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

On Nov. 19 in Howard Hall, Room 210 from 1–3 p.m., the Office of the Deputy Provost is teaming up with the Office of Sponsored Program Administration and Research Compliance for an interactive two-hour session on funding your research. Mary Pat Wohlford and I are looking forward to talking about extramural and intramural funding, with an emphasis on finding grants that connect with our core commitment to helping faculty bring students into research projects. Please register here, so we can think ahead about the kinds of resources we provide, and can start to build opportunities for collaboration into the design of our time together.

Don’t forget, First Year Seminar faculty are invited to our final lunch of the semester—this one with actual food!—on Friday, Nov. 19, from 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. in Howard Hall, Room 210. And, if you’re interested in teaching an FYS, but haven’t had a chance to chat about what it is like, you’re also invited! We’ll connect about how the semester has gone, what you would do differently, and how you’ll continue to build and strengthen classroom community in the final weeks of the semester.  Please email Nicki.Kimm@drake.edu asap to register and to let her know if you have any dietary restrictions or needs.

Finally, I’m beginning to schedule our working group on how pandemic has changed our approach to teaching and learning. We’ll meet first in early December, and I’d love to have a robust representation of folks from each of our colleges and schools! Send an email to renee.cramer@drake.edu to volunteer yourself and nominate your colleagues. On Dec. 3, we’ll extend this conversation with a research conversation, learning about the great work done by our colleagues on understanding how learning unfolded in the past 18 months. Register here for lunch in Howard Hall (11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.).

— Renée Cramer, Deputy Provost