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For Students Archive

Interested in becoming a peer facilitator for MVP?

Are you passionate about violence prevention and making a more inclusive, safe Drake community? If this is you, join the Mentors in Violence Prevention team. The program is a great opportunity for students to develop skills in presenting, networking, and community outreach. Drake’s MVP program inspires leadership by empowering individuals with tools to lead and with concrete options to effect change in their peer cultures and across campus. Peer facilitators receive 12 hours of training, serve on our full MVP team, and present the curriculum on campus. Applications are due Wednesday, Oct. 25.

The MVP team is hosting a train the trainer event the evening of Friday, Nov. 3, and during the day Saturday, Nov. 4. Can’t attend the full training but still interested in learning about MVP or being a supporter? There is an option for supporters to attend part of the training. Supporters can be anyone: faculty, staff, or students. Supporters help open doors and make connections to further the MVP program. To attend a portion of the training as a supporter, send Tess Cody an email at tess.cody@drake.edu.  Faculty and staff are encouraged to complete the training and be a part of the implementation discussion on the second day. Faculty and staff who are interested should also email Tess Cody.

—Tess Cody, Violence Prevention Coordinator

For Students Archive

First-generation student session and lunch

Did you know that approximately 10­–14 percent of Drake’s student body consist of first-generation college students? The Office of New Student Programs is inviting this ambitious and driven student group to share their college experience at upcoming discussion sessions. The sessions will help the Office of New Student Programs to grow and develop its support and resources for first-generation students.

Monday, Oct. 23: First-year students and sophomores who are first-generation students are invited to a discussion session from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Upper Olmsted Conference Room. Coffee and snacks will be provided. RSVP by Oct. 18 at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 25: Juniors and seniors who are first-generation students are invited to a discussion session from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Drake Room of Olmsted. Coffee and snacks will be provided. RSVP by Oct. 18 at 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 27, pizza lunch: first-generation students, faculty, and staff are invited to a lunch discussion at 11:30 a.m. in Cowles Library, Room 201. Pizza will be provided.

During these sessions, participants will have an opportunity to share their college experience and connect with other first-generation students. For questions or more information on the meetings, email orientation@drake.edu.

ICYMI: Watch a video in which faculty, staff, and students share stories and advice on the first-generation experience, and read about the University’s efforts to support this student group.

—Marina Verlengia, New Student Programs

Featured Events Archive

CBPA 101 Speaker Series: Risk Management

Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration presents the 101 Speaker Series. The upcoming session on Tuesday, Oct. 17, will focus on risk management. The program begins at 12 p.m., in Aliber Hall, Room 101. Drinks and dessert will be provided. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunch.

The 101 Speaker Series is designed to engage the audience through interaction with a local panel of experts. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions on a wide range of topics of interest. The series is open to the public. RSVP on Eventbrite.

Panel experts include:

Randi Ellen Woods Marsh, vice president operational risk & corporate business unit CRO, Principal Financial Group

Peder Skoog, executive audit director, capital & model risk, Wells Fargo, FRM

Dana Nelson-Snyder, internal audit manager, Wellmark

—Dianna Gray, College of Business & Public Administration

Featured Events Archive

One-on-one with women’s basketball Oct. 12

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

Featured Events Archive

Bulldog Club Basketball Tip-Off Breakfast: Oct. 26

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

Featured Events Archive

Jane Austen scholar to deliver free lecture Oct. 11

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

Featured Events Archive

Fall Drag Show featuring Shangela

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

HR Information Archive

Don’t forget to schedule a biometric screening

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