Every Tuesday in OnCampus the Deputy Provost shares two informative articles with a read time of 10 minutes.

Are your first year students a bit stressed at mid-term? Could they use structured downtime and time to connect with each other, and you? Do you have some creative ideas for culture building and community strengthening?

Don’t forget: we provide funding for FYS community building activities. This can be something as simple as as a pizza party, though faculty are already using this funding in even more creative ways. They’re purchasing popcorn and boardgames, art supplies and lemonade, coffee and muffins for breakfast gatherings, ingredients for a shared cooked meal. Faculty teaching FYS this fall should contact Nicki Kimm (nicki.kimm@drake.edu) to learn how to access funding and reimbursement.

And, are you teaching a J-Term with material costs (book binding? Blacksmithing?) that our office has helped out with in the past? Please contact Renee Cramer (renee.cramer@drake.edu) to discuss how the Office of the Deputy Provost might help meet those needs.

— Renée Cramer, Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs