
The Student Alumni Association’s week-long effort to raise awareness of philanthropic efforts at the university ended Thursday afternoon with “Celebrate Drake.” Philanthropy Week @Drake was launched this year to give students more insight into the importance of alumni donors. The week’s activities included thank you card writing and Do Good for Drake Day, when students were encouraged to do something nice for the Drake community and then share it on Twitter using the hashtag #DUgood4DU. Thursday’s dessert reception was held in the new Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center, and several dozen students stopped by to listen in on a jazz ensemble rehearsal as they munched on sweet treats and chatted.