Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Loyola
Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.
The Knapp Center
For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit www.godrakebulldogs.com
— Ryan Harris, Athletics
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Upcoming Tech Tuesday sessions
Each month ITS offers a different Tech Tuesday session designed to provide you with resources to use technology more efficiently in your job (and possibly your life). All sessions are held in the Dial Center Large Conference Room from 2 to 2:50 p.m. with time allotted for a Q&A and cookies. Attendance counts toward BUILD credit. Sign up for one or all four of the upcoming sessions.
Tuesday, Feb. 13: Tech Troubleshooting
Instructor: ITS staff
What do you do when your tech acts up? Learn what steps to take, where to go for troubleshooting information, and how and when to bring in help.
Tuesday, March 6: Keeping your Identity Safe
Instructor: Peter Lundstedt, director, Information Security & Compliance
Six months after the Equifax breach, how do you protect your identity when exposure is common?
Tuesday, April 10: Getting Help with Microsoft Office
Instructor: ITS staff
Spreadsheets lacking? Email out of control? Find out where you can learn more and start on the path to becoming a Microsoft Office pro.
Tuesday, May 8: Video Conferencing
Instructors: Karly Good and Clayton Mitchell
Need to connect face to face with someone off campus? Learn about the video conferencing tools available to faculty and staff.
— Carla Herling, ITS
Contract Review Session Jan. 31
The Office of Finance and Administration wants to remind campus of the resources available for contracts and legal services. Information about the following resources can be found on its website.
- Contracting policy
- Contract Overview
- Contract Process—Approval and Retention
- Checklists
- Independent Contractor Determination
- Templates
A contract review session is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Olmsted Center, Rooms 310 and 311. This informational session will include a review of the contracting policy, who has authority to sign, what to look for in a contract, and answer any questions you might have.
If you plan to attend, please email Kelly Foster at kelly.foster@drake.edu to RSVP.
— Kelly Foster, Finance and Administration
January GroupX classes
This is the last week of J-Term GroupX classes. Classes include yoga, Pilates, muscle mix, pound, barre, Zumba, and more. Check out the schedule today. Don’t forget you can register for classes through the free IMLeagues app or at www.imleagues.com.
— Drake Wellness
Card access to campus buildings
Helpful information regarding campus card access.
Faculty and staff
- Automatically granted 24/7 access to the building that their office is in and access to other academic buildings for the purpose of meetings and classes.
Students
- A student’s major or class schedule determines their building access.
- Certain majors are granted extended access to buildings related to their field of study.
- Students living in the residence halls receive automatic access to their residence hall, and the ability to access other halls during the day.
Additional access
- Additional card access is available when needed, and includes an approval process and manual update. Speak to your manager or main building contact, email studentservices@drake.edu, or submit an ITS help ticket to request additional access or research a card issue.
- Once approved, it may take up to five days for card access to be enabled. Please be aware that access is based on a specific approval process, and may not be granted.
Lost cards
- Cardholders are notified by email if their lost card is turned in to the Student Services Center.
- If you lost your card and would like to freeze all activity until it is found, contact the Student Services Center or freeze the card yourself in the eAccounts portal. You can also add Bulldog Bucks and check card balances in the portal. Frozen cards need to be turned back on by SSC staff, if found.
- Replacement cards can be purchased in the Student Services Center for $25. The lost card will be deactivated automatically upon printing of a new card.
- If your card stops working, make sure you are registered for Spring classes. Cards will not function if you are not a current student or employee. Also, make sure there are no cracks in the card. Cracked cards cannot communicate with door readers, and need to be replaced at the Student Services Center.
— Scott Law, Campus Public Safety and Operational Services
Online Programs update
Online Programs has been busy working on the development of an infrastructure that will support the launch and persistence of new online programs. This work has resulted in several different work teams and processes. This information will be readily available once our website is complete, but in the meantime, here are some updates that campus might find helpful.
Several work teams have been organized to ensure that progress continues in the overall leadership and growth of the programs. The seven teams are responsible for specific areas of online programs, including leadership, program analysis and development, infrastructure, online teaching support, program assessment, student success, and alumni relations. Teams are co-chaired with other areas of campus to build synergy.
