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.
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— Scott Law, Campus Public Safety and Operational Services
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
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).
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:
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
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.
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
The Writing Workshop will be closed for Thanksgiving break starting Tuesday, Nov. 21. It will open again Monday, Nov. 27. Please make an appointment online for writing help.
Megan Brown
I Am That Girl, a chapter-based, nonprofit organization on Drake’s campus, meets Monday nights at 8 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 235. The group is hosting an open house at the end of the month for students to learn more about the organization.
I Am That Girl provides leadership, social, and personal development programming to girls throughout the United States. The group strives to empower and embolden women and girls to help them find their voice, inspire action, and make the world a better place.
The group hosts a fundraising event at least once a semester, and its weekly meetings consist of discussions about anything from kindness to media to body image.
All genders are encouraged to attend the open house or weekly meetings. No need to be a girl to fight for girls!
Please email eden.kreighbaum@drake.edu for questions or concerns.
Caroline Hogan
Bulldog Bootcamp will begin Jan. 30, 2018. It will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 5:45 p.m. This six-week, student-only program is designed to increase strength, build lean muscle, and improve overall fitness. Workouts will focus on bodyweight movements, compound sets, and using resistance bands to build functional strength. This class will also feature a Facebook support group where articles and information on fitness, nutrition, and motivation will be shared. Registration fills fast, so sign up on IMLeagues today.
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