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Campus Announcements Archive

Download new Drake Rec app

Download the new and free Drake Rec app today! This app allows you to register for intramurals, GroupX classes, sports clubs, view building locations and hours, and visit all of our social media pages. Drake Rec is an IMLeauges associated app, so you can use your IMLeagues account from previous years to sign in. Search “Drake Rec” in Google Play and Apple Stores to find and download the app. Details on how to register for GroupX classes can be found on handouts in the Bell Center and Underground.

Drake Wellness

Featured Events Archive

Hometown Heritage series on immigration issues and experiences

Hometown Heritage will host a public programming series called “Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience.” This series features documentary film screenings and scholar-led discussions designed to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our immigration history.

The series is open and free to all. The Oct. 8 program will be held on Drake’s campus. Additional programs will be held at venues in Perry and Des Moines.

Tuesday, Sept. 25, 5:15–7:15 p.m.
Becoming American: A Century of Immigration Screening & Community Discussion
State Historical Museum, Des Moines

Sunday, Sept. 30 , 2–4 p.m.
Becoming American: Promise & Prejudice
Perry High School Library (Spanish-Language Screening), Perry Performing Arts Center (English-Language Screening & Community Discussion)

Monday, Oct. 8, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Becoming American: Between Two Worlds Screening & Community Discussion
Sussman Theater, Drake University

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 5:45–7:45 p.m.
Becoming American: Help Wanted? Screening & Community Discussion
Perry Public Library

Sunday, Oct. 28, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Becoming American: Family & Community Screening & Community Discussion
Grand Theater, Perry

Monday, Nov. 5, 5–7 p.m.
Becoming American: Immigration & Popular Culture Screening & Community Discussion
Carnegie Library Museum, Perry

Hometown Heritage is one of thirty-two sites nationwide to host this program series which is made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. “Becoming American” is a project of City Lore in collaboration with the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Founded in 1986, City Lore’s mission is to foster America’s living cultural heritage through education and public programs. The Immigration and Ethnic History Society promotes the study of immigration history through scholarly publications and education outreach, focusing on migration to North America and the ethnic groups that developed as a result. The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is the only worldwide network of historic sites, museums and memory initiatives dedicated to remembering past struggles and addressing their contemporary legacies.

Read more information, or contact info@fcctrust.org for questions.

Dorothy Pisarski, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

For Students Archive

Attend games and win prizes with the Dog Pound app

Want to win free stuff for attending Drake Athletic events? Drake students have an exciting new opportunity to receive rewards for attending Drake home athletic events this season by using the Dog Pound Student Rewards App.

Download the app, check into events, earn points and get rewarded. Prizes include sunglasses, tumbler, Drake flag, and Drake Athletics Adidas apparel. The more events a student attends, the faster points accumulate that may be redeemed for prizes. The Dog Pound Student Rewards app is free and available now through the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Aimee Lane, Athletics

News & Achievements Archive

SJMC student work wins national, local awards

Drake students were honored recently for their achievements in public relations, writing and publication.

Work created by public relations seniors won three PRIME awards from the Public Relations Society of America Central Iowa Chapter. The 2018 senior capstone class created campaigns for Creative Visions, a Des Moines nonprofit organization that supports vulnerable communities through education and economic empowerment. The student teams won two PRIME awards in the Student Campaign category and a Community Champion award in the professional contest. The awards will be presented at central Iowa PRSA’s annual conference on Thursday, Oct. 18.

SJMC students won seven magazine and writing awards at the recent Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication contest.

Urban Plains, the website produced by the Magazine Media, News and Digital Media Production seniors, placed second in the Online Magazine category. The judge said of Urban Plains, “More than ever before, we need national stories with a Midwestern prism — stories that forever alter the perception of this part of the country and the people who live here.”

Multimedia stories produced for Urban Plains won first-place awards in the Investigation and Analysis and First Person categories; second place and honorable mention in the Places category, and honorable mention in the Features category. The judges in the Investigation and Analysis category said of the Drake student work, “Attempting to incorporate audio, video, maps, and other multimedia elements can often make a piece feel cumbersome and gimmicky. But the journalists were able to use all these tools to tell a more immersive and fleshed-out story. . . . I’d love to see what the reporters could pull off if they had even more resources.”

