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News & Achievements Archive

Drake Faculty/Staff Days

All Drake faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to four complimentary tickets to the events listed below. Tickets may be picked up at the Drake Athletics Ticket Office Monday-Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the ticket window on game day. Must show valid Drake Card at time of pick up.

Football
Drake vs. McKendree
Sept. 17 at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium

Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. Evansville
Sept. 25 at 1 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

Men’s Soccer
Drake vs. Bradley
Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

More information is available at www.DrakeTix.com/promotions.

Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.

—Tom Florian, Assistant Director, Ticket Operations and Donor Management

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Register for Drake Intramurals

Drake Intramurals is excited to open registration for the following sports. Join your friends and create some new friendships through sport and recreation!

Volleyball—Due Aug. 31
Bags Tournament—Due Sept. 2
Fantasy Football—Due Sept. 5

Register online at imleagues.com/Drake 

For more information, contact Jordan Grindeland at 515-271-3522 or jordan.grindeland@drake.edu.

—Jordan Grindeland, Assistant Director, Recreational Services—Intramurals/Sports Clubs

Featured Events Archive

The BIG Dream Gathering comes to Drake

The BIG Dream Gathering is coming to Drake on Sept. 6, 6:30–8 p.m., in the Olmsted Center, Parents Hall. The BIG Dream Gathering (BDG) is a fun and inspiring event that helps individuals become clear on their dreams and goals—and gives them the boost they need to make them a reality. It starts with a hilarious and powerful keynote address by the BDG’s co-founder, Mitch Matthews. Then you’ll have the unique experience of getting to dream big together in a safe, fun, and powerful way. The first people to arrive will also receive a FREE copy of Mitch’s best-selling book, IGNITE! Registration is walk-in only, 6:15–6:30 p.m., the evening of the event. This engaging networking event is open to faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the general public. Please plan to attend and encourage friends, family, and students to attend as well.

Frequently asked questions about the BIG Dream Gathering on campuses: 

How does it work?
First, you are given a dreamer number so you can post your dreams and goals anonymously. Then Mitch kicks it off with a 40-minute talk about the fun and inspirational story behind the BIG Dream Gathering. Plus, he shares some powerful principles that will help you to get clear on your dreams and achieve them. Then everyone gets to post their dreams and encourage other dreamers. Afterward, you will get your dream sheets back so you can go after those dreams and achieve them.

What can happen?
For a lot of people, the BIG Dream Gathering is the first time they have really thought of their big dreams and goals. Plus, it’s an incredibly powerful experience to write those dreams down and be able to post them anonymously. It’s like you’re getting to draw a line in the sand and take a stand for your dreams. Then the connections start to happen. These gatherings have helped people to find dream internships and jobs, launch businesses, run marathons, start nonprofits, make movies, write books, and drive monster trucks (yeah… we said monster trucks), and the list goes on and on!

What are some of the craziest stories?
You just never know what is going to happen when you get a group of people together for the express purpose of thinking about their big dreams and helping each other to achieve them. We’ve had everything from a college senior get help connecting with her dream job at Pixar, to a student with a passion for photography score a mentor who was a Pulitzer-Prize–winning photographer. We’ve had a junior with an idea for a nonprofit get the funding he needed to get things started, all the way to a senior who wanted to learn how to sail competitively be given a sail boat by a successful alumnus! Again, it’s always amazing to see what happens when people come together to dream big!

What do people learn?

  • The power and importance of dreaming big
  • Strategies for clarifying and achieving those dreams
  • Powerful and applicable networking skills

Where should I park?
Parking will be available to the public in Lot 1 (East of the Fine Arts Center). A shuttle will run 5:30–6:30 p.m. and 8–9 p.m.

—Chrystal Stanley, Director of Professional & Career Development Services

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This week in Drake Athletics

Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!

Volleyball
Drake vs. South Dakota State
Aug. 30 at 6 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Faculty/Staff Day (faculty/staff get in free)

Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. Evansville
Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

Football
Drake vs. Quincy
Sept. 3 at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium

Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. Bradley
Sept. 4 at 1 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
*Stub Swap—Redeem your football ticket from Sept. 3 for complimentary admission to the match!

Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.

