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For Students Archive

Have lunch with the president of the Iowa Speedway

Join Iowa Speedway President Jimmy Small for a conversation on his career with NASCAR and his responsibilities as the person in charge of Iowa Speedway at The Harkin Institute’s student luncheon on Sept. 26. Over lunch with students, Small will share information, answer questions, and provide advice.

As president of the Iowa Speedway, Small manages day-to-day operations, including facility operations, events promotion, business development, marketing, and communications. Small has also led public policy efforts for the Iowa Speedway at state and local levels, including ongoing state tourism development with the governor’s office.

Apply to attend the luncheon: http://bit.ly/2vuQ4XU.

—Emily Schettler , Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

For Students Archive

Define the Line. Respect the Line: Student advisory committee seeking new members

The Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct Student Advisory Committee is seeking at-large members. The advisory committee is a collaboration between students and the staff most closely involved in matters related to sexual and interpersonal misconduct on campus. The committee is co-chaired by Title IX Coordinator Katie Overberg and Violence Prevention Coordinator Tess Cody.

In addition to at-large members, the committee includes several standing positions such as Student Senate, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Residence Hall Association, and Athletics. Last year the committee provided valuable input and feedback regarding webpage development, prevention programing and strategies, and University policy language.

The committee will hold three or four official meetings throughout the year. Committee members will also have the opportunity to offer feedback and input on projects throughout the year. If you are interested in serving as an at-large member, please contact Katie Overberg at titleix@drake.edu by Sept. 30. For questions about the advisory committee, contact Katie or Tess.

— Katie Overberg, Title IX Coordinator; and Tess Cody, Prevention Coordinator for Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct

News & Achievements Archive

SJMC students win public relations awards

The Central Iowa chapter of Public Relations Society of America recognized graduate and undergraduate students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication for their public relations work for local clients.

Master of Communication Leadership capstone students won a PRIME Award in the Community Champion category for their YMCA Supportive Housing Campus Plan, and undergraduate students in the PR Planning class won a PRIME Award in the student category for their USDA Farm to School Communications Plan.

The awards will be presented at the annual PRSA conference on Oct. 25 in Des Moines.

— Kathleen Richardson, SJMC

News & Achievements Archive

Faculty accomplishments: Sept. 18

Drake Law School is pleased to announce the following new professorships:

The faculty were chosen based on their outstanding scholarship and national recognition in their respective fields.

—Kayla Choate, Law School

Featured Events Archive

Drake Women’s Basketball One-On-One event Oct. 12

The Drake women’s basketball annual One-on-One event will be 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.

Questions? Contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or by emailing tickets@drake.edu.

— Tom Florian, Drake Athletics

Featured Events Archive

The Anderson Gallery presents “Apparatus: The Technology of Seeing/Worldviews”

An opening reception is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, in the Anderson Gallery, located in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Food and drinks will be served. Metrick-Chen will introduce the exhibition at 6 p.m. The reception and the exhibition are free and open to the public. The exhibition provides ways that the world is seen in seven different cultures. Each of the seven cultures are presented with dramatic visuals, including many interactive works and the experience to paint in 3D using virtual reality. The exhibit will be on view through Saturday, Oct. 22.

For more information, read the recent news release.

—Lenore Metrick-Chen, Department of Art and Design

Featured Events Archive

First-year experience workshop: Using Data for Institutional Change

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment invites members of the Drake community to attend a workshop surrounding the first-year experience at Drake. The workshop will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 28 in Cowles Library, Room 201.

The goals of the workshop are to initiate a conversation that intentionally creates interdisciplinary connections and brainstorming opportunities, and to critically evaluate how data can be used to drive change and maximize a student’s first-year experience. Attendees will evaluate select results from a student survey provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

The format of the workshop will resemble the recent learning symposium session titled: “Community, Reframed: A Data-Informed Approach to Connecting Students to Drake.”

During the symposium, participants shared that they enjoyed the process of being drawn into a University-wide conversation and that hearing diverse viewpoints was beneficial to their individual work.

Register information can be found here.

—Mitchell Stearns, Institutional Research