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Drake University Track and Field tryouts

The Drake University track and field program will hold tryouts Sept. 23 from 4:30–5:30 p.m. for both men’s and women’s track and field. To participate:

  • Email Brette Jensen at brette.jensen@drake.edu with intent to tryout.
  • Email Emma Nye at emma.nye@drake.edu to obtain required medical paperwork.
  • Attend an interest meeting Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Zoom details will only be provided to individuals who submit email of intent to tryout.

Events

  • Distance
  • Sprints
  • Hurdles
  • Jumps
  • Throws

Tryout Eligibility

  • Full-time student
  • 3.0 + Cumulative GPA

Compliance

  • Registered w/ NCAA Eligibility Center
  • Proof of full-time Drake student status/class registration

Sports Medicine

  • Negative COVID Test
  • Concussion Test (scheduled with Emma Nye)
  • All forms completed in SportsWare
  • Copy of health insurance
  • Copy of Recent Sports Physical
  • Copy of Sickle Cell Screening
  • Covid-19 Pre-Screening

— Brette Jensen, Assistant Track & Field Coach, Coordinator of Operations

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Building access info

Undergraduate students can access all academic buildings on campus from 7 a.m.–11 p.m. Monday–Friday by using their Student ID. The exception to this rule is the Law School, which is only accessible to Law School students outside of regular hours.

Regular hours are 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday. All campus buildings are unlocked during this time—a Student ID is not needed for access.

On weekends from 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., students have access to the following buildings by swiping their student ID card:

  • Fine Arts Center
  • School of Education
  • Science Connector Building
  • Medbury
  • Olin
  • Meredith 

Cowles Library is accessible during its open hours with a student ID. View Cowles Library hours.

The Olmsted Center is open from 7 a.m. –11 p.m. Monday–Friday and from 8 a.m.–11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. 

Please view the Rec Services’ website for recreation facilities general hours.

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Campus study spaces

Looking for a spot on campus where you can study between classes, or need a place to participate in a virtual class between your face-to-face classes? There are now designated flex spaces available on campus to accommodate your needs. Flex spaces are fist-come, first-serve. They cannot be reserved in advance. Upon arrival, students should check-in using a QR code. Students are responsible for wiping down their space before and after use with provided sanitizing wipes.

Note for Cowles Library: Students are requested to limit their visit to 75 minutes, if possible. Cowles will be monitoring capacity and will post at the entrance when the library is at capacity.

RoomCapacityAvailability
Aliber 000418TR 9:00 am – 10:40 am
Aliber 000922MWF 9:00 am – 10:45 am 
Aliber 001022MW 9:30 am – 12:10 pm
Aliber 010132MW 9:00 am – 2:45 pm
Aliber 010718MWF 9:00 am – 2:45 pm
TR 11:00 am – 2:45 pm 
Cline AtriumMTWRF 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Collier-Scripps 0207 11MWF 9:00 am – 10:45 am
TR 9:00 am – 2:45 pm 
Collier-Scripps Zip SpacesMTWRF 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Cowles Library MTWRF 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
SU Noon – 6:00 pm
FAC 020423MW 9:00 am – 11:45 am
Harvey Ingham 000710MWF 9:00 am – 12:10 pm
TR 12:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Harvey Ingham 011211MWF 9:00 am – 10:45 am
TR 9:00 am – 12:10 pm 
Howard 011111MWF 9:00 am – 10:45 am 
TR 9:00 am – 12:10 pm
Howard 030813TR 11:00 am – 2:45 pm
Mebury 011613TR 9:00 am – 12:10 pm
Medbury 011515MWF 9:00 am – 1:15 pm
Meredith 010216MWF 11:00 am – 2:45 pm
TR 9:00 am – 12:10 pm
Meredith 010318MWF 9:00 am – 2:45 pm
TR 11:00 am – 2:45 pm
Meredith 020118MWF 9:00 am – 11:45 am
TR 11:00 am – 2:45 pm
Meredith 023418MWF 9:00 am – 1:40 pm
TR 9:00 am – 12:10 pm
Meredith 20324MWF 9:00 am – 2:45 pm
TR 9:00 am – 2:45 pm
Olin 021118MWF 9:00 am – 1:40 pm
TR 11:00-1:40 pm
Olmsted – Conference Room 310-31120MTWRF 7:30 am – 11:00 pm
SU 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
Olmsted – Parents Hall South16MTWRF 7:30 am – 11:00 pm
SU 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
Olmsted – Pomerantz Stage18MTWRF 7:30 am – 11:00 pm
SU 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
MWF = Monday, Wednesday, Friday; T = Tuesday; R = Thursday; S = Saturday; U = Sunday
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Register for fall intramurals

Fall intramurals have officially begun! Registration for softball, sand volleyball, and NBA 2K20 are now open with many more activities to follow. Get your friends together and sign up a team on the Drake Rec app. A minimum number of players must be signed up before the registration deadline in order to participate. With precautions against COVID-19 in place, our goal is to create an exciting and competitive environment while keeping our participants and staff members safe and healthy. Intramural sports are a great way to spend time with friends, meet new people, try new activities, and stay fit and active. Download the Drake Rec app and sign up today. For questions, email noah.freemon@drake.edu.