—Tom Florian, Assistant Director, Ticket Operations and Donor Management

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

On-campus dining for faculty & staff

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Faculty and staff are welcome to join us for a variety of healthy, convenient dining options throughout the day in Quad Creek Café and Hubbell Dining Hall. Dining options are available from 7 a.m. to midnight, Monday–Friday. Quad Creek Café is a food court that offers Mediterranean, Chinese, and Mexican food; subs; grill items; and fresh salads. Hubbell Dining Hall offers an all-you-care-to-eat dining for just $7.40 and includes a variety of fresh salads, pizza, pasta, grill items, international foods, home-style comfort foods, desserts and more.

Faculty and staff can also take advantage of our CINCH program which provides a punch card for “Buy-3-Get-1-Free Meals” in Hubbell Dining. We also offer monthly Faculty & Staff Appreciation Days in which faculty and staff can dine in Hubbell Dining Hall for just $5! Hope to see you there!

—Submitted by Caron Findlay, Director, Purchasing and Business Services

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From the Associate Provost

Engaged Citizen Experience meeting
Each spring semester, Drake sponsors our Engaged Citizen Experience. This is a series of cocurricular events designed to bring Drake students, staff, and faculty together with the Greater Des Moines community to discuss important political and social issues. This spring semester theme will be: Demographic Opportunities and Challenges: Domestic and International. It was selected because of student interest as reflected in a survey done of returning students last April, and because it is directly related to many issues with local, national, and international implications including immigration, refugee, and Black Lives Matter. If you are interested in helping us plan Engaged Citizen Experience events, including our annual Engaged Citizen Conference and documentary film series, we will be having our first meeting on Friday, Sept. 9 at 9 a.m. in Old Main 208. For additional information contact me at arthur.sanders@drake.edu.


FYS lunch/discussion
The first Friday FYS lunch/discussion is on Sept. 9 at noon in the Medbury Honors Lounge. While these meetings are designed for those currently teaching FYS, we welcome those with an interest in possibly teaching FYS in the future as well. If you would like to attend please go to: http://tinyurl.com/septfyslunch and let us know your lunch preferences.

—Art Sanders, Associate Provost

HR Information Archive

NEW service anniversary & retiree award platform

We are excited to partner with the company Royal Recognition, Inc., in celebration of our faculty and staff as they reach many milestones in their years of service to Drake. With this new collaboration, we have access to a platform that will automate service anniversary and retiree gifts. This will allow all employees celebrating their 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35+ year anniversaries and retirees to choose their gift of choice from an expansive online catalog. Employees will receive their gift on or about their service anniversary or retiree date and still be recognized at our annual anniversary and retiree event in the spring.

This new online platform takes the place of the current award system and is effective with all service anniversaries and retirements on or after Sept. 1, 2016. Watch for more information in upcoming OnCampus communications.

We look forward to what the future has in store for our organization and all of our dedicated employees. For more information, contact Human Resources at drakehr@drake.edu.

—Linda Feiden, Assistant Director, Wellness & Engagement

HR Information Archive

Introducing the BUILD program

Bulldogs are leaders, passionate about learning and proud of our Drake pack. We’re constantly looking for ways to strengthen and build our future—whether by learning a new skill or getting to know a colleague from across campus. We are Bulldogs United In Learning Drake … BUILD! The BUILD program encourages engagement in a variety of HR-sponsored events. Beside learning new information, you will be entered in drawings and receive credits toward digital badges for attending BUILD events. The full program and registration will be published in upcoming weeks.

The 2016–2017 BUILD program kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m. in Olmsted 310-311. Sandy Hatfield Clubb, director of athletics and recipient of the 2015 Robert D Ray Pillar of Character Award, will present “Winning at Work: The Drake Way.” To register for this session, email drakehr@drake.edu .

—Debra Wiley, Assistant Director, Human Resources

HR Information Archive

Join Weight Watchers at Work this fall

Summer is coming to a close and the fall term is beginning. Now is the perfect time to get into the habit of making healthier choices. If your goals include losing weight, Weight Watchers at Work may be the solution.

The cost is $156 for a 12-week renewable series with a minimum of 15 participants. Payment may be made in a lump sum or split into three payments.

Weekly meetings include a confidential weigh-in prior to the meeting, followed by a 30-minute class. Weight Watchers’ unique mix of face-to-face interaction with a trained leader, group support, accountability, digital tools, and the convenience of meetings in the workplace have helped participants be more successful than those who try to lose weight on their own.

If you are interested in joining Weight Watchers at Work, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu. If we have enough interest, we will set up an informational meeting in the near future.

—Linda Feiden, Assistant Director, Wellness & Engagement