Before the inauguration ceremony on April 28, ALL students are invited and encouraged to gather in front of Old Main for a photo of the student body. Wear your Drake gear and join us at 12:15 p.m. for an amazing photo.
—Tony Tyler, Director, Student Engagement, Equity, & Inclusion
Faculty and staff are invited to register for the Faculty/Staff Golf League, which takes place Wednesday evenings from May 25 to July 27. Costs range from $90 to $135 per person. Registration is due by May 6—click here for more details. Questions can be directed to jordan.grindeland or 515-271-3522.
—Jordan Grindeland, Intramural Coordinator
The CBPA is launching a significantly enhanced Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program designed to better meet the needs of today’s working students.
Beginning this fall, classes within the M.B.A. program will be offered in a hybrid model—the only one of its kind in central Iowa—that blends the convenience of online coursework with the benefits of intensive classroom experience. About half of course time will be completed online, with the other half completed on Drake’s campus.
Students in Drake’s hybrid M.B.A. program have the opportunity to:
Learn more in the Drake Newsroom.
The Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee officially kicks off on Thursday, April 28, but the fun begins this Friday, April 22, with student street painting. From alumni reunions to downtown events, discover everything happening during Relays.
Friday, April 22
Student Street Painting
4 p.m.
Painted Street
Sunday, April 24
Beautiful Bulldog Contest
Judging: 11 a.m.
Rescue Dog Festival: 12 p.m.
Pageant: 1 p.m.
The Knapp Center
#BeautifulBulldog
Tuesday, April 26
Grand Blue Mile
6 p.m.
Grand Avenue
Drake faculty and staff can participate for free!
Wednesday, April 27
Downtown Street Painting
12–4 p.m.
Court Avenue
Register online
Weaver Medal of Honor Lecture
2 p.m.
Sheslow Auditorium
Pole Vault at Capital Square
5:45 p.m.
Capital Square (downtown Des Moines)
Thursday, April 28
Inauguration of Earl F. Martin, 13th President of Drake University
1:30 p.m.
The Knapp Center
#CongratsMarty
Faculty/Staff post-inauguration reception
3 p.m.
Wifvat Plaza in front of the Turner Jazz Center
Several alumni reunions are taking place during the weekend—more information can be found at www.drake.edu/relays.
Find a full schedule of Relays track events at www.drakerelays.org
Inauguration of Earl F. Martin, 13th President of Drake University
Faculty, staff, and students are invited and encouraged to attend the Inauguration of Earl F. Martin, 13th President of Drake University. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 28, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to arrive by no later than 1:20 p.m. as the ceremony begins promptly at 1:30. As a reminder, classes are cancelled from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Faculty and staff, look in the For Faculty and For Staff sections for more information.
Director of Sponsored Programs
As you will remember, last fall Jayne Smith resigned her position as director of sponsored programs. Since that time we have conducted a national search for a new director. I am delighted to announce that Mary Wohlford will be the new director of the Office of Sponsored Programs. She has 31 years of experience in higher education administration, and comes to Drake from The Registry, the nation’s premier interim higher education executive search firm. Her most recent assignment for them was as associate vice provost at Suffolk University where, among other things, she worked to rapidly develop extramural funding plans in each of the university’s three colleges and across the institution, dramatically increasing proposal development from $2 million per year to $35 million per year.
She has extensive experience in grants management and sponsored programs in a variety of universities, including Suffolk, Albany State University, Kansas City University, and Des Moines University. She has been a faculty member in health science related fields at Kansas City University; Des Moines University, where she was a tenured associate professor in health administration and public health; and Indian Hills Community College. She has a B.S. in health information management from Stephens College, an M.S. in health care administration from Des Moines University, an M.A. in industrial design and technology from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies from Iowa State University. Mary will assume her responsibilities at Drake on July 1. I want to thank Art Sanders and the members of the search committee for their good work in concluding a successful search.
Provost Mobile Office Hour
You can find me this week on Tuesday, April 19, 9:30-10:30 a.m., in the Cowles coffee shop. No appointments needed.
—Joe Lenz, Interim Provost
Drake magazine program featured prominently in MediaShift article
SJMC magazine professor Jeff Inman was featured prominently in an article on Mediashift, a website that bills itself as the “premier destination for insight and analysis at the intersection of media and technology.” The article, titled “Teaching Magazine Students More Than Magazines,” examines the changing nature of magazine journalism education and the challenges facing teachers attempting to replicate the breakneck nature of online journalism in the classroom.
Senior journalism website features musical mashup
The latest edition of Urban Plains (http://urban-plains.com/)—the award-winning multimedia website produced by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s magazine, news, and digital media production students—has been live for several weeks and is being continually updated. A fun feature of this year’s Urban Plains: Urban Mash Up, in which local musicians from diverse backgrounds (jazz, classical, dixieland, rock, folk) are invited into the Turner Jazz Center and left to experiment for an hour. Their musical collaboration is then recorded.
—Kathleen Richardson, Dean, SJMC
The Drake University Archives & Special Collections honors the installation of Earl F. Martin as Drake’s 13th president with a special exhibit: Drake Presidential History, Inaugurations 1881–2016. Created by Archives Assistant Katherine Lincoln and Drake senior Cecilia Panella, the exhibit is in the Collier Room on the 2nd floor of Cowles Library. Along with reproductions, the exhibit also includes original documents and historical photographs. The president’s mace and medallion will also be on display just outside of Archives & Special Collections on the 2nd floor. The exhibit, viewable through mid-August, is free and open to the public during Cowles Library hours.
—Leslie Noble, Manager, Library Support Operations
Drake Wellness is again making massage therapy available to Drake faculty, staff, and students in the Wellness Center. Special Drake rates are offered at $30/30 minutes, $50/60 minutes, $75/90 minutes. Add-ons are also available. Contact massage therapist Anne Boal directly at 515-988-8760 or anneboalwellness.com to schedule an appointment. Extended morning and afternoon appointment times are available.
—Anne Boal
Faculty and staff are invited to a farewell reception for Tom Delahunt, vice president for admission and student financial planning, and Laura Linn, director, admission, who will be moving on to new opportunities in May. Join the Office of Admission on May 2, 2–4 p.m., in Cole Hall to wish them well and enjoy light refreshments.
—Anne Triplett, Administrative Assistant
