Last weekend, Drake hosted international leaders and experts in United States-China relations to discuss trade and China’s economy. The discussion marked the second annual U.S.-China Symposium hosted by former U.S. Ambassador to China and current Ambassador-in-Residence Terry Branstad in conjunction with the Global Engagement Office. In his opening remarks, President Marty Martin said the event, […]
Almost a hundred years after the first duck stamp was sent out to post, on Sept. 15 to 16 Drake University hosted the contest to decide next year’s stamp artwork. The stamp is required to hunt wildfowl, and 98% of the money goes towards wetlands or grasslands across the nation. The contest took place in […]
From Sept. 15 to 16, Drake’s name will have a double meaning. Paintings of ducks, or drakes, as the males are known, will be hung in Olmsted Center to be judged to decide the next federal duck stamp. “Most of the duck stamp funding is used to conserve waterfowl habitat like wetlands and the surrounding […]