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Campus Announcements Archive

Drake to Sponsor The Red Trouser Show at Iowa State Fair

As summer gets underway, excitement builds across the state for the Iowa State Fair. For the last number of years, Drake’s presence at the Fair has ranged from sponsoring an entire day of activities to creating and staffing a booth in the Varied Industries Building. Staffing a booth 12 hours each day of the Fair requires incredible commitment and coordination—and typically with unclear return on investment. This year, the University has strategically decided to instead be an entertainment sponsor, taking our support to the people in an eye-catching, entertaining way.

We are thrilled to announce that Drake will be a Red Ribbon level sponsor of the Iowa State Fair through its sponsorship of The Red Trouser Show. A high-end street theater show taking place three times daily on Expo Hill, The Red Trouser Show performs internationally throughout the year to large crowds. If you attend the Fair this year, make sure to check out one of their exciting performances, which take place at noon, 3 p.m., and 6 p.m. each day.

As a sponsor, Drake will be recognized at the Red Ribbon level, which includes signage at the stage, mentions in all promotional materials for the show, and an announcement of the sponsorship before the start of each performance.

Questions about Drake University at the Iowa State Fair may be directed to Jarad Bernstein at jarad.bernstein@drake.edu.

Thank you for your continued support of Drake University at the Iowa State Fair.

— Jarad Bernstein, University Communications & Marketing

HR Information Archive

$10 chair massages

Ten- and 20-minute chair massages will be offered in the Olmsted Center Drake Room from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 13. Cost is $10 for a 10-minute massage. Payment should be given directly to Anne Boal, licensed massage therapist, at the time of appointment. Correct change, cash, or check is required. Register for an appointment.

For additional information, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources

For Students Archive

Desk assistant job openings

The Office of Residence Life is currently seeking to hire a team of students to serve as desk assistants in each of our eight residence halls for the 2018-2019 academic year, as well as desk staff prior to the start of the academic year, beginning Aug. 1.

Desk assistants will be employed starting as early as Aug. 1 for preseason employment (August 1-26), with the regular academic year desk assistant employment beginning Monday, Aug. 27, the first day of class, and lasting through the end of the year, May 19. Desk assistants will be able to work up to 20 hours total (including any other campus employment) while classes are in sessions, and up to 30 hours when classes are not in session during preseason.

Required orientation for the preseason desk assistant position is Wednesday, Aug. 1, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For the academic year, there will be a required orientation from 8 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26.

In making hiring decisions for the academic year, we may have to give preference to those who are available for the preseason session, as we have staffing needs for the beginning of August. We encourage you to consider coming back to campus early to work for the preseason session.

For those employed during preseason, campus housing may be available if needed. Please discuss this with the hiring staff. Those preseason staff members who will be living off campus for the 2018-2019 academic year will be required to relocate to their off campus housing by Aug. 12.

Applications are due by June 24 at 11:59 p.m. The job description can be found in a link on the application form.

— Betsy Collins, Office of Residence Life

For Students Archive

J-Term 2019: Apply for a travel seminar

Do you want to travel this J-Term? The following programs are still accepting applications.

California: War, Memory, and Political Activism
England: Theatre History in London
Florida: Zoo Biology
India: International Health Topics
South Africa/Zimbabwe: Religions of Africa
Washington DC: Exploring Bipartisan Solutions

Learn more about the travel seminars. Use your Drake ID and password to login and apply. Additionally, you can learn about the application and registration process by visiting the Registrar’s webpage.

— Maria Rohach, Center for International Programs and Services

Featured Events Archive

Retirement reception for Marilea Chase

The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will host a retirement reception for Office Manager Marilea Chase on Wednesday, May 30, at 3 p.m. in the Cline Atrium. Marilea is retiring at the end of May after 19 years at Drake. Please join us to celebrate and to extend well wishes to Marilea.

— Diana Newman, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

News & Achievements Archive

Jenny Tran-Johnson accepts registrar position

The Office of the Provost is happy to announce that Jenny Tran-Johnson has accepted the position of Drake University Registrar. She has been serving as interim registrar and will assume her permanent role July 1.

Jenny has a bachelor’s in biology from Drake, a master’s in leadership in student affairs from the University of St. Thomas, and she recently finished her doctorate in education from Drake. Jenny started at Drake in May 2008 as the director of student programs in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In 2013, she accepted the role of assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. Jenny also teaches in the leadership education and development (LEAD) concentration.

— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

News & Achievements Archive

Nickell recognized for work to improve stormwater practices

Last month, Chris Nickell, director of environmental health and safety, was named the 2017 Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) shareholder of the year for work done on the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) Stormwater BMP Performance Verification team. He received the award April 17 at the ITRC annual meeting in Anaheim, California.

Rainfall, if not managed properly, can cause a variety of unwanted challenges, such as flooding, or collecting impurities such as chemicals and debris that can potentially pollute and contaminate waterbodies. As part of the Stormwater BMP Performance Verification team, Nickell works to better manage stormwater by examining the effectiveness of best practices and technologies. He also works to verify that practices comply with regulations administered by the Clean Water Act.

Nickell has been a part of the ITRC for over a year. He serves as the lead for the operations and maintenance team, a sub division of the Stormwater BMP Performance Verification team.

HR Information Archive

Conversation hours with Human Resources

Members of the Human Resources team will be available Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Olmsted Center’s Drake Room. This is a convenient opportunity for you to talk with HR Partner Services about any HR topic that’s on your mind. Even though this is the last scheduled HR Conversation Hours for the academic year, you are always welcome to schedule a meeting at the HR offices, 3206 University Avenue.

— Debra Wiley, Human Resources