The SJMC winners were:

Online Magazine: Second place, Urban Plains
Articles — First Person: First place, “New Kid in the Ring,” Adam Rogan
Articles — Investigation and Analysis: First place, “From a Drop of Hate to a Ripple of Healing,” Jess Lynk, Katherine Bauer
Articles — Places: Second place, “Zombie Balls,” Matthew Gogerty; honorable mention, “Exploring the Abandoned Midwest,” Anne Matte
Articles — Features: Honorable mention, “500 Miles on 500 Dollars,” Adam Rogan
New Magazine Ideas: Second place, “Breakthrough,” Kayla Parker

Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Campus Announcements Archive

Purses needed for Raise the Purse fundraiser

The third annual Drake Athletics Raise the Purse fall fundraiser is scheduled for Oct. 4, and we are looking for some more unique items to include in the auction. If you have a new or gently used purse, wallet, backpack, or bag that you are willing to part with, we would love to include your donation in our event. All donations are tax deductible and can be brought to the Administrative Suite in the Bell Center for drop off. All proceeds from the fundraiser directly benefit Drake student-athletes through the Bulldog Club. If you have any questions, please reach out to Shannon Saunders at shannon.saunders@drake.edu or ext. 4780.

Shannon Saunders, Athletics

 

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Short’s Airline Travel Program information sessions

Short’s Airline Travel Program will officially launch Tuesday, Oct. 2. From that date forward, all Drake Air Travel not previously booked will need to be booked through Short’s Travel.

On Oct. 1, Short’s will present two live informational sessions in the Olmsted Center, Rooms 310–312. Sessions will be held from 10–11:30 a.m. and 1–2:30 P.M.

During the sessions, Short’s will demonstrate their online portal and how to log in and book your own tickets, or when to contact an agent if your travel is more complex. Please plan to attend one of these sessions if you travel or manage travel within your department. Although electronic materials will be available after the sessions, it will be more effective to attend one of these in person to understand how to book travel beginning Oct. 2.

There is no need to RSVP and light refreshments will be provided by Short’s. If it would help, once you choose your session, send an email to caron.findlay@drake.edu to be sent an Outlook Appointment for your calendar.

Caron Findlay, Purchasing and Business Services

HR Information Archive

Drake vision benefits

Drake’s medical plan allows for one preventive eye exam per participant, per calendar year, at no cost when services are provided by an in-network provider. Participants who utilize an out-of-network provider will be subject to the out-of-network fee schedule.

Drake’s medical plan also provides a pediatric and adult vision hardware benefit as follows:

  • Adult Vision Hardware Benefit includes eyeglass frames, lenses and contact lenses. The medical plan pays 80 % up to a maximum of $150 per participant, per calendar year.
  • Pediatric Vision Hardware Benefit includes eyeglass frames, lenses and contact lenses for participants under age 19. The medical plan pays the first $150, and 80% of the remaining cost per participant, per calendar year.

To apply for reimbursement of vision hardware purchases, participants must complete the Wellmark claim form. Participants must also include a copy of the invoice showing the date and amount of the hardware purchase when submitting the claim form to Wellmark.

Vision services claim form instructions
Wellmark member submitted claim form

Participants should expect to receive reimbursement from Wellmark within 6–8 weeks of the claim submission date. The Wellmark Claim Form and Instructions are located in Employee Forms under the Human Resources section in myDrake.

Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources

Campus Announcements Archive

Exclusive offer for Drake Men’s Basketball at U.S. Bank Stadium Basketball Classic

The Drake Men’s Basketball team will face North Dakota State on Dec. 1 in the U.S. Bank Stadium Basketball Classic. This is part of the first ever basketball event that will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Drake faculty and staff are eligible for a special offer as a participating school. Buy tickets now using special offer code DRAKE18 to pack U.S. Bank Stadium with Drake blue.

Drake students have the opportunity to purchase Drake Student Section tickets to this event. Student tickets are $15 each (limit one per student), while supplies last. Students must purchase tickets at The Knapp Center Ticket Office and present a valid Drake Card.

For additional information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

Featured Events Archive

Cybersecurity: What you need to know as a consumer

The College of Business & Public Administration graduate programs is hosting a panel of experts to discuss Cybersecurity: What you need to know as a consumer.

The 101 Speaker Series is designed to engage the audience through interaction with our local panel of experts. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions on a wide range of topics of interest. The series is open to the public. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. and the event runs from 12–1 p.m.

This event includes a free lunch; however, registration is required.  Register online.

Dianna Gray, College of Business & Public Administration

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Need a new headshot?

University Communications and Marketing will hold professional headshot sessions on the following times and dates this semester. The sessions are free to all faculty and staff. High-resolution portraits are made available for download through SmugMug.

Oct 19: 12 p.m. — 3 p.m., Olmsted Center
Nov 16: 12 p.m. — 2 p.m., University Communications & Marketing
Dec 7: 12 p.m. — 2 p.m., University Communications & Marketing
Justice Simpson, University Communications & Marketing