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For Students Archive

Writing Workshop open for tutoring

Drake’s Writing Workshop is a tutoring center to help students with their writing, directed by a faculty member and staffed by trained undergraduates who are experienced writers and friendly critics. The Workshop is a free service for Drake students. We welcome students at any stage of the writing process and recommend that students bring along their assignment prompt/instructions, as well as any outlines, drafts, or questions they may have. The writing workshop opened yesterday. Students can book tutoring appointments at library.drake.edu/writing-workshop.

For more information, please contact Megan Brown at megan.brown@drake.edu. Students can also follow the Writing Workshop on Facebook and Twitter.

—Megan Brown, Professor of English

For Students Archive

Students invited to attend Iowa Civic Action Academy

Students are invited to attend the Iowa Civic Action Academy Nov. 3–4 at Grand View University in Des Moines. This is a professional development opportunity for students interested in learning new ways of making a difference and building skills through civic and community engagement. Students from across the state and beyond are invited to learn from professionals across sectors. Sessions will offer skill-building in civic action including philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, dialogue, advocacy, and more. Students will also have a chance to learn what others are doing on other campuses and network with peers.

Cost to attend is approximately $80. Scholarships are available through the Office of Community Engaged Learning. Please contact Amanda Martin at amanda.martin@drake.edu no later than Oct. 12 if you would like to apply for a scholarship. The deadline to register for the conference is Oct. 22, and can be done online.

Students interested in presenting at the conference may submit workshop proposals no later than Sept. 29.

—Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning

For Students Archive

Have a business idea? Apply for the Lorentzen Student Hatchery

In the Lorentzen Student Hatchery, Drake students spend a summer building their own business. The Hatchery provides a unique opportunity for any Drake student––undergraduate or graduate––to earn up to $10,000 over the 2018 summer while working for themselves. Both teams and individuals are welcome to apply. Information sessions will be held at 6 p.m. on Sept. 19 and 26 and Oct. 11 and 24 in the Innovation Studio, 124C Meredith.

Applications are due Oct. 30 and presentations are scheduled for Nov. 7. Students invited to participate in the Hatchery will have the opportunity to meet John C. Lorentzen, the 1977 Drake graduate who proposed and funded the student hatchery program, on Nov. 10 when the 2017 Hatchery cohort makes their presentations.

Download an application and learn more online or contact the Entrepreneurship Centers at jpec@drake.edu.

— Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers

For Students Archive

Define the Line. Respect the Line: Resources available online

Drake’s Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct policy outlines prohibited behaviors and also offers resources for individuals who have experienced  or who have questions about sexual violence or assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, dating/domestic violence, or stalking. The Title IX webpage includes the policy; resources for support; options for reporting; and types of campus assistance with safety, housing, or classes.

If you have questions about sexual and interpersonal misconduct, or if you would like to learn more about prevention efforts or Drake’s policies and procedures, please contact Title IX Coordinator Katie Overberg (271-2982 or titleix@drake.edu) or Violence Prevention Coordinator Tess Cody (271-4141 or prevention@drake.edu).

What is Define the Line. Respect the Line.?
Define the Line. Respect the Line. is a Drake initiative to raise awareness of prevention efforts as well as resources and support the University provides as it pertains to sexual and interpersonal misconduct. Drake is committed to providing a living and learning environment free from sexual and interpersonal misconduct. Our line: sexual and interpersonal misconduct is not accepted, tolerated, or ignored at Drake. Through prevention, intervention, education, and communication, each student, faculty and staff member, and administrator must play a role in establishing a culture that respects this line. We each have the power to Define the Line. Respect the Line.

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

 

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

All Staff Council welcomes staff back with treat bags

The All Staff Council Special Events and Community Service Committee, with assistance from the council’s committee members, delivered more than 650 welcome back gifts to staff on Sept. 8. This is the second year of the event, which continues to be a great success for connections around campus.

Check out upcoming All Staff Council events on the card you received with your treat or below:

  • Sept. 11–16: DU Good Week
  • Fall Book Club Meet-up:
    Oct. 16 at 4:45 p.m.—Louie’s Wine Dive
    Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.—Mars Café
  • Oct. 30: Chili Cook-Off
  • March/April: Spring Wellness Event
  • April: Sapphire Awards
  • April: Spring Service Event
  • May 23: Annual Kickball Tournament

New this year, we will be collecting donations to stock The Little Free Food Pantries around campus at our events.

Find more details on events by visiting the All Staff Council Special Events & Community Service website. If you are interested in becoming part of our email distribution list, please email us at ascspecialevents@drake.edu.

—Dianna Gray, All Staff Council

News & Achievements Archive

SJMC journalism students cover DM school board election

Students in SJMC professor Jill Van Wyke’s junior-level public affairs reporting class started the academic year off at a sprint with comprehensive coverage of the Des Moines school board election. The students’ stories, posted on the SJMC’s Drake Digital News website, included candidate profiles, coverage of a community forum, district demographics, and past voter turnout. The class also plans to live-blog the election results tonight.

— Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism & Mass Communication

 

Featured Events Archive

Drake Basketball Happy Hour

Join Head Basketball Coaches Niko Medved and Jennie Baranczyk for happy hour at Hotel Renovo in Urbandale Sept. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. Meet the head coaches and student-athletes and celebrate the upcoming college basketball season. All are welcome to attend––bring your family, friends, and neighbors.

What: Basketball Happy Hour Party
Where: Hotel Renovo at 11167 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa
When: Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6 – 8 p.m.
Who: All are welcome to attend

Check out the Facebook event here. No RSVP is required.

—Tom Florian, Ticket Sales and Donor Management

Featured Events Archive

Lecture: A Philosopher’s Stance on Miracles

The Comparison Project is hosting its first event Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center. A lecture by Karen Zwier, visiting assistant professor of philosophy/religion, on the philosophy of miracles will be the first in the new series on miracles. The event is free and open to the public.

Miracle stories are a phenomenon shared by all major religious traditions. What is a rational person to think in the face of this phenomenon? In this lecture, Professor Zwier will survey some of the ways in which philosophers have analyzed the concept of miracles and grappled with the question of the proper epistemic stance toward miracle reports.

Professor Zwier’s research deals with philosophical and scientific methodology as well as metaphysics of science. She concerns herself with questions about how—and if—metaphysical claims are engaged by empirical scientific methods. Her areas of specialty include philosophy of causation, history and philosophy of physics, and science and religion.

Upcoming events in the series:

Oct. 5, 7 p.m.: Miracles as Transforming Invitations to Wonder & Gratitude: An Islamic Perspective
By Umeyye Isra Yazicioglu, associate professor of Islamic studies, St. Joseph’s University

Oct. 26, 7 p.m.: Does ‘the Biblical God who acts’ really act? Special divine action via quantum mechanics that is objective but not miraculous
By Robert J. Russell, founder and director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, and Ian G. Barbour, professor of theology and science, graduate theological union, Berkeley

Nov. 16, 7 p.m.: On the Role of Miracles in the Vimalakirti Sutra in the Early Medieval China
By Shi Jingpeng, Minzu, University of China, Beijing

—Kayla Jenkins, College of Arts & Sciences