— Noah Freemon, Drake Recreational Services

Campus Announcements Archive

Parking alert: Blue Oval Showcase Saturday

Drake is hosting the Blue Oval Showcase on Saturday, Aug. 29. As part of the event, there will be a 1-mile road race commencing on Painted Street. The route will travel north on 25th St. to Forest Ave. and then head west on Forest Ave. to Drake Stadium. Carpenter Ave. will be closed for parking and vehicular traffic starting at 2 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, until 12 p.m. Please expect partial road closures along the race route during the morning. 

— Scott Law, Public Safety & Operational Services

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Free English courses

Students, Drake’s Intensive English Program provides free learning opportunities to improve your English. Drake has a comprehensive Intensive English Program that offers intermediate and advanced level classes with an academic focus. If you feel that you may need additional help in a certain English skill area, be it advanced academic writing, grammar, or speaking, or if you simply would like to improve your pronunciation, you may want to consider taking one of our classes. The best news is that full-time Drake students, including exchange students, can take IEP classes free of charge!

All classes for the Fall 2020 semester are being offered remotely. Please note that these classes are not credit-bearing.

Our classes begin Monday, Aug. 24, and end Friday, Dec. 4. The last day to register for classes is Friday, Aug. 28. If you are interested in joining a class, wish to see the schedule, or have questions about the program, contact Kendra Hossain-Morehead at Kendra.hossain-morehead@drake.edu.

We look forward to hearing from you!

 — Kendra Hossain-Morehead, Center for International Programs and Services

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Remember to pick up your Drake-branded mask

Reminder: The University is supplying all students with a Drake-branded face mask. If you are a residential student, PMAC, RA, student athlete, Greek, or graduate student, a mask will be mailed or directly delivered to you (chances are you may have already received it).

If you are an undergraduate student who lives off-campus, you can pick up your mask at a table located outside of Olmsted on the following days and times:

  • Aug. 25, 1–5 p.m.
  • Aug. 31, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 1, 1–5 p.m.

Masks not picked up after Sept. 1 will be moved to the Student Service Center. Only one mask is available per student, and a student ID is required to pick up a mask.

— Nate Reagen, President’s Office

Campus Announcements Archive

Reminder: Parking permit required

Drake Public Safety would like to welcome the campus community back for the 2020–2021 academic year.  For faculty, students, and staff who have been on campus over the past 4–5 months, the issue of available parking has not been a challenge, but with the return to on-campus instruction and operations, Public Safety would like to remind everyone that parking on campus requires a valid Drake Parking Permit. Faculty, students, and staff can order their parking permit through myDrake and pay via credit/debit/ACH. For the 2020 academic year, we will be communicating alternative distribution methods to allow for more social distancing when picking up permits.  

Enforcement of parking zone regulations will resume on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Prior to Aug. 19, individuals can continue to park in any lot with a valid Drake Permit (2019 permits are valid until, Monday, Aug. 24).

— Scott Law, Public Safety & University Operations

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Return to campus self monitoring, travel reminders

As we return to campus, please be aware of these important requirements:

Self Monitoring and Reporting:
All Drake University employees (including faculty, staff, and sub-contracted employees) are required to measure and record their own body temperature from home or at one of several self-serve stations on the Drake campus for indications of COVID-19 like illness prior to working on campus. Some departments, such as Facilities and Public Safety, may develop their own temperature monitoring process requirements consistent with this policy.

Employees must notify the Director of Environmental Health and Safety using this form and notify their manager of any of the following: 

  1. Any symptoms currently considered to be associated with COVID-19 as indicated by the CDC at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html, including a temperature of 100.4 or higher,
  2. A personal diagnosis of COVID-19, or
  3. Close personal contact (defined as being within 6 feet for 15 minutes or longer) with anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Employees reporting any of the above will not be allowed to report to work until personally notified that it is safe to do so by the University’s Department of Environmental Health and Safety. 

Out of State Travel Reporting:
Faculty and staff are to report out of state travel to the Director of Environmental Health and Safety by submitting this form.

Thank you for your help in keeping our campus safe and healthy for everyone in our community.

— Mary Alice Hill, Human Resources

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Drake Together Compact

President Martin sent a message to all students Thursday, Aug. 6, introducing the Drake Together Compact — an agreement all students must sign to ensure compliance with Drake’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Beginning move-in week, students will be prompted to review and electronically accept the terms of the Drake Together Compact when they sign into MyDUSIS. Every student must complete the process by no later than Aug. 28.

Visit Drake’s COVID-19 website to familiarize yourself with all of Drake’s COVID-19 policies and protocols.