The Drake Neighborhood association is holding a street party to celebrate its 40 year anniversary on Oct. 5 from 4–10 p.m. at 24th Street and University Avenue. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the event, which will include live music, food, and more. For questions, contact Ryan Arnold at ryan.arnold@drake.edu.
— Ryan Arnold, Director, Community Engagement
We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Ismael Hossein-zadeh, professor emeritus of economics.
Professor Hossein-zadeh joined Drake University faculty in the fall of 1988, where he taught classes in political economy, comparative economic systems, international economics, history of economic thought and development economics until his retirement in 2011.
His published work, consisting of three books and numerous scholarly articles, covers significant topics such as financial instability, economic crises and restructuring policies, currency-trade relations, globalization and labor, economics of war and military spending, and the roots of conflict between the Muslim world and the West. He is the author of the following books:
— Beyond Mainstream Explanations of the Financial Crisis: Parasitic Finance Capital (Routledge 2014);
— The Political Economy of U.S. Militarism (Palgrave–Macmillan 2007);
— Soviet Non-capitalist Development: The Case of Nasser’s Egypt (Praeger Publishers 1989).
Drake will hold fire drills on Oct. 16, 17, 18, and 21 in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act and in conjunction with National Fire Prevention month. All drills will be conducted at 10:45 a.m. with the exception of the residence halls, which will be conducted from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 21. We have planned this to minimize disruption to classes, and the majority of academic buildings will be completed the week of fall break. This also allows us to have a more efficient utilization of our staff for these drills. The residence halls will be done from 6-9pm to increase participation in the residence hall evacuation.
Fire alarms will be activated in all campus buildings to signal the start of the drill. When the alarm sounds:
— Evacuate the building.
— Buildings will be locked down and cannot be re-entered until the drill ends.
— Remember to dress accordingly.
The fire drills will be coordinated through the Office of Public Safety (271-2222) working with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (271-3804) and Facilities Services (271-2706). Please report any fire alarm malfunctions or evacuation problems to Facilities or Public Safety. Your cooperation in this very important campus safety exercise regarding the Drake Emergency Response Plan is appreciated. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Fire drill schedule:
Oct. 16
Meredith
Aliber
Cowles
Opperman
Cartwright
Harmon Fine Arts Center
Howard
Carnegie
Medbury
Collier-Scripps
Oct. 17
Olin
Science Connector Building
Harvey-Ingham
Cline
Fitch
STAH
Occupational Therapy
3206 University Ave.
Oct. 18
Olmsted Center
Hubbell
Student Health
Alumni House
ROTC
Bell Center
Knapp Center
Fieldhouse
Tennis Center
Oct. 21
Cole
Old Main
Public Safety
University Communications
Kinne Center
Multi-use resource (old Ray Center)
Vote Smart
Legal Clinic
Dial Center
All residence halls (6–9 p.m.)
— Chris Nickell, Director, Environmental Health & Safety
Please consider participating in a social media survey for the Office of Community Engaged Learning. The short survey will consist of questions regarding social media usage and a preference ranking of your social media apps. All participants who complete the survey will enter a raffle with a chance to win a Drake Service-Learning T-shirt! The results are tallied anonymously and you only need to provide your email if you‘re interested in prize eligibility. The survey closes Friday, Oct. 4, at 12 p.m. Take the survey.
— Jazlin Coley, Service Coordinator for Equity and Inclusion
Following the successful inaugural Global Citizen Forum, Drake International and the Engaged Citizen Experience are pleased share updates for the 2020 Global Citizen Forum.
As it did last year, this year’s event will include a series of speakers, academic enrichment and professional development opportunities for faculty, staff, and students. The exciting news for the 2020 Global Citizen Forum is that Drake University, in conjunction with our partner university, the University of KwaZulu Natal (Durban, South Africa) will be co-sponsoring a conference on the theme: Struggles, Strategies, and Solutions for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education. The international conference will include inviting our international partner universities and colleagues from fifteen different institutions around the world. The benefit of hosting an international conference on diversity and inclusion is the opportunity to learn from a broader worldview and have an opportunity to learn about work in this area around the world. The conference will provide a platform to share new ideas, advance research, refine and develop frameworks, and influence policy development. To submit a presentation proposal, please go to the conference website for more information.
Another component of the Global Citizen Forum is a student research symposium, this year focused on International Perspectives on Privilege to complement the conference. We invite you to consider including research on the theme of the symposium or international topics which could be presented in March 2020. We also anticipate paper development workshops and research colloquia for faculty and staff doing research on diversity and inclusion issues.
