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Transformational...
The winds in higher education are
shifting. As the world becomes more
interconnected, more interdisciplinary
in nature and more reliant upon
emerging technologies, it is crucial that
the exceptional learning experience we
provide be just as interconnected …
just as interdisciplinary … just as
technologically driven.
We must empower the best and brightest students to come to Drake to realize their dreams.
We must attract and retain the finest scholars, academicians and teachers this country has to offer.
We must improve and enhance the physical facilities, technology and resources across our campus.
We must broaden perspectives through exciting and innovative new interdisciplinary centers and institutes.
We must build upon our collective financial strength.
Office of Alumni & Development
2507 University AvenueDes Moines, IA 503111.515.271.2500www.distinctly.drake.edu
Visions of a Brighter Future
Can a love story really change the world?
Sometimes, there comes a rare moment when love ... of new ideas, common
purpose and life-changing discovery … can power a revolution.
It is the kind of moment when a university arrives at a crossroads,
pauses to catch its breath, and looks around. For passion, the
kind that creates a 21st-century place of learning so students
may successfully compete in an increasingly complex and
interconnected world. For excellence that shakes the status quo
to illuminate entire disciplines. For opportunity that empowers
dreams to overcome the gravest odds in realizing their potential.
For new connections — among people, professions and more
sustainable ways of learning, living and being. For innovative
ways to deliver the kind of leadership the world needs.
This is the moment that is distinctlyDrake. A moment in our
history when, together, we can do what it takes to be one of the
very best institutions of higher education in the United States.
We invite you to join us as we seize this moment. Because it’s
our moment ... to transcend our individual aspirations, to
enable future generations to achieve their goals in life, and to
create history by proving, yet again, that some love stories ...
really can change the world.-
“At Drake, our commitment to providing an exceptional learning
environment and boundless opportunities for our students
is a passion that is shared by every member of the Drake
community and infused into everything that we do on a daily
basis. That passionate commitment defines who we are as
the Drake family and provides the context for every decision
that we make. Already recognized by our colleagues in higher
education for academic excellence, in five years we aspire to
be a national model for the very best in higher education.”
Dr. David Maxwell President, Drake University
Pass
ion
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Wha
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For learning. For living.
For blazing new trails
of thought and breathing
new life into every facet
of human knowledge.
Passion is what it takes. The
kind of passion that comes alive
in the eyes of a student on the
verge of a new discovery. Or in
the heart of a professor who
collaborates with a student, and
together they present their
findings at a national conference.
Or in the mind of the graduate
who carries the Drake legacy
out into the world with every
new accomplishment.
Passion is what drives us. It has
since our founding in 1881. Our
people. Our places. Our purpose.
Whether it is the way we invest
in new knowledge through our
interdisciplinary centers and
institutes, or endow the
professorships necessary to be
one of the best institutions of
higher education in the country,
it all starts with passion. It is
what drives you and your love for
Drake. And it is what creates new
possibilities, empowers
achievement and transforms
bright young minds into the
leaders of tomorrow.
Passion for What’s Possible
Passion for community … whether it’s
creating new endowed professorships to
attract the nation’s best scholars or enabling
the professional development of our faculty
and staff, we have ranked in the top 10
among the nation’s midsized universities in
the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great
Schools to Work For” survey.
Passion for Drake … in the fall of 2009
we achieved a record retention rate of 89.4
percent, placing Drake in the top 10 percent of
all four-year institutions in the United States.
“Excellence is a habit, and it doesn’t
come easily. Talking about it is one
thing, but it’s another thing entirely
to actually back it up the way Drake
does. Whether it’s groundbreaking
legal research, a renovated Drake
Stadium, or beautifying the Drake
Plaza, you see the excellence
everywhere. It’s in our blood.”
Peggy A. Fisher, FA’70distinctlyDrake Campaign Co-Chair; Member, Drake University Board of Trustees; and Chief Strategic and Operating Officer, The Stelter Company
Larry P. StelterPresident and Chief Executive Officer, The Stelter Company
It is relentless.
It is enduring.
It is the foundation of
everything we do.
Our quest for excellence
transcends time and discipline
and takes us beyond the
boundaries of imagination.
It is explored in all of its forms …
excellence in teaching, in learning,
in leading, in pioneering new
ideas and constantly evolving old
ones. It carries with it the
responsibility, and the honor,
of making life better for people
down the street, across the
country and around the world.
