Jul 14, 2008 • Vol 61 No 4
 
 
 
 

New OnCampus 7-14-2008

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Read about Drake's top rating in The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Great Colleges to Work For" survey, the University's reaccreditation and upcoming events and news at Drake in this week's OnCampus newsletter. Highlights in this week's OnCampus:

Drake rated in top five nationally in 'Great Colleges to Work For'

Higher Learning Commission extends Drake's accreditation

Alumnus, former trustee Kenneth A. Macke dies

Drake Farmers' Market offers fresh produce, cooking demos and kids' activities

Drake Observatory program to explore a possible planet that never formed

Farmers' Market features sweet corn festival, face painting

Observatory program to explore Earth

 




 
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Calendar

MONDAY, JULY 14

  • Muscle Mix, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.
  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

TUESDAY, JULY 15

  • Pilates, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.
  • Water Aerobics, 4:45 p.m., Bell Center.
  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16

  • Drake Neighborhood Farmers' Market features Chef Joe Godfroy demonstrating easy and delicious dishes with produce available at the Market, plus a kids' veggie toss game and information about family planning and reproductive health care services, 4 to 7 p.m., parking lot of First Christian Church, 25th Street and University Avenue.
  • Muscle Mix, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.
  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

THURSDAY, JULY 17

  • Pilates, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.
  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

FRIDAY, JULY 18

  • Stargazing and public presentation about the mysteries of the rocky debris between Mars and Jupiter titled "Search for the 5th Planet," 9 p.m., Drake Municipal Observatory, Observatory Road, Waveland Park.
  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

SATURDAY, JULY 19

  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

SUNDAY, JULY 20

  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

MONDAY, JULY 21

  • Muscle Mix, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.
  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

TUESDAY, JULY 22

  • Pilates, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.
  • Water Aerobics, 4:45 p.m., Bell Center.
  • SuperCamp, Junior Forum, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 6-8 hosted at Drake.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23

  • Drake Neighborhood Farmers' Market features a sweet corn festival as well as a free craft table for kids and information from The Child Abuse Prevention Council, 4 to 7 p.m., parking lot of First Christian Church, 25th Street and University Avenue.
  • Muscle Mix, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.

THURSDAY, JULY 24

  • Pilates, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.

FRIDAY, JULY 25

  • Stargazing and public presentation on the complexities of life on earth titled "Earthlings On Parade," 9 p.m., Drake Municipal Observatory, Observatory Road, Waveland Park.
  • SuperCamp, Senior Forum and Leadership Training Team, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 9-12 hosted at Drake.

SATURDAY, JULY 26

  • SuperCamp, Senior Forum and Leadership Training Team, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 9-12 hosted at Drake.

SUNDAY, JULY 27

  • SuperCamp, Senior Forum and Leadership Training Team, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 9-12 hosted at Drake.

MONDAY, JULY 28

  • Muscle Mix, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.
  • SuperCamp, Senior Forum and Leadership Training Team, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 9-12 hosted at Drake.

TUESDAY, JULY 29

  • Pilates, 12:15 p.m., Bell Center.
  • Water Aerobics, 4:45 p.m., Bell Center.
  • SuperCamp, Senior Forum and Leadership Training Team, a learning and life skills summer camp for grades 9-12 hosted at Drake.

 




Faculty/Staff News

Anisa Fornoff, assistant professor of pharmacy and health sciences, won the Innovative Practice Award at the Iowa Pharmacy Association's annual meeting.

Karla Kash, assistant professor of theatre, is choreographing "The Rocky Horror Show" from July 18-26 for a summer musical theatre program at Western Illinois University.

Geoff Wall, associate professor of pharmacy practice, Carrie Koenigsfeld, associate professor of pharmacy practice, and Andrew Meisner, who will join Drake in July, recently won the Iowa Pharmacy Association's Poster Award. The poster was titled "The Effect of Sample Medication Restrictions on Prescribing Patterns at a Private Internal Medicine Clinic" and was judged based on originality/innovation, reproducibility, impact on the profession, presentation and methodology. IPA chooses one original project each year that advances the practice of pharmacy in Iowa and presents the award at its annual meeting.




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