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Olmsted Center

The Olmsted Center is a hub of student activity at Drake. From early morning studying to late-night programming, the building is always busy during the semester. The Olmsted Center offers recreational facilities, a coffee-shop, event spaces, study areas, and also houses many university departments.

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2875 University Avenue Des Moines, IA 50311

http://www.drake.edu/studentinvolvement/olmstedcenterinformation/

The Olmsted Center is a hub of student activity at Drake. From early morning studying to late-night programming, the building is always busy during the semester.  The Olmsted Center offers recreational facilities, a coffee-shop, event spaces, study areas, and also houses many university departments. 

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Anne is great!

It was an awesome opportunity to listen about the history of how the struggle was fought in Des Moines. Just a shame that the university couldn't pay the panelists something.

A great event as always!

Very nice entertaining and educational event.

I think it was great that they talked about the things that affect students the most.

I truly enjoyed this. It was both fun and educational to take a memory trip back to 2006 and compare how the social world has evolved and how we can remain professional within today's network. John is a composed and friendly speaker but pulls no punches with getting his message across. He was also gracious to hang out for questions afterwards... And he's taller than I imaged. 😁

The people were really nice and food was good!

Thanks so much for all the great information. This event was time well-spent!

Great chance to learn about resources and to help build my support team.

Love comedy