spike" mascot; distribution of nearly 900 free digital photos of fairgoers in front of Drake backgrounds including Old Main, Drake Relays and Drake basketball; a booth where prizes were distributed to Drake supporters and prospective students; a Bulldog Hot Shot contest sponsored by Drake athletics; music performances by Drake students; storytelling by the School of Education; a Chemistry Magic Show hosted by Drake's chemistry department; a presentation by Drake law professor Neil Hamilton; a drawing for four pairs of Drake athletics tickets; and participation in the fair's annual Chili Cook Off and Celebrity Mystery Sack Contest.

The evening was capped off with a pre-concert party for Drake alumni and friends at one of the fair's venues. During the party, drawings were held for free "DU the Fair" T-shirts, water bottles and tickets to the Alicia Keys performance that evening of the fair.

Check out www.drake.edu to see more photos of "DU the Fair!"

The Chemistry Magic Show provides hands-on experience.

Coaches Lisa Stone, Sean Holmes and Rich Calvert cook up a third-place finish in the Celebrity Mystery Sack Contest.

Clive King's "Madre-Cariard."
Gallery to display the large-scale drawings of Clive King

The Anderson Gallery will open the 2002-03 exhibition season with an exhibition featuring the work of Welsh-born artist Clive King. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, and the exhibition will run through Oct. 4.

King's large-scale drawings explore psychological responses to visual narratives. He gleans his imagery from autobiographical sources ó travel and heritage, grief and frustration, subjective psychological history, collective and partial memory, childhood fears ó but typically takes only bits and pieces of his experiences to represent them as inconclusive wholes. Viewers are left to construct their own possible narratives, extrapolating a larger context of meaning from ambivalent fragments.

King is professor of studio art at Florida International University in Miami. He has had over 40 solo exhibitions and more than 100 group exhibitions, including shows at the Museum of Modern Art, Wales, and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, N.C.

At Drake, King will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, in room 336 of the Harmon Fine Arts Center. He will also give a gallery talk at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.

The Anderson Gallery in the Harmon Fine Arts Center is open from noon to 4 p. m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, visit www.drake.edu/andersongallery.
Drake events to commemorate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

Several events are planned at Drake in observance of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.

At St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Student Center, there will be a liturgy at 8 a.m. followed by a discussion led by John Harrell, a chaplain at Mercy Medical Center who was a volunteer at the World Trade Center site in the aftermath of the attack. Both the liturgy and the discussion are open to the entire Drake community, said Father Jim Laurenzo.

At 8:46 a.m. ó the time the first plane hit the World Trade Center ó the Law School will hold an observance open to the entire Drake community at the sundial in Wifvat Plaza.

Four faculty members and four students will read excerpts from historic speeches and documents that define the American people, including the Gettys-burg Address, President John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Law classes will be dismissed from 8:40 to 9:10 a.m. so that students and faculty may attend.

At 4 p.m. the Student Senate and the Panhellenic and Interfraternal Council will sponsor The Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main. Drake alumnus Robert D. Ray, former governor of Iowa and president of Drake University, will be the keynote speaker. He will discuss his perceptions of the events of Sept. 11 and how the country has changed since then.

There also will be a panel discussion among local leaders of various religions faiths. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of panel members.
Drake forms team to participate in 'Walk As One' Sept. 15

Students, faculty and staff are invited to help fight bias, bigotry and racism in Des Moines by joining Team Drake for the "Walk As One" walk-a-thon with the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) on Sunday, Sept. 15, at Gray's Lake Park.

Last year 51 members of the Drake community participated in "Walk As One" and the University placed third among the teams with the most members.

"This year, we'd like to have many more people join Team Drake," said Donald Adams, excutive assistant to President David Maxwell for community and alumni affairs. "I have been told that Simpson College plans to send a team of 250 this year. Surely Drake can do better than that. A larger team will demonstrate Drake University's support and commitment to NCCJ's mission to fight bias, bigotry and racism."

"Walk As One" is NCCJ's largest and fastest-growing national fundraiser. Every year, thousands of walkers across the country raise millions of dollars by asking their friends, family members, co-workers and neighbors to sponsor them as they walk with NCCJ. Through walker pledges, corporate sponsorships and matching gifts, the walks raise essential funds that ensure NCCJ's programs will continue to promote respect and understanding among all races, religions and cultures.

Registration for "Walk As One" will start at 12:30 p.m. at Gray's Lake Park, Fleur Drive and George Flagg Parkway. In addition to the walk, there will be live entertainment and food.

To obtain more information or to join Team Drake, contact Wellness Director Mollie Keitges at x2027 or mollie.keitges@drake.edu.
Drake magazines win numerous national awards

Drake claimed numerous national awards for its magazines again this year. At the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2002 Student Magazine Contest, 515 magazine, Drake Magazine and Knot magazine all picked up awards.

"I'm delighted to see our students continue to turn out top-notch magazines that capture national attention," said Lee Jolliffe, associate professor of journalism and mass communication.

515 magazine was awarded second place in the Single Issue of an Ongoing Magazine-Editorial category. The magazine also was awarded honorable mention in the Single Issue of an Ongoing Magazine-Design category for its cover and a feature titled "Revisiting Paradise." The judge noted that the magazine "intelligently combines topography and imagery."

In addition, 515 received honorable mention in the Online Magazine category for its original content and unique voice. The judge said the magazine "has potential to be a destination site."

Drake Magazine was awarded first place in the Single Issue of an Ongoing Magazine-Design catetory. According to the judge, the magazine incorporated "pleasant and effective use of color" and was "cohesive and attractive to look at."

Knot magazine took top honors in the Online Magazine category, its third national first place award, for content, design and effective use of medium. The judge noted that the e-zine had an original concept and strong voice, along with a clean and functional design.

The judge also said, "the freshness of content makes it a dynamic site. Cross-linking and additional functionality, such as the ability to easily e-mail articles to friends, offers the appropriate amount of interaction for this site's goals and subject matter."

In the Service and Information category, a story titled "What Do You Do with an English Degree?" from Knot magazine was awarded second place. In addition, a story titled "A Bloody Good Fight" from 515 magazine was given honorable mention.
Student honored by Congress

A Drake student is among 108 young people who recently received the Congressional Award Gold Medal, the highest honor given by Congress to people ages 14 to 23. Juliana Meek, a senior information systems major from Naples, Fla., was presented with the award for her initiative, achievement and service.

Meek taught Junior Achievement classes and designed a Web site for the Des Moines Partners in Education Program. In addition, she participated in the Donald V. Adams Leadership Academy and co-founded the Drake Information Systems Organization.
45 training sessions planned

The week of Sept. 16-20 is Fall Training Week at the Drake TeleMedia Center. The center is offering 45 training sessions to all faculty and staff interested in using more technology in their academic and professional endeavors. Hardware (such as LCD Projectors, Digital Still Cameras, Digital Video Cameras and Electronic Classrooms) and software (PowerPoint, iMovie) will be covered in the sessions, in addition to techniques of videography and the basics of DVD as a communication medium. E-mails with the schedule of sessions will be sent to faculty and staff throughout the next three weeks. The schedule also may be found at http://dtc11.drake.edu:61/0/0/0/18520/-2/1/

No registration or RSVP is necessary to attend. Those interested need only show up.

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