Panel of poets to discuss national identity Thursday at Drake Panel of poets to discuss national identity Thursday at Drake The event, which is free and open to the public as part of Drake's Writers and Critics Series, will start at 2:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. A reception will follow. The writers on the panel will be Gentian Çoçoli of Albania, Doris Kareva of Estonia and Mimi Khalvati, a native of Iran who now lives in England. Çoçoli has published three collections of poetry, most recently "Human Soil" (2006). He has translated several contemporary American poets and won a prize for his translation of Seamus Heaney. In 2001 his "Circumference of Ash" was selected a Best Poetry Book of the Year by the Ministry of Culture. The founder of the literary journal Aleph Review and of the publishing house Aleph Publishing, he currently heads the Culture and Art Department in Albania's Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. Kareva has published 13 poetry collections, most recently "Shape of Time" (2005). Her poems have been translated into 15 languages. In 2003 her collection "Mandragora" was staged by Tallinn City Theatre. Kareva has edited anthologies of Estonian poetry and translated the work of Auden, Beckett, Dickinson and Shakespeare. After winning the State Cultural Prize in 1993, she launched Straw Stipend, which provides publication funding for 10 young Estonian poets. She currently serves as secretary general of the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO. For more information about the panel discussion at Drake, contact Dina Smith at x3127 or The new exchange agreements are with Fachhochschule Weiner Neustad in Weiner Neustad, Austria; University of Verona in Verona, Italy; and Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan. "I think our students will be just as excited about these new relationships as we are," said Gretchen Olson, director of the Center for International Programs and Services. Currently, Drake has exchanges with universities in Tubingen, Germany; Nantes, France; Clermont-Ferrand, France; and Madrid, Spain. These exchange agreements allow students to take full advantage of their Drake scholarships while enrolled at partner universities. On other study abroad programs, which are not exchanges, roughly half of students' scholarships may be used to cover program costs. In addition to semester-long opportunities, Drake faculty will offer short-term study seminars in a variety of countries. David Courard-Hauri, assistant professor of environmental science and policy, will lead a seminar in Nicaragua, Judy Allen is developing a program with a partner university in China, and Craig Owens, assistant professor of English, will lead a group of students studying Shakespeare in Canada. "Students have raved about previous study seminars in these countries so I'm sure these courses will be well-received," Olson said. A new summer program in Africa has been added to the lineup as well. Drake faculty, in partnership with colleagues at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, will help students explore a wide variety of subjects related to sustainable development. These include the legacy of colonialism, HIV/AIDS in Africa, availability and constraints of micro-finance, tourism as a sustainable industry and tribalism and democratization. "We think it is a very unique and exciting opportunity for students. It undoubtedly will be an invaluable eye-opener for anyone with limited working knowledge of Sub-Saharan Africa," said Jimmy Senteza, Drake associate professor of finance. According to Olson, studying abroad is becoming more common among college students today. "Last year 189 Drake students studied abroad and our new exchange programs and study seminars make the possibilities even better for students who really want to immerse themselves in the experience," Olson added. "Students who study abroad can look at everything…their lives, country, academic subjects, politics, and career choices…from a new perspective. And that is something they never forget." "As soon-to-be professionals in the field of public relations, we feel it is our responsibility to inform and encourage fellow Americans to take a stand against the racial issue "Survivor" has initiated," said Tiffany Shaheen, president of Drake University PRSSA. Drake PRSSA has requested a list of the show's advertisers from the local CBS affiliate. If a list is released, the organization will urge others not to purchase the advertisers' products until "Survivor" teams are revamped. "We've been striving like mad to make it family-friendly," Drake athletic director Sandy Hatfield Clubb told Des Moines Register columnist Nancy Clark. "Drake is Des Moines' team. We want a family-friendly place." More than 450 people flocked to the pre-game tailgate -- so many more than anticipated, in fact, that food supplies ran dry. Children enjoyed inflatable attractions and performed warm-up stretches with Panthers players. "It was precious," Clark wrote in the Register, noting that such a description is rarely associated with college football. The game was the first played under permanent lighting since the 1960s. The stadium also sports new seats, a new digital scoreboard, new Field Turf playing surface, new concession stands and restrooms. Bulldogs quarterback Derek Retherford performed well in his first collegiate start, finishing 11-of-23 for 173 yards. Clubb and her staff handed out football posters to fans as they left the stadium at the end of the evening, thanked them for coming and invited them to return for more games. The Bulldogs will take on Upper Iowa at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Drake Stadium. Faculty and staff may attend the conference free of charge, although those who wish to eat at the conference will need to pay for their meals. The conference schedule is posted Anyone interested in attending all or part of the conference should contact Neil Hamilton at x2065 or Kirschenbaum, a nationally renowned artist, joined the Drake faculty in 1967. In 1978 he painted "Brown Still Life," which Drake is loaning to the exhibit. His paintings are in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., among others. