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Campus Announcements Archive

Engaged Campus Award nominations due March 30

Do you know of a Drake student, faculty, staff, or alumnus who is doing great work in the community? Nominate them for an Engaged Campus Award, given out by Iowa Campus Compact. Nominations are due March 30.

It is highly recommended that people review the rubric when writing nominations. The rubric can be found on the website under the Selection Process tab. Award winners will be honored at the Engaged Campus Awards and Summit on May 9 at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.

Awards for students and student groups

Student Leadership: A student leader with demonstrated accomplishments in engaging students in meaningful service and civic engagement.

Network Choice Award: Student organizations or student-led projects can be nominated for online voting in late April that will allow our network to select a winner.

Awards for individuals

Civic Mission Leadership: A faculty or staff member who has demonstrated leadership for higher education civic engagement and has worked to give voice to the civic mission of higher education.

Community Leadership: An alumnus of a member institution making strong contributions to their community and demonstrating the values of the civic mission of higher education.

Emerging Leadership: A new person in the field who is making unique and innovative contributions that demonstrate strong future potential.

Awards for groups or projects

Emerging Innovation: A recent project, program, or initiative making unique and innovative contributions that demonstrate strong future potential.

Community Partnership: A campus-community partnership or collaboration that is deep, reciprocal, and transformational.

Awards for AmeriCorps members

National Service Member of the Year: Individual full-time, part-time, and summer AmeriCorps and VISTA members (in IACC programs) who have made significant contributions to building a community partner or campus department’s capacity.

—Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning

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DUCURS call for abstracts

Registration and abstract submissions for the 15th annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS) are due March 23. Register and/or view abstract guidelines.

DUCURS will be held Thursday, April 12, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Parents Hall. The Conference will feature student oral presentations and poster presentations on current research projects by students and faculty. Following the presentations, awards will be given to the top presenters. All participants and attendees will be eligible to win door prizes.

—Kayla Jenkins, College of Arts and Sciences

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Discuss online learning

Christina Trombley, executive director of online programming, and Kara Wendelin, director of online student support, invite you to meet with them to discuss online learning. Christina and Kara will be at the coffee shop in Olmsted every other Thursday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., beginning this Thursday, March 22.  They look forward to discussing online programs at Drake and answering your questions.

—Christina Trombley, online programming

Featured Events Archive, HR Information Archive

Improve your mindfulness

Join Johanna Dunlevy from EFR this Thursday, March 22, at 10 a.m. in the Olmsted Center, Rooms 310 and 311 to learn how to become more mindful and think differently about everyday situations you encounter at home and in the workplace. How a person thinks and processes emotions is an important component of health and wellness—just as important as exercising and eating healthy. Becoming more mindful can improve emotional intelligence, reduce stress, and help manage change, and it can be practiced almost anywhere—in your car, at your desk, in the park, or at home.

Participants will earn Bulldogs United in Learning Drake (BUILD) credits and will be entered into a drawing at the end of the semester.

Additional BUILD information, including an online registration form, is accessible under the blueView Employee tab in the Learning & Development section of Human Resources.

Email Debra Wiley at debra.wiley@drake.edu for more information.

— Debra Wiley, Human Resources

HR Information Archive

Stroke Detection Plus screenings

Strokes are the leading cause of serious, long-term disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States. Common risk factors include being over 40 years of age, overweight, inactive, family history, high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and smoking.

Stroke Detection Plus will be offering four screenings on Wednesday, March 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Center, Rooms 310 and 311. Screenings include:

  • Stroke/carotid artery screening
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
  • Peripheral arterial disease screening
  • Atrial fibrillation (EKG) screening

These painless and non-invasive screenings are open to all Drake employees, spouses, and retirees. The cost is $99 for all four screenings payable at the time of your appointment. If you only wish to participate in one or two screenings, the cost is $45 per screening.

Appointments are required. Register online or call 1-877-732-8258 toll free. If you call, be sure to mention that you are participating in the Drake University event in Des Moines at the Olmsted Center.

View more information on the screenings.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

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IMPORTANT: Course material requests due March 15

The deadline for submitting course material requests for the upcoming summer semester is March 15. Receiving material requests as soon as possible enables the Book Store to source the most affordable books for students and provide top dollar to students selling books back at the end of this semester. With the Book Store’s Online Adoption Tool, selecting course materials is fast and easy.

Access the online adoption tool

Visit www.drake.bkstr.com. Go to Books in the top navigation and under the Information heading, click Online Adoptions. If you need additional training to use the Online Adoption Tool, contact Donna Hallstrom at donna.hallstrom@drake.edu.

New User?

Follow the steps listed above. Click on Register Here and complete the required fields. Enter 1623 in the Book Store Supplied Password field.

Download the 6 Ways to Help Students Save on Textbooks to learn about Follett’s different types of course material purchasing options. If you have any questions about the Online Adoption Tool or how to save students money, please contact Donna Hallstrom at donna.hallstrom@drake.edu.

— Donna Hallstrom, University Book Store

Featured Events Archive

101 Speaker Series: Healthcare Today

Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration graduate programs presents the 101 Speaker Series: Healthcare Today.

This session, focused on healthcare, will take place Wednesday, March 14. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. and the program begins at 12 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions on a wide range of topics. Lunch is provided for the first 50 people who register. Registration is required. The series is open to the public and parking is provided free of charge. Bring your business card to be entered into a door prize drawing.

The 101 Speaker Series is designed to engage the audience through interaction with our local panel of experts. Panel experts include:

Nataliya Boychenko
AVP, Employee Benefits, Shareholder, Holmes Murphy & Associates

Scott Sundstrom
Vice President, Government Relations, Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Jami Little

Program Integrity Specialist, Iowa Medicaid Enterprise

Dianna Gray, College of Business & Public Administration

For Students Archive

Glow Hip Hop April 5

Glow-in-the-dark Hip Hop will be held Thursday, April 5, from 8:15 to 9 p.m. in the Bell Center Gym. The class will include black lights, body paint, and glow sticks! The first 50 students to register using the IMLeagues app will receive a tank top.

—Drake Wellness

News & Achievements Archive

SJMC students, alumni honored at AAF

Drake SJMC alumni and students were honored last month at the annual American Advertising Federation of Des Moines contest. Award winners are:

  • Caleb Bailey, JO’10, Ad Pro of the Year
  • Hope Waggoner, JO’16, Rookie of the Year
  • Sam Fathallah, advertising senior, two gold awards in the professional video category
  • SJMC students Juan Munoz Dominguez, Autumn Meyer, and Megan Rush, gold award in the student video category.
  • SJMC student Kayla Ferris, silver award in the mobile app category

—Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication