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
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I Am That Girl empowers women and girls
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 to begin in January
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.
Drake Wellness
CAB presents Social Justice Dialogue
Drake’s Community Action Board is hosting the November Social Justice Dialogue Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in Upper Olmsted to simulate barriers to college access.
Morgan Garner
Get a job as an orientation leader
Want to help welcome new students to Drake and land a job on campus this summer? Consider becoming an orientation leader.
Orientation leaders are dedicated to providing incoming students and their families with all the information and resources necessary to ensure their transition to Drake is a smooth and enjoyable one.
If you are interested in becoming an orientation leader, attend one of three informational sessions:
- Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Olmsted Center, Rooms 310 and 311
- Friday, Dec. 8, at 1 p.m. in the Olmsted Center, TMR 132
- Friday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Olmsted Center, Rooms 310 and 311
Read more about position on the website, or contact Marina Verlengia at marina.verlengia@drake.edu with any questions.
Marina Verlengia, Academic Excellence and Student Success
Students selected for civic engagement projects
Three Drake students were selected for initiatives to support civic engagement this spring in partnership with Campus Compact.
Jazlin Coley, a junior marketing and public relations double major, and Maddy Stokes, a senior marketing major, have been selected as Principal Community Scholars for the Spring 2018 semester.
The Principal Community Scholars program is designed to encourage student leadership in order to meet community needs. Coley will develop a neighborhood walking tour to inform Drake students of the assets of the neighborhood, and Stokes will enhance tools and processes for tracking community engagement and community partnerships across Drake. Upon completion of the projects, the scholars will receive a $1,000 scholarship from Principal.
In addition, Samantha Bayne, a sophomore political science; law, politics and society; and philosophy triple major, was selected as an Iowa Campus Compact intern focusing on election engagement on college campuses across the state of Iowa.
Congratulations to these three students!
Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning
Drake, Bravo announce findings of Regional Cultural Assessment
During a joint presentation on Nov. 8, Bravo Greater Des Moines and Drake announced the findings of a 15-month long Regional Cultural Assessment.
Bravo commissioned the assessment in 2016 as a way to further strengthen the role of arts and culture as vital contributors of growth and progress in central Iowa. President Martin led a nine-member steering committee to help prioritize recommendations to elevate arts and culture in the sector. Drake will take a leading role in implementation of one of the four key recommendations—an initiative to strengthen central Iowa’s creative economy by developing the talent and skillsets of creative entrepreneurs and artists.
Built on existing community-wide planning projects (Capital Crossroads and The Tomorrow Plan), the purpose of the assessment was to identify opportunities to leverage arts and culture as essential drivers of economic development and quality of life.
Read the news release to learn more, or read the Regional Cultural Assessment executive summary at www.CentralIowaRCA.org.
This week in Drake Athletics: Nov. 13
Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs this week!
Football
Drake vs. Jacksonville
Nov. 18 at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium
Volleyball
Drake vs. Northern Iowa
Nov. 18 at 5 p.m.
The Knapp Center
For questions, contact 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
Political analyst Charlie Cook to return to Drake
The Harkin Institute is pleased to welcome renowned political analyst Charlie Cook back to Des Moines to share entertaining insight, analysis, and stories about the state of American politics today on Nov. 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium.
Cook, a political analyst for National Journal magazine, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, and member of The Harkin Institute’s National Advisory Council, is widely regarded as one of the most astute impartial analysts of the Washington political scene.
The New York Times calls Charlie Cook “one of the best political handicappers in the nation” and describes the Cook Political Report as “a newsletter that both sides regard as authoritative.” Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insight you won’t find anywhere else.
Emily Schettler, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement
Celebrate deaf and Chinese cultures with The Harkin Institute
Join The Harkin Institute this Thursday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room for a celebration of deaf and Chinese cultures and a presentation by the Institute’s disability research fellows.
Fellows Amy Hebert Knopf and Xuan Zheng of St. Cloud State University are researching programs for the deaf in the United States and China in an effort to build support for people with disabilities in China.
Learn more about their research and The Harkin Institute’s growing Fellows Program at this free public event. A Chinese dinner will be provided. Register here.
Emily Schettler, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement