She will start work at Drake on July 15, assuming responsibility for the development, alumni relations and university communications programs. She brings not only significant experience, wisdom, and expertise to the task, but creativity, vision and boundless energy as well. All four Drake choral ensembles will perform under the direction of Aimee Beckmann-Collier in a Cavalcade of Choirs Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4, on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main. The music is set to a poem by W.H. Auden. A brass and percussion ensemble and a string orchestra will join the choirs for several pieces.
Admission is free.
The Drake Choir will depart on a tour of Italy and Austria on Thursday, May 18. 12 Faculty and staff are invited to join the Drake University National Alumni Association in honoring outstanding alumni on Friday, May 12. The annual Alumni Awards Dinner will start with a cash bar from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Upper Gallery of Olmsted Center. Dinner and the awards ceremony will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in Parents Hall. For reservations, please send payment to Special Programs, Office of Alumni and Parent Programs.