The Reasonable Accommodation For Qualified Students With Disabilities policy, currently found in the Faculty Manual, has been revised and retitled Reasonable Accommodations. This policy is posted for review, and can be found on the Policy Library under Policy Development and Review.

The original policy, as written, applied only to students; however, Human Resources also administrated reasonable accommodations for employees through the Americans With Disabilities Act policy. The new policy combines all of the policies regarding reasonable accommodations of both students and employees and also offers new procedures and resources, as well as updated definitions.

In compliance with Drake’s Policy Development, Approval and Communication policy, the two-week review period will be through May 1. Please take a moment to review the revised Reasonable Accommodations policy and related procedures. If you have any comments or concerns regarding the new policy, please send them to dupolicies@drake.edu.

—Katie Overberg, Title IX Coordinator, Equity and Inclusion Policy Specialist

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend a fun, casual open house for the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) with catered snacks and beverages. NSSE is a national survey that helps Drake assess student engagement across the campus. The Office of Institutional Research & Assessment will hold this event in Cowles Library, Room 201, on Thursday, April 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. At this open house, the Drake community can learn about the results of NSSE as it pertains to five areas:

• Overall student experience
• Academic engagement
• First-year experience
• Diversity and inclusion
• High-impact practices

We encourage all members of Drake’s campus to come engage with other faculty, staff, and students about how all members of the campus community can work together to improve student engagement and the student experience, and also to celebrate the good work that the Drake community is already doing. For any questions about this event, please contact Gregory Lin (gregory.lin@drake.edu).

—Gregory Lin, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Did you know Cowles Library has more than 250 databases available to Drake students, faculty, and staff? We’re highlighting these valuable resources on the Cowles Library blog. Learn more about how Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) can help you!

—Leslie Noble, Cowles Library

Drake Relays run the weekend of April 27–29. The Relays bring an influx of vehicles and spectators to our campus for the events. In preparation, please note the following parking regulations and the dates that they go into effect.

• Saturday, April 22–Sunday, April 30: Lot 17 (Facilities lot) closed for construction of the Relays warm-up track.
• Monday, April 24–Saturday, April 29: Half of Lot 16 (Olmsted lot) will be closed for Relays events (except on Tuesday, April 25).
• Wednesday, April 26–Saturday, April 29: Lot 18 (Stadium lot) will be closed for food court and Relays events.
• Thursday, April 27–Saturday, April 29: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10 will be paid lots for visitors all day and open to Drake faculty and staff with parking permits at no cost on Thursday and Friday until 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, April 28: All Drake commuter lots with the exception of those listed above will be staffed by security personnel from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in order to ensure that only Drake students, faculty, and staff with commuter permits can access the lots for work and school. At 9:30 a.m., the lots will be opened  for general use.
• Saturday, April 29: The Drake Road Races will start next to Drake Stadium and finish near the Fine Arts Center on Drake’s campus. For the course map, CLICK HERE. The two races include a half marathon starting at 7:30 a.m. and a 5K beginning at 7:45 a.m. Expect disruptions and road closures. Also, Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 are paid lots all day.

Please note, vehicles may only be parked in clearly designated, legal parking spaces. Areas posted with signs restricting parking (handicap, service vehicles, loading zones, fire lanes, etc.) must be observed and complied with. Parking in any travel lane, taking more than one parking space, blocking another vehicle, or parking on the lawn are all prohibited. Vehicles are prohibited from all lawns, except when specifically authorized. Driving or parking on sidewalks or pedestrian ways is strictly prohibited.

—Scott Law, Drake Public Safety

ITS is making essential updates to our Banner platform. As a result, access to DUSIS (INB Forms), MyDUSIS, Workflow, ePrint (DUSIS document printing), ODBC (MS Access), and eTranscript delivery will be unavailable from 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, until 1 a.m. on Monday, April 24.

We appreciate your patience while we perform this necessary work. If you continue to have any issues after the planned maintenance window, please contact the Support Center at 515-271-3001 or supportcenter@drake.edu.

—Carla Herling, ITS

Last week was Drake’s fourth annual 24-hour giving campaign, All In. It was yet another record-breaking year thanks in large part to the participation of faculty, staff, and students. This remarkable effort brought together the campus community, alumni, and friends in a fun and meaningful way, and showed the pride and spirit of campus.

In 2016, a record of 136 faculty and staff went All In by giving to The Drake Fund. This year, 183 went All In. And for the first time, students participated in the campaign, and 136 contributed; student donations were directed to the Catalyst Fund, a scholarship fund for underrepresented students with financial need.

Overall, the campaign raised $154,824.66 from 841 donors—the most donors and dollars raised ever for All In.

If you missed the videos posted on the All In Facebook page, you can take a look below. Thanks to the familiar faces on camera—and off—who helped make the videos possible. Collectively, these videos reached more than 130,000 people on Facebook.

Faculty Never Have I Ever (Watch to see which professors caved and read their ratemyprofessor.com reviews)

Drake Trivia Ride (I ordered Shamrock shakes for students. They were excited.)

Riding in Golf Carts with Presidents (President Martin gives students a lift on campus)

Physically All In (The basketball teams see which spaces they can fit more team members on)

In addition to all the enthusiastic feedback, fun comments, and silly videos, Drake raised substantive and meaningful dollars. Thank you to all who gave to this effort. Your generosity is critical to the life of this institution and is an important part of the culture of philanthropy University Advancement is striving to build on campus.

—John Smith, VP of University Advancement