Faculty and staff can dine for $5 with their Drake Cards at Hubbell from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m on March 21. Enjoy a pairing of soups, salads and sandwiches to try something new for spring!
—Jennifer Bowersox, Sodexo
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At-large senators elected to Faculty Senate
By majority vote, the following individuals have been elected to serve a two-year term on Faculty Senate as an at-large senator: Daniel Alexander, Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp, Jennifer McCrickerd, Heidi Sleister, Mark Vitha, and David Wright.
—Nancy Geiger, Faculty Senate Secretary
Harmon Fine Arts Center closed March 14
The Harmon Fine Arts Center will be closed on Tuesday, March 14, for a planned power outage in relation to the work on the cooling tower/chiller. If you have questions about building access, please contact Alina Grimm at alina.grimm@drake.edu.
Nominations open for Adams Leadership Convocation awards
The Adams Leadership Convocation honors students and organizations that have made positive contributions to the Drake community in the 2016–2017 year.
Categories include:
Top First-Year, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior
Drake Service Awards
Outstanding Program
Outstanding Organization
Outstanding President
Outstanding Residence Hall Leader
Outstanding Greek Leaders
Wanda E. Everage Outstanding Peer Mentor Award
Oreon E. Scott Outstanding Senior of the Year Award
Learn more about nomination criteria here: www.drake.edu/leadershipinstitute/adamsleadershipconvocation/
Nominations are due midnight on Friday, March 31.
Award winners will be honored at the annual Adams Leadership Convocation on Friday, April 21.
—Meghan Baeza, Office of Student Involvement and Leadership
Join leaders for lunch at The Harkin Institute
Every semester, The Harkin Institute offers a small, intimate group of Drake students the opportunity to meet with local, state, and national leaders for food and conversation.
This series provides a group of 10 students a networking opportunity, meeting informally with leaders in policy, government, business, and nonprofit industries. These opportunities are open to students of any year or major:
Thomas Ahart, Superintendent, Des Moines Public Schools
Tuesday, March 21
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Tom Ahart serves as the superintendent of the Des Moines Public School district, a position he was appointed to in 2013 after serving as interim superintendent for nearly a year. Mr. Ahart has had a long career in education and curriculum development, serving in both teaching and administrative positions.
Apply here by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, for the opportunity to have lunch with Tom Ahart.
Izaah Knox, Associate Executive Director, Urban Dreams
Friday, March 24
11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
Izaah Knox serves as both associate executive director of Urban Dreams and talent acquisition program development consultant at Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Later this year, he will become the Urban Dreams executive director. Urban Dreams is a nonprofit that provides a wide range of services that address issues affecting Polk County’s economically depressed areas. Programs include substance abuse and mental health treatment, information and referral programs, and ex-offender support. The Beacon Internship Program, headed by Knox, is run through Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and offers students attending North High School the chance to apply for an internship with Wellmark. Students receive pay and train as real employees of the company would in an effort to teach leadership and employment skills. Mr. Knox’s dual-role with the two organizations creates unique collaborative programming that benefits the Greater Des Moines community.
Apply here by 5 p.m. Monday, March 20, for the opportunity to have lunch with Izaah Knox.
—Erin Austin, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement
Need your official Drake transcript?
Do you need your official Drake transcript so you can study abroad, get an internship, or apply for graduate school? Drake offers PDF transcripts that can be sent electronically. In most cases, your transcript will be sent within minutes of placing your order. This option also eliminates the possibility of your transcript getting lost in the mail. You will even receive an email when your transcript is sent and another email when your recipient retrieves it.
If you need a hard copy, several delivery options are available for you. You may pick it up yourself during regular office hours in the Student Records Office in Old Main, or have the University mail, fax, or ship it via UPS Next Day Air.
No matter your desired delivery method, you can order online any time, any day of the week, from anywhere you have an internet connection. Access the “Order Official Copy” link on the Student Services tab in blueView, then follow the prompts. You will receive an email notification when your transcript has been sent.
If you have any questions call or email Student Records at 515-271-2025, studentrecords@drake.edu.
—Sara Schoneberg, Student Records and Academic Information
College of Arts & Sciences news: Week of March 7
Four Drake Choir members have been chosen to participate in the National Collegiate Honor Choir that will rehearse and perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) national conference in Minneapolis March 8–11. National ACDA leaders chose just one choral program from each state to provide a quartet of students to represent that state; Drake was selected as Iowa’s representative. Students who will participate in the honor choir are:
- Rachael Demaree, junior music education major from Platteville, Wisc.
- Eve Thomas, senior music education major from St. Louis
- Sam Hagen, senior vocal performance major from Arden Hills, Minn.
- Nathan Jacobson, senior religion major from Fargo, N.D.
In addition, the Drake Chamber Choir, Aimee Beckmann-Collier, conductor, has been selected to perform for the Iowa Choral Directors Association’s inaugural Iowa Choral Showcase on April 26. Thirty-four choirs auditioned for this honor and five were chosen. The Chamber Choir is the only college/university ensemble selected to appear in this concert, which will take place at Central College in Pella.
Drake students perform alongside Kristin Chenoweth
Eight Drake musical theatre students had a Wicked cool opportunity last weekend when they performed with Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth at the Des Moines Civic Center. Read more about this incredible experience in the Drake Newsroom.
SJMC news: Week of March 6
American Advertising Awards winners
Five advertising students won awards, including Student Best of Show, at the annual Des Moines American Advertising Awards competition on Feb. 25.
In the student competition —
- Kelsea Graham: one silver and one gold
- Jeff Hersheway: one silver
- Brooke Vaske: one gold
- Bailey Zander: one gold and Student Best of Show
Sam Fathallah won a silver award for work he did during an internship with The Meyocks Group, which was entered in the professional category.
SJMC students nominated for Midwest Emmys
SJMC students have been nominated for Emmy awards in the Upper Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences:
- Hannah Bigot, Ethan Fickau, A.J. Thiede, Lauren Baker, and Brooke Haesemeyer were nominated for public service announcements.
- Anna Steenson was nominated for public affairs.
- Steenson and Bigot were nominated for best editing.
Additionally, Steenson was awarded the Academy’s Carol Rueppel Leadership Scholarship.
The awards ceremony takes place March 31 in Minneapolis.
—Kathleen Richardson, Dean, SJMC
Drake team attends Dept. of Justice training
In February, seven Drake employees attended a Campus Training and Technical Assistance Institute in Fort Worth, Texas. Drake is one of four central Iowa schools making up the consortium that received a three-year grant of $510,000 through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women (OVW), which hosted the Institute.
Three Public Safety employees along with the interim dean of students, community standards officer, Title IX coordinator, and violence prevention coordinator attended the three-day institute to learn about strategic planning and community response as well as specific tracks on law enforcement, prevention, and student conduct. The schools will work individually as well as collectively within the consortium to strengthen and formalize education, policies, procedures, and messaging to prevent and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
—Katie Overberg, Title IX Coordinator
Next Keys to Excellence performance
Alan Chow, professor of piano at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, will present the next concert of Drake’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series. The free performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 6, in Sheslow Auditorium. Read more in the Drake Newsroom.