A process has been developed to launch new online programs. In working with the colleges, schools, and enrollment management, it became apparent that we needed a structured method for online program ideas to be analyzed and developed. The Program Development and Analysis Team, comprised of deans and associate deans, the deputy provost, and executive director of online programs will oversee this process. The process lays out the steps for launching an online program. Faculty and staff are encouraged to work with their department and school leadership on all submissions. The process and necessary forms are available from the Online Programs office until the website is completed.
Finally, Preview Week started yesterday, Jan. 22. Preview Week allows online students to view their online classes a week before the start of the semester. This allows students to view syllabi and look at deadlines and due dates to prepare them for upcoming weeks. This is a best practice in online learning, designed to facilitate student success by allowing students time to become better organized. It also affords adult students ample time to drop a course if they find the workload does not fit in their schedule.
If you have any questions, comments, or would like a copy of any of the documents mentioned, please contact me at christina.trombley@drake.edu or extension 2506. The documents will also be available on the Provost’s website soon. Classes begin on Jan. 29. We are ready to welcome our first online students to Drake!
— Christina Trombley, Online Programs
Only a Griffopotamus Will Do
Did you know that the original songwriter for “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” attended Drake? An Iowa native, John Rox (born John Herring) graduated from Winterset High School before jumping into student life at Drake, where he was a brother in the now inexistent Tau Psi fraternity in the early 1920s.
After leaving Drake he married Emmy-winning actress Alice Pearce, best known for her role as Gladys Kravitz in “Bewitched.” Rox mostly penned show tunes for Broadway, such as the classic “It’s a Big, Wide, Wonderful World,” until inspiration struck in the form of a hippopotamus. In 1953, he wrote the immortal lyrics to one of the catchiest and most enduring Christmas songs. Ten-year-old Gayla Peevey provided vocals, and, yes, she did get a hippopotamus for Christmas. With almost $3,000 in donations, she got a baby hippo named Matilda, which she promptly gifted to her hometown zoo.
Rox died of a heart attack in 1957, a few years after “Hippopotamus” made it onto Billboard’s pop chart. Peevey recorded a few more songs–but is best known for Rox’s song. She even sent Griff a signed headshot as a gift (right).
Your guide to Drake’s re-energized brand
An updated Drake University Brand Style Guide is now available on the University Communications website. This useful resource, developed in partnership with branding firm 160over90, provides an overview of the refreshed brand platform, including:
- Brand strategy
- Key messages
- Brand voice and tone
- Design elements and examples—colors, fonts, logo usage, photography, and more
Consider the updated guide simply an introduction for now. You should not try to implement any elements of the new brand platform on your own and certainly not without first contacting University Communications. Priorities across the University have already been identified, and the rollout will happen sequentially over the coming months.
Conversion to the new brand platform has already begun, and with a focus on printed and digital tools for Admission and student recruitment. University Communications has also met with teams from each college and school to begin exploring how the new brand platform will translate to each academic unit during spring semester. Once the brand vision for each academic unit is set, University Communications will work with other units across campus on migration to the new brand platform throughout the remainder of 2018.
Please know that often-used communications and marekting tools, such as email headers and PowerPoint templates, will be moved to the new platform as soon as possible. Look to OnCampus for updates as new resources become available.
If you have questions about the branding initiative, please refer to this FAQ or contact Dave Remund, executive director of University Communications, at dave.remund@drake.edu. Thank you for your patience as we all work together to better tell the Drake story.
Dave Remund, University Communications
Have you seen the new banners? View photos
View photos of the new banners
New Drake-branded banners hang from the light poles around campus. The banners reflect Drake’s new, reenergized brand platform and showcase the resilient and impactful experiences that comprise a Drake education. Banners lining Wifvat Plaza include inspiring quotes from previous Bucksbaum lecturers, such as Bill Nye and Tim Gunn, while banners in the heart of campus include quotes that reflect student life. The banners act as a complement to Drake’s beautiful campus, giving current and future students and faculty and staff a glimpse of what it means to be a Bulldog.
MyDUSIS, blueView, Banner planned outage
On Saturday, Nov. 25, from 4 to 6 p.m., all Banner (DUSIS) services will be unavailable. Access to blueView, MyDUSIS, DUSIS (INB) Forms, Workflow, eTranscripts, Job Submission, and ODBC (Microsoft Access) will be unavailable. This outage will allow ITS to install necessary software upgrades for the Banner/DUSIS system.
If you continue experiencing issues after the outage has ended, please call the Support Center at 515-271-3001, or report your issue using the Service Portal at service.drake.edu/its.
Carla Herling, ITS