Engaged Citizen Experience meeting
Each spring semester, Drake sponsors our Engaged Citizen Experience. This is a series of cocurricular events designed to bring Drake students, staff, and faculty together with the Greater Des Moines community to discuss important political and social issues. This spring semester theme will be: Demographic Opportunities and Challenges: Domestic and International. It was selected because of student interest as reflected in a survey done of returning students last April, and because it is directly related to many issues with local, national, and international implications including immigration, refugee, and Black Lives Matter. If you are interested in helping us plan Engaged Citizen Experience events, including our annual Engaged Citizen Conference and documentary film series, we will be having our first meeting on Friday, Sept. 9 at 9 a.m. in Old Main 208. For additional information contact me at arthur.sanders@drake.edu.

FYS lunch/discussion
The first Friday FYS lunch/discussion is on Sept. 9 at noon in the Medbury Honors Lounge. While these meetings are designed for those currently teaching FYS, we welcome those with an interest in possibly teaching FYS in the future as well. If you would like to attend please go to: http://tinyurl.com/septfyslunch and let us know your lunch preferences.

—Art Sanders, Associate Provost