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HR Information Archive

Keck Airport shuttle parking and Enterprise car rental discounts

With spring break quickly approaching, some Drake faculty and staff may travel by air to visit family and friends. If that sounds like you, did you know that Drake employees receive a 50% discount (or $3.50 per day) at the Keck Airport Shuttle Parking, located at 5555 Fleur Drive, for business and personal travel?

Simply take a ticket at the gate and park your car in any open space.  A shuttle will pick you up in the parking lot and drop you off outside the terminal for quick and easy entry into the airport. Upon returning to the airport, the shuttle will pick you up outside of the baggage claim doors and drop you off at your car. 

When you pull up to the cashier window to pay, identify yourself as a Drake employee, show them your Drake ID or business card if asked, and you will receive the discount.

And if your travels include car rental, Drake employees may rent a car for personal use through Enterprise and receive the same rates as the University. 

For the personal use account, go to enterprise.com and book using the personal use account number XZ6299F. Once you sign up, you will receive a packet of information via email and you can print off a card. 

You may also enroll in the Emerald Club with National, which is the sister company of Enterprise.

A full list of Drake Employee Perks & Discounts can be found in myDrake by clicking on the Human Resources App (top of page). Next click Benefits, and then Additional Benefits, and finally Perks & Discounts for Drake Employees.

Linda Feiden, Wellness & Recognition Specialist

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Are you giving away information on your old mobile devices?

Mobile devices store more sensitive data than people realize, often more than what’s on your computer. This may include:

  • Where you live, work, and visit.
  • Contact information for family, friends, and co-workers.
  • Phone, text and chat history and content.
  • Stored browsing history, passwords, and account access.
  • Personal photos and videos.
  • Health information, including age, heart rate, exercise history, or blood pressure

Regardless of how you dispose of old mobile devices, be sure to first securely erase all that sensitive information. Simply deleting is not enough—you need to reset the device. This process varies among devices, below are the steps for the two most common brands:

  • Apple iOS: Settings | General | Reset | Erase All Content and Settings
  • Android: Settings | Privacy | Factory Data Reset

If you’re unsure, or need assistance, ask for help from a technician at the store where you purchased it. Attackers can and will use old mobile devices to gain access to your information and accounts, impersonate you, and phish you and your contacts.

ITS will be continuing phishing education this month using emails that mimic real attacks. If you receive an email that you suspect is phishing, don’t click any links, download any attachments, or reply. 
For more information on reporting phishing emails, see the IT Service Portal guide Reporting a Phishing Message (How-to).

Peter Lundstedt, ITS

Campus Announcements Archive

Spring Break building hours

Due to decreased traffic during Spring Break, we will be adjusting the building open hours to better secure the campus and improve resident safety. Please note that this will not affect any academic/administrative building “after-hours” card access. 

Almost all academic and administrative buildings will be closed on Saturday and Sunday during break (March 16, 17, and 23). Most buildings will have open hours from 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. during the week of Spring Break (March 18–22). Regular hours will resume on Sunday, March 24. 

Cowles Library open hours/after-hours are listed on their website.

Please contact Public Safety (515-271-2222) if you have a door access emergency during this time, or contact the Student Services Center (515-271-2000 or studentservices@drake.edu) if you have a general card access question or concern. 

Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center

Campus Announcements Archive

ITS offsite data center on the move

ITS supports campus technology with on-campus and offsite data centers. Recently, our offsite data center raised its rates. To avoid increasing our annual costs, ITS is moving our offsite data center to a new location. At the same time, we are replacing aging equipment and improving internet connectivity by offering additional redundancy for campus. A project team has been created and is currently planning this work. 

Below are a few key project dates: 

  • Spring Break (March 18 and 19) – Preparation work will begin by bringing new server storage online and moving some servers.
  • Mid-April – New internet connections will be established and network communication equipment will be placed in our new location.
  • After Relays – Equipment will be moved from the old offsite data center to the new offsite data center. The team will also make sure the new offsite data center communicates properly with the main data center.

Watch for additional OnCampus articles updating you on the project in April, May, and June. Also, ITS leadership will be providing more detailed information to some key stakeholder groups in the near future.