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and in 1991 the academy awarded him the Benjamin Altman Award for Figure Painting. He also won awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died of cancer in March, 2000. "Drawing on existential themes from philosophy, literature, and religion, the art of Jules Kirschenbaum deals with issues of mortality and the spirit," according to the University of Iowa Museum of Art's Web site. "In an age that reveled in abstraction and images of the banal, Kirschenbaum's art was steeped in the Western tradition of representation. In his mature work, images of people and objects become metaphors for a deep examination of the nature of being and the human spirit." The museum is located at 150 North Riverside Drive, Iowa City. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; noon to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday; closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is free. For more information, call the museum at 319-335-1727 or visit its Web site at Clubb, who gained a broad range of experience in all aspects of athletics administration during her 16 years at Arizona State University, will discuss "The Vision for Drake Athletics" at the Sept. 13 luncheon. The series will continue on Oct. 4 with "An Rx for Improved Health Outcomes" presented by Jon-Scott Johnson, risk manager for the city of Ames, and Patty Kumbera, founder and CEO of Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care. Concluding the fall series on Nov. 1 will be adventurer Charlie Wittmack, the first Iowan to climb Mt. Everest. He will talk about his seven-year project that took him to five continents to climb the world's tallest and most dangerous peaks. All three luncheons, sponsored by the Drake University Central Iowa Alumni Chapter and the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will start with networking at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at noon at the Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave. The cost is $15 per luncheon or $36 in advance for all three events. Due to limited seating, reservations are recommended. Contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs at x3848 or send an e-mail message to The defendants who are appealing their convictions are Sherry Hutchison, Rita Hohenshell, Eddie Bloomer, Josh Plank and Frank Cordaro. The issue before the court is whether the defendants were arrested in the public right of way of a public street. Iowa law states that it is not trespass to be in a public right of way on a public street. The court will rule on the case at a later date. The defendants were arrested as they attempted to near and cross N.W. 78th Avenue in Johnston, Iowa, to approach members of the Iowa National Guard and talk to them about their rights. The response to this protest was unprecedented in Iowa. More than 20 members of the sheriff's department attended wearing full riot gear. Two undercover Polk County sheriff's deputies attended the non-violence training held at Drake University the day before the protest. A few months after the protest, in March of 2004, a federal grand jury was convened to investigate whether "there was a conspiracy to trespass at the STARC Armory" during the protest. In the course of that investigation, four local peace activists were subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury and Drake was subpoenaed for records concerning the student chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. Drake personnel were then gagged from confirming the existence of the subpoena or commenting on it. All of the subpoenas were eventually dropped in the face of international outrage. Hardy, a resident of Prole -- a tiny Iowa town six miles south of Norwalk - performed Pasculi's Grand Concerto for Oboe. She has studied with Jennifer Wohlenhaus, double reed teaching artist at Drake, for three years. "It's unusual for an oboist to win the Bill Riley Talent Search," Wohlenhaus said. "The winner is usually a violinist, pianist or dancer. The oboe isn't a virtuoso instrument, but Amanda has excellent skills. She's a great student and this is a well-deserved award." "I was thrilled to win the Bill Riley Talent Search and I'm grateful for the Iowa Farm Bureau's generous support, which will help pay my tuition at Drake," Hardy said. "I think Drake has a fabulous music department that provides many performance opportunities for students like myself." The funds will be used to provide door-to-door transportation to seniors to attend evening music and theatre events during the 2006-07 school year. West Des Moines Human Services will provide van service and Polk County Senior Services will coordinate the program for Drake. As many as 48 individuals can be transported to each event. For more information about this program or to request transportation services, call 515-286-3536. "Drake University and the Office of Student Accounts are very excited about this new program," said Robert Harlan, director of student account services. "We are confident that the new E-Bill system will prove to be a wonderful benefit and convenience for our students." Students who are enrolled this semester will receive notification on their Drake University-assigned e-mail account when their statement is available to view. They will be directed to view their statement on MYDUSIS. The e-mail message will explain how to access the tuition billing statement by entering a secure area and providing their student ID number and pin number. Each enrolled student will have access to the most current transactions and balance due on his or her account. Students who continue to have activity on the account or a balance due will continue to be notified each month. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Alexandra Lakin Lenore Metrick-Chen COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Paul Judd Dianne Whittle COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES LAW SCHOOL Jerry Foxhoven SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Thomas R. Drake Michele B. Fairbairn |
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