All posts by Ashton Hockman

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Shop at the new online store

The campus bookstore now has an even bigger and better online store for Drake merchandise:  shop.drake.edu. You’ll find the largest selection of Drake apparel & merchandise at great prices with brands such as Adidas, Columbia and Under Armour. For a limited time, any orders over $35 come with a free T-shirt.

Don’t forget your employee discount! To see discounted pricing, click on the “Employee Personal Orders” menu link at the top. Your initial password is your first initial and last name (no spaces) and orders need to be placed while on Drake’s campus network.

Check it out and Go Bulldogs!

 

Nate Reagen, Office of the President

For Students Archive

Meal block conversions

Students who have the 195 or 335 block meal plan are now able to complete meal plan conversions online in the Housing and Meal Plan selection portal. Students may convert up to 100 meals per semester. One board meal equates to $4 flex dollars.

There are two designated sessions per semester in which students may choose to convert meals to flex dollars. The fall meal plan conversion sessions are:
Sept. 17—28
Oct. 22—26

Join us for Stone Steakhouse Swipe+ on Thursday, Sept. 20, in Hubbell Dining Hall from 5—7:30 p.m. or while supplies last. Enjoy a juicy steak cooked to order for dinner.

Jen Bowersox, Drake University Dining

Campus Announcements Archive

Purchase all office supplies through Office Depot/Max

Drake has exclusively contracted with Office Depot/Max for the purchase of all office supplies. They provide next day desktop delivery, unless an item is on backorder. This is the same contract that the Iowa Regent Universities are using so we have discounted pricing due to our consortium volume. Please refrain from using other vendors, such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, or Staples, for office supplies. As one of the largest office supply companies in the U.S.,Office Depot/Max can typically find the item you need at the lowest price. If you find that an item is higher with Office Depot, you can contact Bryan Bellis at bryan.bellis@officedepot.com and he will work with you to find an equivalent item or work with you on bulk pricing if needed.

Please contact Caron Findlay at caron.findlay@drake.edu if you have any questions.

Caron Findlay, Purchasing & Business Services

For Students Archive

Japanese Language Club and conversation hours

Students, have you considered learning a few words and phrases in Japanese? Are you planning one day to apply for a Fulbright or the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) program? Do you want or need to keep up your foreign language fluency? Drake’s Department of World Languages and Cultures wants to help.

The Japanese Language Club meets every Friday from 3—5 p.m. in Room TMR 133, located in the lower level of Olmsted. Language learning takes place during the first hour, and in the second hour, the Club will offer activities such as origami, calligraphy, or Japanese cooking. All students are welcome to join in for conversation and activities directed by a native speaker.

For further information, contact Associate Professor Chinatsu Bachmann at chinatsu.sazawa@Drake.edu.

Dorothy Pisarski, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

For Students Archive

Drake semester abroad focus groups

Drake International is hosting focus groups to gather information on what students would like in a Drake semester abroad program. All students are invited to attend and share their thoughts. The focus groups will be held Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Library, Room 201 (the Fish Bowl). There will be three one-hour sessions: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Karen Williams, Education Abroad Advisor

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning lunch

The first in our monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) lunches is Friday, Sept. 28, at 12 p.m. in TMR 133.These discussions are opportunities for those engaged in SoTL projects at any level—from just thinking about starting one, to almost complete, or those simply curious about SoTL—to share ideas, seek advice, or ask questions of colleagues engaged in the process. This year we will also be joined by members of the IT Support Services staff who can provide advice/information about SoTL projects that might involve technology usage. If you would like us to provide lunch for you, please register by Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m.

For more information, contact arthur.sanders@drake.edu.

—Art Sanders, Associate Provost

Featured Events Archive

Join us: 2018 Constitution Day Lecture

The Drake Constitutional Law Center will sponsor the 2018 Constitution Day Lecture on Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. in Cartwright Hall, Room 213. Professor Jack Balkin of Yale Law School will discuss “Our Polarized Constitution: Judicial Review in the Cycles of Constitutional Time.”

Balkin is the Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School. He has authored several books and over 100 articles in constitutional theory, internet law, freedom of speech, reproductive rights, and more.

Balkin received his AB and JD from Harvard University and his PhD in philosophy from Cambridge University. Prior to entering academia, he clerked for Judge Carolyn D. King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and practiced law in New York City.

The event is free and open to the public. No registration required. Learn more.

Kayla Choate, Law School