Welcome Alumni

Across the country, groups of Drake University Bulldogs come together in September for DU Good Day and represent Drake as they volunteer at local nonprofits. The annual volunteer and philanthropy day celebrates the University’s mission to engage meaningful personal lives and responsible global citizenship.

Peggy Fisher, FA’70, chief executive officer of The Stelter Company, has been named chair of the Drake University Board of Trustees. Fisher, who has served on the board since 2006, starts her term as chair on July 1. She will be the first woman to lead the University’s governing board.

Drake University announced today it is selling land adjacent to its campus as part of a major development project. Drake will sell and lease parcels totaling more than four acres, constituting two city blocks between 25th and 24th streets in the Dogtown area, to Merge Urban Development Group (Merge) of Cedar Falls, Iowa.