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Meet D.C. Experience Scholarship Recipient Lauren Goetze

Meet D.C. Experience Scholarship Recipient Lauren Goetze

D.C. Experience Scholarship, Institute News

Lauren Goetze is one of three recipients of the 2018 D.C. Experience Scholarship, which provides financial support for Drake University students interning in Washington, D.C., for the summer. She will provide bi-weekly updates of her time in D.C. Hello, my name is...
Spring Sussman Lecture panel shares national security insights

Spring Sussman Lecture panel shares national security insights

Institute News, Sussman Lecture Series

On April 12th, at the ninth Sussman Lecture put on by The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement, attendees were treated to an in-depth conversation on national security and some of the greatest issues facing the United States today. The...
Harkin Institute shares results of inaugural community wellness report

Harkin Institute shares results of inaugural community wellness report

Institute News, Wellness and Nutrition

May 15, 2018 Contact: Emily Schettler 515-271-3592 emily.schettler@drake.edu Harkin Institute shares results of inaugural community wellness report Senator Tom Harkin (retired) and The Harkin Institute...
Brief: Allowing canned, dried, and frozen foods undermines mission of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Brief: Allowing canned, dried, and frozen foods undermines mission of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Institute News, Wellness and Nutrition

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (or FFVP) was created to provide exactly what is stated in the title, fresh fruits and vegetables. From the time Senator Tom Harkin (retired) authored the bill to establish this program, it was meant to expand the tastes and...

May 7 | Let’s DU Lunch feat. Joseph Jones

Institute News, Past Events

Date: May 7, 2019 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Location: Des Moines Embassy Club, 34th Floor of the Ruan Building, 666 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA Register For This Event Let’s DU Lunch is sponsored by Drake University and the Greater Des Moines Partnership....

Harkin Institute Job Opening: Project Associate/Executive Assistant

Institute News

The Harkin Institute is hiring a project associate/executive assistant to work in collaboration with the Executive Director, the institute’s namesake and institute staff to ensure an orderly and professional office environment. Click here to learn more and...
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