Excellence is an innate value at
Drake. It can be seen at every
turn, in the tens-of-millions of
dollars dedicated to the
improvement of our buildings
and facilities; in the increased
emphasis on providing new
scholarships in order to open
doors of opportunity for the very
best students this nation has to
offer; or in the strides we take to
enhance our outstanding
curriculum. Excellence is rooted
in the fabric of our rich history. It
is what brings us all together in
spirit. And it is the reason we are
viewed as one of the finest
master’s universities in America.
Excellence that Endures
Excellence in teaching … from providing cutting-edge
learning environments to encouraging collaborative
scholarship through new interdisciplinary centers, our
tireless pursuit of excellence continues to define us. In
the 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Drake had
the third highest score for reputation for academic
quality among 572 masters institutions in the nation.
Excellence in learning … our mock trial team
recently won first place at the Harvard Crimson Classic,
and the Associated Collegiate Press awarded our
student-produced Drake Magazine the ACP Pacemaker
Award for Magazine Excellence.
Exce
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ndur
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Nearly 18,000 Drake alumni
have chosen to live and work in
Des Moines — Iowa’s capital,
largest city and center of
business, industry,
entertainment and culture.
Des Moines has been named
one of the top 10 cities for the
next decade by Kiplinger’s
Personal Finance magazine.
Forbes magazine ranked
Des Moines No. 1 on its list of
“Best Places for Business
and Careers.”
“Drake is an excellent institution in a
wonderfully surprising city. Des Moines is
a city where big things happen. Business,
industry, politics, media, the arts, law, medicine,
it’s all here. The recognition and rankings
Des Moines receives are wonderful, but you
have to be here and a part of this community
to truly experience the amazing sense of
energy and opportunity this place affords.”
Steve LacyMember, National Campaign Committee and Chairman and CEO, Meredith Corporation
Opp
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To realize potential. To shine a
light on the hopes and dreams
of today and transform them
into the realities of tomorrow.
Opportunity. It is — in its purest
form — the starting point for any
human endeavor. To learn from
the best. To take one’s curiosity
out into the world. To engage
with the finest programs,
resources and technology. To
prepare for, and thrive within,
today’s interconnected world.
It all begins with an opportunity.
It may be the high school senior
who has always dreamed of
attending Drake seeing that
dream realized thanks to a
scholarship. Or the biology
professor who will be able to take
her research to new heights
thanks to new, state-of-the-art
facilities and laboratories. Or
the junior traveling the world
thanks to the Center for Global
Citizenship. Opportunity. It is a
door propped open by you. By
your love for Drake. And by the
goal we all share of positioning
Drake to be one of the country’s
best universities.
Opportunities that Open Doors
Opportunities to excel … an exceptional
learning environment is a key factor in
fostering academic excellence. In recent
years we’ve invested nearly $70 million in
renovations to classrooms and residence
halls, upgrades to laboratories and
technology, and new construction.
Opportunities to achieve … we spent
more than $47 million in financial
assistance for students in the 2009-2010
academic year alone, with 98 percent of
undergraduates receiving some form of aid.
Opportunities to grow … demand for the
Drake experience continues to expand
significantly as we attract more of the
nation’s best young minds every year. After
several years of double-digit increases, our
applications for fall 2010 were almost 20
percent ahead of the previous year.
“When we talk about
fostering connections that
change lives, it’s because we
see these connections
happening at Drake and
know how powerful the
changes can be for students.
So it’s paramount that we
enhance our ability to
connect students with
world-class teachers, with
new and emerging fields of
study, and with opportunities
to travel the world.”
Eleanor ZeffAssociate Professor of Politics and International Relations and Drake University Coordinator for Post-Graduate Student International Scholarships
Con
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Live
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Connections that inspire … are critical to Drake’s future as
one of the nation’s very best universities, whether it is connecting
students to faculty or rewarding faculty and staff achievement in
more tangible ways. In fact, we’ve added more than $12 million in
new funds to the faculty and staff compensation budget over the
past six years to ensure students will have greater access to the
best minds in their fields.
Connections that empower … not surprisingly, we also
continue to be one of the top producers of Fulbright Scholars among
master’s universities nationwide, with four students and two
faculty members receiving Fulbright Scholarships in recent years.
They can be seen around
every corner. In every building.
At any point in the day.
Their simplicity is matched only
by their brilliance and power to
illuminate everything they touch.
Connections. It might be a
moment between a student and
teacher that will forever impact
them both. Or an idea that will
lead someone down a new path
in life. Or an opportunity to link
fields of study, which had never
previously intersected, in an
innovative and imaginative way.
Since our founding and
throughout our history, we have
helped forge these life-changing
connections. Connections that
empower individuals — through
expertise, resources and
technology — to do, and to be,
their very best. Connections that
enrich learning through
world-class teaching, enhanced
curricular and cocurricular
offerings, new interdisciplinary
centers and institutes, and
unparalleled facilities. And
connections that ignite the
brightest futures one can
imagine — in business,
medicine, the arts, law,
education and countless other
professional fields — in a way
that truly is distinctlyDrake.
Connections that Change Lives
It is not easily defined.
You know it when you see it.
Leadership. True leadership.
For some, it comes naturally.
For others, it is a part of their
character that may need a bit
of coaxing to bring out into
the world. But no matter what,
to see it in action is a thing
of beauty. It inspires. It
collaborates. It is applied with
a sense of values, ethics and
social responsibility that is
beyond question.
Our brand of leadership is
something special. It harkens
back to the day we were
founded by a Civil War general
and continues to shape us now,
as Iowa’s largest private college.
It can be seen in the glint of our
eyes … the student who won a
leadership award at a national
conference, the professor
leading a conversation about
the economy on National Public
Radio, the alumnus who has
led one of the nation’s great
states as Governor or the
institution itself, as a leader in
the world of sports through
a century of hosting the
renowned Drake Relays.
Leadership for Life
Leaders in knowledge …
endowed professorships are
a strong indicator of academic
excellence and leadership. In
recent years, Drake has
added four new endowed
professorships (Baum, Turner,
Fisher/Stelter and Johnson) in
addition to other achievements,
like establishing the
Buchanan Center for
Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Leaders in spirit …
every year, more than 300
students take advantage of
the programs, opportunities
and interactions with alumni
and community leaders offered
by our Donald V. Adams
Leadership Institute, which
exemplifies Drake’s tireless
commitment to preparing
students for leadership
within their communities
and professions.
Leaders in achievement …
more than 90 percent of
Drake students find career
employment or enter graduate
school within six months after
receiving their degree. A
sampling of our many alums
making positive change in the
world includes three governors,
the CEO of Chicago Mercantile
Exchange Group, the CEO of
Principal Financial Group, the
retired CEO of Walgreens, the
Assistant Secretary of State
for African Affairs, an Emmy
Award-winning actor, a
Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist and the former
Chairman of McDonald’s.
“True leadership isn’t something that can be quantified. It’s about listening, inspiring action, moving ahead in a confident and thoughtful way. It instills an energy and belief in those around you. Leadership is something that is taken very seriously at Drake. It’s the type of people we bring in — faculty, administration, staff and students. And it’s the type of person our experience produces.”
Donald V. AdamsProfessor Emeritus of Education and retired Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Life
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“This campaign is intended to
support a vision for Drake that is
far reaching in its scope and
supported by plans to create an
environment that is conducive to
the changing needs of higher
education and staffed by the
highest caliber people who believe
in the vision of the University and
are prepared to deliver it.”
Don Fletcher, BN’67 Chair, Drake University Board of Trustees and retired President of Hallmark Cards Personal Expressions Group
Creating Access to OpportunitiesInvesting in scholarships will
ensure that we remain
financially accessible to
America’s best students and
competitive with other top
universities. It is also critical that
we do everything we can to
reduce the debt burden placed
on students and their families.
distinctlyDrake seeks to
raise at least $50 million in
scholarship funding as an initial
goal to achieve this priority.
Endowing Chairs and ProfessorshipsIncreasing the number of endowed
faculty positions at Drake will
demonstrate to our community,
and to the entire nation, the depth
of our commitment to being one of
the best universities in America. In
addition to adding these endowed
professorships, we also must
invest in our faculty’s research
efforts and scholarly pursuits.
distinctlyDrake seeks to raise
$26–$50 million in order to add
26 endowed faculty positions.
Funding Capital ProjectsInvesting in our campus and
facilities is essential in order
to create the kind of
exceptional learning experience
that will continue to attract
the nation’s best and brightest
students. The construction of
a new School of Education
building, new and renovated
science facilities, and the
renovation and expansion of
Cartwright Hall, Cowles
Library and Drake Fieldhouse
will do just that.
distinctlyDrake seeks to
raise $50–$85 million for the
construction and renovation of
these facilities.
Developing Interdisciplinary CentersEnriching our curricular
offerings through new and
expanded interdisciplinary
centers will demonstrate to the
world our commitment to
academic quality, and enhance
our ability to prepare students
for the highest levels of success.
