Throughout the caucus season, Drake University is no stranger to national political events, media personalities, and especially presidential candidates.
If you’re a Drake student, you may be surprised to learn that your classrooms and meeting spaces have hosted political leaders and media personalities. To find out about all the events Drake hosted during the 2016 caucus cycle, visit the We DU Politics page.
To learn about using Drake facilities for a candidate or media event, find information here.
Past events:
February 3, 2020: Former South Bend. Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg caucus night event at Bell Center Gym
February 3, 2020: Former Vice President Joe Biden caucus night event at Parents Hall
February 3, 2020: Democratic Party Precinct Caucus for Des Moines’ 38th Precinct (DM 38) at Drake Fieldhouse
February 3, 2020: Democratic Party Precinct Caucus for Des Moines’ 62nd Precinct (DM 62) at the Knapp Center
February 3, 2020: Democratic Party Satellite Caucus at Drake Fieldhouse
January 30-31, 2020: Drake University Caucus Straw Poll
January 31, 2020: U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, campaign surrogate for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, in Olmsted Center
January 30, 2020: Brandon Wolf, Pulse nightclub shooting survivor and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign surrogate, in the Olmsted Breezeway
January 30, 2020: President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the Knapp Center
January 27, 2020: Drake University Mock Caucus
January 27, 2020: Bailey, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s dog, in the Olmsted Breezeway
January 27, 2020: Former U.S. Representative Joe Walsh visit at Olmsted Starbucks
January 14, 2020: Eighth Democratic Presidential Debate hosted by CNN, The Des Moines Register, and the Democratic National Committee featuring former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, & Elizabeth Warren, former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and presidential candidate Tom Steyer at Sheslow Auditorium
January 14, 2020: Chasten Buttigieg, former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s husband, and actress Mandy Moore in Lower Olmsted Center
January 13, 2020: Presidential candidate Andrew Yang at Parents Hall
January 8, 2020: Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld roundtable with students in Medbury Honors Lounge
December 10, 2019: Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro event on the role of Iowa and New Hampshire in the presidential nominating process on Pomerantz Stage
November 11, 2019: The Washington Post interview with Democratic Drake students about caucus politics in Cowles Library Reading Room
November 9, 2019: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders summit on climate change with U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other surrogates in the Bell Center Gym
November 9, 2019: Drake University College Republicans and Young Republicans of Iowa event with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and former U.S. Representative David Young in Cowles Library Reading Room
November 3, 2019: Fox Nation interview with Professor Rachel Paine Caufield about the Iowa caucuses in Cowles Library Reading Room
November 2, 2019: NAACP Des Moines Economic Freedom Presidential Town Hall featuring U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, & Kamala Harris, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, former U.S. Representatives Joe Sestak & John Delaney, South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and presidential candidates Tom Steyer & Andrew Yang in Sheslow Auditorium
November 2, 2019: College and Young Democrats of Iowa’s Caucus-athon at Drake University
October 26, 2019: Polk County Democrats event with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Sheslow Auditorium
October 22-23, 2019: CBS Newspath interviews with Professor Art Sanders, his Media & Modern Politics class, and other Drake students about caucus politics at Drake University
October 20, 2019: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at Drake Fieldhouse
September 30, 2019: Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson on Pomerantz Stage
September 21-23, 2019: Poynter Institute “How To Cover the Iowa Caucuses” 4-day workshop at Drake University
September 27, 2019: Mental Health for US Unite For Change Rally: Iowa in Sheslow Auditorium
July 22, 2019: AARP Presidential Forum featuring former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar & Cory Booker, and former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper in Parents Hall
January 28, 2019: CNN Town Hall with U.S. Senator Kamala Harris in Sheslow Auditorium
August 27, 2018: U.S. Representative John Delaney on Pomerantz Stage
Disclaimer: Drake University is committed to an open and productive exchange of ideas, allowing free and informed discussion of political affairs. As a tax-exempt educational institution, Drake University does not endorse or oppose any political party or candidate for public office.
