The Drake Civic Engagement Opportunity and Internship Fair sponsored by Student Senate will take place Nov. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Olmsted Center, Rooms 310/311. The event will have booths featuring different types of civic engagement opportunities, from organizations on campus to campaigns and nonprofits. It will be a chance to scope out internships, join organizations, and get involved. For more information, contact Olive Wassen at olivia.wassen@drake.edu.
Olive Wassen
First-year students, please check your Drake email for a link to the Welcome Weekend survey. The survey is about your experiences at Welcome Weekend and beyond. It is important you take the survey, even if you did not attend Welcome Weekend, as it encompasses your experiences during your first semester at Drake as well. Your input is valuable and will remain confidential. The Peer Advisory Board and the Office of the Provost will be analyzing the data collected to make sure future Welcome Weekends are as great as possible.
At the conclusion of the Welcome Weekend survey, there will be a few questions designed to gauge student interest in recreational and athletic programming, including intramural, club, and intercollegiate athletic programs. Even if you are not interested in additional programming or are satisfied with current offerings, it is important that we have your responses so that we can evaluate our current programs.
If you have any issues accessing this survey or can’t find the link in your email, please contact Christine Marchand at christine.marchand@drake.edu.
Marina Verlengia, Academic Excellence and Student Success
Do you have an innovative idea? Sign up to pitch it at The Bark Tank on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 9 a.m. in Olin Hall, Room 206. A panel of Drake alumni will serve as judges, and your idea could win you up to $750. Prizes include:
All you need is an idea and a persuasive pitch. Register today. For more information, email innovation@drake.edu.
Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurial Leadership
SJMC journalism and PR students won awards or nominations in the national College Media Association and Associated Collegiate Press contests, PR News annual contest, and PRIME Awards.
Associated Collegiate Press awards:
Three Drake publications won Pacemaker awards, the top award in college journalism. Drake Magazine and the Annual won magazine Pacemakers, and Urban Plains, the senior SJMC journalism capstone website, won an online Pacemaker.
Other ACP awards include:
College Media Association awards:
PR News annual contest:
Two seniors were named finalists: Maddy Gildersleeve was nominated as Student of the Year and Sarah Mondello was nominated as Intern of the Year.
PRIME Awards in the Central Iowa Public Relations Society of America competition:
Community Champion Merit Award
Drake Master of Communication Leadership Capstone: YMCA Supportive Housing Campus Plan
Students: Jill Brimeyer, Alexis Davis, Thomas Lehn, Aimee Schmidt, Seth Stevenson
Student Merit Award
Drake PR Planning Class: USDA Farm to School Communications Plan
Students: Kelly Marble, Jasen Emamian, Reed Fischer, Miranda Jama, Kate Havens, Becca Hawkins, Tess Nissen
Excellence Award for Outstanding Student Member
Student: Savana Morrison
Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Grand View (Exhibit)
Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Volleyball
Drake vs. Indiana State
Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Minnesota-Crookston (Exhibit)
Nov. 4 at 1 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Men’s Soccer
Drake vs. Missouri State
Nov. 4 at 6 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
Volleyball
Drake vs. Evansville
Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Rowing
Drake vs. Creighton
Nov. 4; time TBA
Des Moines River
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Truman State (Exhibit)
Nov. 5 at 2 p.m.
The Knapp Center
For questions, contact 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.
Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
Join the Drake Law Federalist Society Nov. 3 in welcoming The Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton from the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. He will discuss the role state constitutions play in the making of constitutional law. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in Cartwright Hall, Room 213. This event is open to the public. Free pizza will be provided. For questions, contact Mason Bump at james.bump@drake.edu.
Kayla Choate, Law School
Drake Alumni Relations and the College of Business and Public Administration invite faculty, staff, and alumni to meet Dan Connolly, the new dean of the College of Business and Public Administration, over a cup of coffee Nov. 9. Stop by Turner Jazz Center on your way to work for a light breakfast and conversation. Coffee, muffins, and fruit will be provided from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
For questions, contact Andy Verlengia at andrew.verlengia@drake.edu.
Dianna Gray, College of Business and Public Administration
Ashlee Haze is a two-time Women of the World Poetry Slam finalist and Southeast Regional Slam Champion. You may have seen her poems on Youtube, For Harriet, in the Huffington Post, and in many other media platforms where her poetry has been described as funny, heart wrenching, and most importantly, unapologetic. She will be performing at Mars Cafe at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. Free coffee will be provided. The event is sponsored by the Student Activities Board.
Delia Koolick
Join the Drake Law Federalist Society in welcoming Asma Uddin of the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom who will be discussing Islam in the context of constitutional religious liberties. The event will take place in Opperman Law Library, Room LL19, on Monday, Nov. 6, from 12 to 1 p.m.
—James Bump
Want to learn more about how to use technology to make your daily work life easier? Sign up for the next Tech Tuesday event on Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Dial Center Large Conference Room. This session will explore how technology can help you with communication, organization, and accountability on the job with a chance to ask your pressing IT questions around these topics. Attendance at Tech Tuesdays counts toward BUILD credit. Register for Tech Tuesday sessions at itstechtuesdays.eventbrite.com.
Carla Herling, ITS