The Drake women’s basketball annual One-on-One event will be Thursday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at The Knapp Center. Meet this year’s team and coaching staff as they head into the new season. A social will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a program to follow at 7 p.m. Desserts and refreshments will be served. Join the Facebook event.
For questions, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647, tickets@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
Join fellow Bulldogs at the Marriott in downtown Des Moines Oct. 26 at 7 a.m. for breakfast and a preview of this year’s Drake basketball seasons. Hear the latest from head coaches Niko Medved and Jennie Baranczyk while enjoying a delicious spread. To attend, RSVP at DrakeTix.com/tipoff by Oct. 20. The event cost $15 to attend.
For questions, contact Austin Strawhacker at 515-271-2228, austin.strawhacker@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
Devoney Looser, author of The Making of Jane Austen, will discuss her book as well as popular culture’s fascination with all things Jane Austen during a free public lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. The lecture is presented as part of Drake’s Susan Glaspell Writers and Critics Series.
Looser’s writing on Austen has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Times Literary Supplement. Publishers Weekly recently named The Making of Jane Austen to its “Best Books of Summer 2017” list (nonfiction). She is a professor of English at Arizona State University.
—Yasmina Madden, Department of English
The 2017 Fall Drag Show will be tomorrow, Oct. 11, coinciding with National Coming Out Day. Rainbow Union, Coalition of Black Students, and the Student Activities Board are collaborating to bring Shangela from RuPaul’s Drag Race and three other local queens to Parents Hall. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. All donations, in forms of tips, will go to Iowa Safe Schools.
—Giada Morresi
Two names were drawn from those who completed their screening and assessment by the early bird date. The winners are Carolyn Hill and Nalina Thandayuthapany. Congratulations! You will get to choose a prize from the Drake online wellness catalog
If you are on Drake’s health plan and still have not completed your screening, time is running out to register for your on-campus screening appointment.
Log into the UnityPoint Health online registration form with the username DRAKE and password SCREEN (in all CAPS). The remaining screening dates are Oct 11, 13, 17, and 19 between 6:30 and 10:45 a.m. in the lower level of the Olmsted Center.
If you registered for an on-campus screening but don’t remember your appointment date and time, check your received, spam, or deleted email folders for an email confirmation from UnityPoint with the subject: Health Screen Confirmation. It would have been delivered to the email address you entered on your registration. Questions regarding the on-campus UnityPoint screenings should be sent to unitypointhealth.desmoines@gmail.com.
If you need to cancel an on-campus screening, send an email to jennifer.umphfleet@unitypoint.org with your name, date, and time of appointment you wish to cancel. You will need to re-register online for a new appointment. Changes can be made up to 48 hours prior to the appointment, if slots are still available.
If you have already completed your biometric screening, don’t forget to complete your online wellness assessment on wellmark.com by Nov. 17.
For questions, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 271-1880.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Now is the perfect time to get into the habit of making healthier choices. If your goals include losing weight, Weight Watchers at Work may be the solution.
Weekly meetings include a confidential weigh-in prior to the meeting, followed by a 30-minute class. 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 be successful in their weight loss goals.
The cost is $156 for a 12-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 Weight Watchers at Work, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources
The demands of work and family share importance in our lives but how do we budget our time? Join us Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. in Olmsted Center, Rooms 310/311 and learn how effective life skills can help us make informed decisions and manage our reaction to stress. Develop a blueprint for time management to help sort out what is and isn’t important and help restore balance in everyday living. Johanna Dunlevy from EFR will present.
Participants will earn BUILD (Bulldogs United in Learning Drake) credits and be entered into a drawing at the end of the semester.
Additional BUILD information, including an online registration form, is accessible under the blueView Employee tab, in the Learning & Development Channel of Human Resources.
Email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu for more information.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources
At this workshop, you will learn basic retirement saving skills, create a retirement savings plan, evaluate your financial health, set goals, and discover how to make your money work harder. Registration is not required.
Date: Oct. 12
Time: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Location: Olmsted Center, Room 310
—Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources
This month, Drake welcomed ten full-time faculty and staff members:
Maria Garcia, Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Clinic, Law School
Leslie Herman, Administrative Assistant, Law School
Kara Wendelin, Manager, Student Services, Online Programming, Provost’s Office
Nicole Daniel, Manager, Ray Society, Provost’s Office
Marli Jefferson, Administrative Assistant, Public Safety
Josefina Lopez Valdivia, Admission Counselor, Office of Admission
Lauren Bannon, Admission Counselor, Office of Admission
Melissa Bolton, Head Start Teacher, Head Start
Angela Engelen, Teacher Associate Substitute, Head Start
Zane Chapman, Assistant Men’s and Women’s Throws Coach, Athletics
—Laura Schwarz, Human Resources
This week, Drake Athletics is hosting faculty/staff appreciation week. Faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to four complimentary tickets to the following events. Tickets may be picked up at the Drake Athletics ticket office Monday–Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the ticket window on game day. A valid Drake Card must be shown at time of pick up.
Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. UNI
Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
Volleyball
Drake vs. Missouri State
Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
More information is available at www.DrakeTix.com/promotions. For questions, call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian, Ticket Sales and Donor Management