Since 1990, March has been celebrated as Employee Appreciation Month across the U.S. While we recognize that this March our campus faces both challenges and opportunities, we strongly believe that now, more than ever, it is important to take time to show appreciation. We are so grateful to have amazing faculty and staff at Drake University.
Human Resources and All Staff Council invite you to take some time to gather with others for any of the following Employee Appreciation Month events. Details on these events and other appreciation month resources can be found on this temporary Employee Appreciation Month webpage.
March 1-13: Build a Bulldog
You have all probably seen the colorful bulldog statues around campus. Now it is your turn to get creative in decorating a bulldog. Not a bulldog statue or an actual bulldog, but a PICTURE of a bulldog. Click HERE to print off an outline of Griff II for the contest. Decorate the picture using whatever artistic materials you wish and send your completed picture to Linda Feiden, HR, 3rd floor Old Main, by Wednesday, March 13. Don’t forget to put your name on the back. All entries will go through a preliminary screening and the finalists will be on display during
the BINGO event on March 20 for faculty and staff to vote on for prizes.
March 20: Pizza and BINGO!
Join All Staff Council and Human Resources on Wednesday, March 20, from 12-1 p.m. (note the NEW time) in Parents Hall South, Olmsted Center to enjoy some free pizza and play BINGO. Prizes include gift certificates to Lucky Horse and Lachele’s, Drake Relays apparel, Bulldog Shop gift basket/goodies and more. And don’t forget to vote for your favorite “Build a Bulldog” picture.
March 28: Recess
As part of employee appreciation month, we invite faculty and staff to take a break from work on Thursday, March 28, between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and join us in the Bell Center Courts 1 & 2 for recess! Play nine holes of miniature golf, try pickleball, or challenge a colleague to a game of cornhole (bags). All equipment will be provided.
In addition, we have brought back the popular Shout-Out program for Employee Appreciation Month. This is a great way to recognize your colleagues. Write a sentence or two thanking a colleague or team for going the extra mile or showing support to others and submit it to linda.feiden@drake.edu between now and March 27. You are welcome to submit as many as you wish. All shout-outs will be compiled and posted in OnCampus.
Finally, All Staff Council will be sending 50 lucky staff a magnet in March with a picture of Griff II ‘high-fiving’. If you receive one, keep it for a few days, then pass it along to another colleague who also deserves a high-five. The magnets can be handed off again and again with the hopes of reaching as many of Drake’s amazing staff members as possible.
Please take some time this month to let others know you appreciate their efforts and know that YOUR efforts are appreciated.