We will achieve this through the
expansion of the Center for
Leadership, the Center for
Global Citizenship and the
Intellectual Property Law Center,
as well as the creation of the
Center for Speaking and Writing
and the Institute for Creative
Learning and Teaching.
distinctlyDrake seeks to
raise $15–$18 million for the
support and development of
interdisciplinary centers.
Building Our Collective StrengthStrengthening The Drake Fund
addresses the most immediate
needs of the University. The
Drake Fund provides the
University with the necessary
agility to keep alive the mission
of Drake, to maintain our
annual promise to students
and their families and to build
upon our 130-year legacy of
offering the best possible
learning experience.
distinctlyDrake seeks to
raise $3.5–$4 million a year in
annual operational support of
The Drake Fund.
Vision is a powerful thing. It has the ability to fuel passion, to foster excellence, to unleash opportunity, to create lasting connections and to strengthen one’s ability to lead at the most crucial points in history. But vision alone isn’t enough. Even the most ambitious vision needs one thing in order to power it into action — resources.
Our vision is simple, yet bold … to be one of the very best institutions of higher education in the United States. In order to generate the necessary resources to transform that vision into reality, we have established the following priorities as the foundation for distinctlyDrake:
Our Priorities
AchievingThe time is now.
The moment is ours.
We are honored and eager to lead the way forward in seizing the moment that is distinctlyDrake. We believe it represents an unprecedented opportunity for us at Drake to pause as a community, take a breath and look deeply — outward and inward — at everything we need to do in order to be one of the very best institutions of higher education in the United States. While our rich history of achievements provides ample evidence of our ability to graduate leaders who can change the world, what distinctlyDrake seeks are the financial resources we so urgently need to take a transformative leap forward and become a 21st-century university that continues to play a central role in overcoming the unique challenges posed by an increasingly technological, global and interconnected world. It is an extraordinary invitation for all of us who share a deep and enduring love for Drake — to help ensure that this university may more fully realize the promise of its future; to leave behind a better world for generations to come. We urge you to join us in this remarkable effort.
Sincerely,
Larry Zimpleman BN’73, GR’79 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Principal Financial Group
Peggy A. Fisher FA’70 Chief Strategic and Operating Officer The Stelter Company
Jim Hubbell III Chairman Hubbell Realty Company
Our Vision
What does it take to be one of the best institutions of higher education in America? It takes people like you … successful, loyal,
generous individuals whose accomplishments in life are matched only by a will to empower others to
achieve equally exceptional things. It takes an uncommon sense of purpose ... one which challenges
an entire community to never stop moving and growing and looking for answers because, quite
simply, it is the right thing to do. It takes a special moment in time … when a crossroad presents itself
and the world watches with anticipation of the greatness that this moment may produce.
We urge you to help us seize this moment. To meet this challenge. To, once again, add your
distinguished voice to the love story that is distinctlyDrake. There are many ways for you to
make a gift to Drake and help us achieve our vision.
Ways to GiveEndowed Funds. You may permanently invest in Drake University, our students and our faculty through a gift to the endowment. When the market value of the invested principal increases, so does the annual payout — providing the University with an ongoing source of funding that grows over time. Endowed funds, which can recognize the donor or someone the donor wishes to honor, are typically made for endowed positions or a scholarship and provide Drake with a vital, continuous source of support.
Term and Restricted Funds. Gifts to term and restricted funds may be directed to specific people, programs or research of the donor’s choosing and are spent as they come in. While recognizing and acknowledging that a valuable set of activities or programming may not exist in perpetuity, these gifts demonstrate that a significant investment for a period of time can help those activities or programs grow, achieve stability and become successful.
Capital Gifts. Capital gifts provide the support necessary for construction and renovation costs associated with a particular building on the Drake campus.
Planned Giving. Planned giving offers donors — after careful consideration and planning — the ability to make a sizable contribution to Drake in a variety of ways, including a bequest or living trust; by designating Drake as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, IRA or other retirement plan; or through a “life income gift,” which offers immediate and considerable tax savings as well as an income for life.
Annual Support — The Drake Fund. The Drake Fund provides essential support for the University’s operating budget, enabling us to recruit the most sought-after faculty and students, retain our outstanding faculty and staff, provide financial assistance to students in need and increase the professional opportunities available to students through internships. Support of The Drake Fund helps meet the most immediate needs of the University, including scholarships, athletics, the arts, leadership opportunities, the library and each of our individual colleges and schools.