Sponsored by Drake International, The Engaged Citizen Experience, The Nelson Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Community Engagement and Service-Learning, and other campus partners, the Global Citizen Forum is an annual event meant to provide students with opportunities to explore the role of engaged citizenship in an increasingly globalized society.
— Melissa Sturm-Smith, Associate Provost for Academic Excellence and Student Success
All students, staff, and faculty are invited to complete the Drake Dining Survey to help direct and enhance dining services throughout campus. We value your opinion. One entry per person. Survey ends Oct. 5, 2019.
Utilizing an independent online research questionnaire, the Drake Dining Survey will allow us to better understand your needs and work toward future solutions that will better serve the Drake community.
Your Voice Matters
Now is your chance to have your voice heard. We will make positive enhancements to dining services based on your feedback. Take the survey
If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Bowersox with Sodexo at (515) 271-2995 or jennifer.bowersox@sodexo.com.
—Jennifer Bowersox, Drake Dining
The recent hurricane has left more than 70,000 people homeless and in need of shelter, food, medical and sanitary supplies. Life in paradise as we know it, will never be the same. The Bahamian people are fighting for survival and you may be asking, “How can I help?”
Donating Cash is Best
In the early stages of the response phase, most organizations are unable to accommodate any material goods. Unsolicited donations create a challenge of storage and sorting when focus is needed on response and recovery. Cash offers voluntary agencies the most flexibility in obtaining the most-needed resources, food, water, medicine, and equipment, from secure and familiar supply chains. Check out this Donate Responsibly Campaign video for more reasons!
Here are a few donation efforts we are aware of:
Volunteer Locally
Meals From the Heartland has a goal of packing and shipping 285,120 meals and raising $50,000 to fund the meals. Sign up to volunteer here!
Educate Yourself & Others
Read up on the latest news and follow along on social media. Here are a few suggestions:
Trending Hashtags:
#BahamasStrong
#IowafortheBahamas
#BentnotBroken
Following the Aftermath:
Hurricane Dorian Science:
Missing People Search: https://dorianpeoplesearch.com
— Renee Sedlacek, director, Community Engaged Learning
The storm sewer and streetscape project on University Avenue is progressing as scheduled. Sidewalks and street paving have started at 31st Street and will continue east to Aliber Hall. As the contractor continues its work, there will always be at least one drive open for access to the GK parking lot.
Once the installation of the storm sewer adjacent to Cowles Library is complete, sidewalks and street paving will begin at 25th Street heading west to the Olmsted parking lot. Temporary gravel access will be made available for continuous access to the Olmsted lot. The contractor will then need to move the travel lanes on University Avenue from the south to the north in order to install storm sewer runs to adjacent streets. This switch will happen mid–late October.
It is anticipated that the contractor will complete its work by mid-December with finishing touches of new street and traffic lights, final grading and seeding, landscaping and bus shelter installations happening in the spring.
— Kelly Foster, Finance & Administration
The following message was sent from Scott Law, director of Public Safety & Operational Services, to campus on Monday, Sept. 23.
Starting at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, a portion of the Aliber parking lot (Lot #24) will be blocked off in order to prepare for the relocation of three houses. The houses, which sit along Brattleboro Avenue, will be moved to the Sherman Hill neighborhood on Oct. 3.
Starting this week, the homes will be moved off their foundations and placed on trailers in the Aliber parking lot. Parking will be blocked off in the Aliber lot until late November (see image). Alternative parking can be found in the Ross Hall and Tennis parking lots.
Once the houses are relocated, construction for the new Harkin Institute building will start immediately. The first phase of the Harkin project includes adding additional parking, which is scheduled to be completed toward the end of November.
We appreciate your patience with these parking changes. It’s an exciting time to be at Drake as we witness transformations to our campus landscape that will uplift our University and community.
— Scott Law, director, Public Safety & Operational Services
Drake University was founded on Sept. 20, 1881, making Sept. 20 Founder’s Day for the University.
Drake celebrated its centennial in 1981 with some limited edition centennial coins (pictured). On Friday, 139 of these coins will be hidden throughout campus. Follow @DrakeUniversity on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for clues to find one of the coins. If you post a picture of the coin and where you found it, and use #DrakeFoundersDay, then you will get an extra prize!
You may also want to follow some of these pages for clues: https://news.drake.edu/social-media-directory/.
—Niki Smith, University Communications & Marketing
