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Teaching and Learning Conference

The 5th annual Teaching and Learning Conference will be held on Monday, July 10, and Tuesday, July 11, on the DMACC Ankeny Campus in Ankeny, Iowa.

There will be three nationally known keynote speakers: Mark Serva, professor of management at the University of Delaware; James Blasingame, professor of young adult literature at Arizona State University; and Saundra McGuire, director emerita of the LSU Center for Academic Success at Louisiana State University. The conference will also feature 41 unique sessions offered over eight breakout sessions. A buffet lunch will be available between the morning and afternoon sessions each day.

Each registrant will be asked to select his/her individual choices for the breakout sessions. Descriptions of the breakout sessions being offered can be found on the conference website. Please be aware the keynote speakers will also be offering breakout sessions in order to go deeper into their fields of expertise

After registrations have been submitted, individuals will receive a confirmation email showing sessions chosen.  Please keep this for future reference if needed.

The deadline for registration using the electronic system is Friday, June 1, so register today!

—Sue Mattison, Provost

Campus Announcements Archive

New IT service portal and ITS website

Having a problem with technology? Want to find out what ITS can do for you? Visit the brand-new IT service portal at service.drake.edu/its to report a technology issue, review self-help information in our knowledge base, or see what services ITS offers. Learn how to use this new site at Using the IT Service Portal (How-to).

You can also check out the new ITS website now located at www.drake.edu/its. It has resources for faculty, staff, and students; contact information for ITS staff; and a real-time dashboard of the availability of major Drake services.

Questions? Feedback? Let us know.
—Carla Herling, IT Communications Manager

Campus Announcements Archive

2017–2018 holiday schedule posted

The 2017-2018 Holiday Schedule is now posted on the Employee Tab of blueView in the HR channel. You will note that the Fourth of July holiday has been extended by one day this year. For those who are on campus this summer, we hope that you will use this extra day to enjoy some rest and renewal. Thank you for all you do for Drake University.

Some resources designed to promote safe summer activity are provided below. Be safe and have fun!

—Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer

Campus Announcements Archive

New ITS service portal and website coming May 23

ITS is launching a new service portal on May 23. Starting then, you can visit service.drake.edu/its to learn about technology services available, browse our knowledge base for how-to technology guides, or get assistance with an issue. We’re also launching our new website on May 23, so check it out at www.drake.edu/its.

ITS is having several presentations to demonstrate these new sites and answer any questions that you might have.

Join us in Cowles Library, Room 201, for one of the following sessions (snacks will be provided):

  • TODAY, May 16, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
  • TODAY, May 16, 2–3 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 17, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

—Carla Herling, ITS

Strategic Updates Archive

Drake is a brain gain institution

A new study by Impact DataSource demonstrates the substantial impact of Drake University and its alumni on the central Iowa economy. One of the key findings is that Drake is a “brain gain” institution. Nearly 70 percent of Drake students come from outside the state—with only 19 percent coming from the Des Moines metro area—but more than half stay after graduating.

See more on Drake’s impact in central Iowa below:

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Drake Economic Impact Fiscal Year 2016

 

News & Achievements Archive

GIS project presentations

Students in Drake’s Applications of GIS course, which is taught in the environmental science and policy program, collaborated with Facilities Planning and Management (FPM) on two projects this semester.

First, the students developed an online, interactive map of campus. This map will help new and prospective students learn more about campus landmarks and sustainability projects.

Second, students mapped several hundred trees on campus, and linked tree locations to FPM’s tree maintenance records. This map and database will help FPM track tree maintenance needs across campus. In the future, certain trees of special interest may be added to the interactive online map.

Through this collaboration, the students gained hands-on experience in planning, implementing, and presenting a GIS project to solve a real-world problem.

Click here to view.

—Kevin Moran, Executive Director Facilities Planning and Management

News & Achievements Archive

SJMC news: Week of May 16

Advertising students are award winners from the American Advertising Federation. At the recent American Advertising Awards Show, Des Moines chapter, Drake junior Bailey Zander won a Gold American Ad Award as well as Student Best of Show. Additionally, these other Drake advertising students won awards:

  • Kelsea Graham—1 gold and 1 silver
  • Brooke Vaske—1 gold
  • Jeffrey Hersheway—1 silver

All gold award winners’ entries are automatically entered at the regional-level competition, which includes student work from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. This is the second time in three years that a Drake student won the Student Best of Show award.

Junior Sam Fathallah also won a silver award for work he did while interning at a local ad agency.

—Dorothy Pisarski, School of Journalism and Mass Communication