Faculty and staff are invited to attend the BUILD program session, “Five Steps to Increase Results and Reduce Stress,” on Wednesday, Jan. 24, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Olmsted Center, Rooms 310 and 311. Register by emailing Debra Wiley at debra.wiley@drake.edu. The presentation, by business and productivity consultant Lori VandeKrol of A Life Made Simple, provides strategies for creating productive habits for balancing all facets of life.
— Debra Wiley, Human Resources
Weight Watchers at Work is holding an information/registration meeting Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 12 p.m. in the Olmsted Center, Drake Room.
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 faculty and staff achieve their weight loss goals.
The Weekly meetings include a confidential weigh-in prior to the meeting, followed by a 30-minute class. The cost is $156 for a 13-week renewable series with a minimum of 15 participants. Payment may be made in a lump sum or split into three payments.
If you are interested in joining a Weight Watchers at Work series, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
HealthTrip is a fictitious journey to some familiar sounding cities such as Aerobiquerque, N.M. and Las Veggies. Each destination city features a unique health topic to explore. Participants earn Frequent Mover Miles by tracking activity such as walking, swimming, and playing basketball. Additionally, there are opportunities each month to earn bonus miles by completing a challenge.
This program is designed to work with your schedule. You may participate every month or just the months that work best for you. Prize drawings will be held monthly for those who complete that month’s challenge.
The HealthTrip departure date (start date) is Feb. 1. Make your reservation today by sending an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Ten- and 20-minute massages will be offered on campus Feb. 6 and Feb. 7. 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. Those who participate will have the chance to win a gift certificate for another free 10-minute chair massage.
Register for the day and time of your choice. You may register for one or two time slots per registration sheet.
Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Cline Hall, Room 101
Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Aliber Hall, Room 204
For more information, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Employee and Family Resources (EFR) offers programs that cover a range of topics including financial and legal consulting, elder care resources, counseling, wellness topics and presentations, and crisis response.
Many employees overlook this resource when they need assistance. To help increase awareness, EFR has created new quarterly posters for 2018, titled: Navigate Life’s Challenges; Anger Issues; and Wash, Rinse, Repeat. Please feel free to print and display one or more of these posters in your area (breakroom, restroom, copy room, near time clocks, and communication boards).
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Instructors, view a list of educational technology resources available to you. This soon-to-be comprehensive A-Z list of technologies benefit teaching and learning experiences as well as research endeavors. The number of resources will continue to grow as will the content within each resource. If you visit this website at least once a semester, you should find something new that could enhance your courses and support student success.
— Karly Good, ITS
Drake continues to be targeted by individuals attempting to coerce faculty and staff to give away confidential information like usernames and passwords, personally identifiable information (PII), or computer access. Other attacks try to gain financial benefit by using fake invoices and wire transfers.
Because of this constant threat, ITS provides training on how to detect and respond to these types of attacks using simulated emails. These emails are a risk-free way to teach faculty and staff how to detect and report phishing. If you receive a simulated phishing email and open the link or attachment, you’ll be directed to an informational page letting you know the signs you may have missed.
Because phishing represents such a significant risk to campus, ITS is beginning to assign additional training to faculty and staff members who repeatedly click links or open attachments in phishing emails, simulated or not.
If you receive an email you suspect is phishing, don’t click any links, download any attachments, or reply. Instead, forward the email as an attachment to informationsecurity@drake.edu.
For more information on how to report phishing emails, see the IT Service Portal guide, Reporting a Phishing Message.
— Peter Lundstedt, ITS
Faculty and staff can eat for only $5 at Hubbell Dining Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Present your Drake ID to the cashier to receive the discount.
— Jennifer Bowersox, Drake Dining
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 30
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Location: Dial Center Large Conference Room
Description: Faculty, attend a workshop to learn how to set up your Blackboard course to match your syllabus requirements. This practical, hands-on session will help you to take what is provided in your completed syllabus and build your Blackboard course to match what you have already developed. The course is taught by Karly Good. Sign up and view the topics for future workshops at http://www.drake.edu/edtech.
Note: Please bring your own laptop or other internet capable device. If you don’t have a laptop or internet capable device, consider borrowing a laptop from the kiosk located in the lobby of Meredith Hall.
— Carla Herling, ITS
The Office of Finance is researching the benefits of using a centralized travel firm to manage and enhance travel for faculty, staff, and students. A team has been gathered and is working to send a request for proposals to seven firms in February. Teresa Krejci is sponsoring the initiative; the team is comprised of Caron Findlay (chair), Renae Chesnut, Joe Campos, Dave Haskin, Maria Rohach and Jeni Baugher. The hope is that through a dedicated vendor relationship, Drake will receive the lowest possible rates for travel, easy reuse of unused tickets, one stop shopping for all travel needs, risk management for travelers, and comprehensive reporting capabilities. We plan to communicate our progress in OnCampus, and there will be additional opportunities for input as the initiative takes shape. If you have questions regarding this project, contact Caron Findlay at caron.findlay@drake.edu.
— Caron Findlay, Finance and Administration