College of Business and Public Administration

Career Fair

Students have the chance to network with over 200 employers each year at career fairs and during on-campus recruiting events.

Connect Event

Over 450 students attended the Connect events held in Des Moines, Minneapolis, Chicago and Kansas City.

Putt Golf Event

The different CBPA organizations designed golf holes for the Putt Golf Event, a social gathering provided for the students.

Approachable

Assistant Dean Of Graduate and Professional Programs Danette Kenne with alumnus Jason Allen, MPA ‘07

Downtown Street Painting

The American Marketing Association (AMA) student organization won first-place in the annual Drake Street Painting extravaganza.

Actuarial Science: The future in numbers

The Drake Actuarial program was named one of the top 12 programs in North America

Women's Leadership Breakfast

More than 60 students and 35 community leaders and guests attended the Women's Leadership Breakfast in March.

CBPA Career Fair

Drake University holds three different career fairs every year: accounting/finance fair, actuarial science fair, and all-university career fair.

Resources

In addition to the physical library resources, students have access to over 130 research databases online through BlueView

CC Young Alumni Event

Meg Fisher, an entrepreneur/management and marketing major in 2009, was the guest speaker. She is the founder of Lincoln & Lexi, a children's apparel store.

Study Abroad in Uganda

Summer 2012 twenty one Drake students spent 3 weeks studying sustainable development in Uganda.

Speed Networking

Drake American Marketing Association hosted a speed networking event in which 32 employee representatives attended.

2012 Brooks Competition Event

For the event, students used the tools learned in the classroom and incorporated into a real-life, complex situation.

CBPA Mission & Promise

The CBPA prepares our learners to succeed as leaders and global citizens by bringing the world into the classroom and the classroom into the world. Our learners will be:

Proficient in their Fields
Strategic Problem Solvers
Effective Communicators
Inclusive Leaders
Ethical Stewards

The CBPA offers a student centered environment for the study of business. Approximately 1100 students are pursuing undergraduate degrees in ten majors.

An additional 500 students are enrolled in graduate studies pursuing masters degrees in business administration (MBA), public administration (MPA), finance (MFM) and accounting (MACC).

The CBPA is one of only four colleges in Iowa accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the principal accrediting body for business programs.

Voted Best MBA Program

Professional Centers

Kelley Insurance Center
Courses and programs that provide continuing education, professional development and educational guidance in the area of insurance.

Entrepreneurial Centers
The official sites of the Buchanan Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurial Outreach at Drake University.

Center for Professional Studies
Offers high quality programs for professional development and education that serve the needs of individuals in corporate, nonprofit and government organizations.