Please be aware that moving the offsite data center introduces the risk that campus technology may become unavailable. This is because for a period of time we will be unable to fail over to our offsite data center. The team is working to identify ways to minimize or eliminate any potential outages. In the event that any outages do occur, we will notify campus through our regular communication channels. 

Kris Brewster, ITS

For Faculty Archive

Midterm grades due 10 a.m. March 25

Midterm grade entry is now available in MyDUSIS. Midterm grades are due by 10 a.m. on Monday, March 25. Students are able to view their midterm grades as soon as you submit them. 

To access the MyDUSIS grade-entry link, log into myDrake, click on the “Grading” icon under the Faculty & Advising section, and then click on “Mid Term Grades – Submittal Link.” 

Those of you who would like to send your midterm grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS can follow the instructions here.

Students have until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, to drop a course with a “W”.

Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

For Students Archive

Summer, fall, J-Term schedule and registration information

The summer 2019, fall 2019, and 2020 J-Term schedule of classes and related registration information is available online. Registration for all three of those terms begins Monday, April 1.

View registration information, including the registration time table that shows when you become eligible to register.

View the schedules of classes.

Some courses will be temporarily reserved for students who have declared a certain field-of-study (major, minor, concentration, or endorsement). On Monday, April 15, those reservations will be removed. Note that some coursed have restrictions that are permanent.

If you are an undergraduate or pharmacy student intending to make any changes to your field-of-study and have those changes take effect before registration begins, you must file your changes at your dean’s office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25. Requests submitted after this date may not be accommodated until Wednesday, April 17.

For specific questions, including how to change your field of study, please contact your dean’s office.

Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

New vendor payment methods offered

In an effort to improve efficiency, achieve faster payment settlement, and be more environmentally responsible, Drake has contracted with Paymerang, a third party vendor, to provide payment services.

This partnership will allow Drake to transmit payments electronically to some vendors (excluding student and employee reimbursements). Paymerang will be executing vendor payments on the University’s behalf starting in March. 

This change will not impact how payments are requested or approved. A payment request form should still be submitted to the accounts payable team with proper documentation and approval. Payments will be processed as normal between 5–7 business days.

If you are contacted by a vendor regarding the partnership or payment, please have them reach out to Paymerang directly. Paymerang will work with the vendor to get them enrolled in their network. They can contact the Paymerang Team by calling 1-877-680-7332 or emailing support@paymerang.com.

Erica McGowan, Finance & Administration

Campus Announcements Archive

Inspiring Women of Drake and Iowa

Cowles Library is proud to present a collaborative project with Professor Sarah McCoy and her students entitled “Inspiring Women of Drake and the State of Iowa.” The Cowles Library Diversity Task Force formed the idea, and Professor McCoy’s students in the graphic design course “Content and Audience” visited our University Archives to research a woman of their choosing. The result is a collection of beautiful prints and posters that will be displayed throughout the month of March in celebration of Women’s History Month. Please come visit us and enjoy the artwork.

Dan Chibnall, STEM Librarian

For Faculty Archive

Submit your course material requests for Summer

It’s time to submit your course material requests for Summer. The deadline for submitting your materials is March 15. Receiving your list of materials as soon as possible allows us to source the most affordable books for your students and provide top dollar for students selling books back at the end of this term. With our Online Adoption Tool, selecting your course materials is fast and easy.

Access the Online Adoption Tool
1. Visit www.drake.bkstr.com
2. Go to Books in the top navigation and under the Information heading, click Online Adoptions.
3. If you need additional training to use the Online Adoption Tool, please contact Donna Hallstrom at donna.hallstrom@drake.edu.

New User?
1. Follow the steps listed above.
2. Click on New? Register Here and complete the required fields.
3. Enter 1623 in the Bookstore Supplied Password field.

Download the 6 Ways to Help Students Save on Textbooks to learn about Follett’s different types of course material purchasing options. If you have any questions about the Online Adoption Tool or how to save students money, please contact Donna Hallstrom at donna.hallstrom@drake.edu.

Donna Hallstrom, Course Materials Manager, University Book Store