Save the date: The Innovation Studio (124C Meredith) will be hosting several events during National Entrepreneurship Week, Feb. 18–21. Learn about large scale 3D printing and prototyping with Brandon Hart of HartSmart products. Create something on one of our vinyl cutters with Professor Chris Snider. Also, we’ll have open maker days so you can learn about how you can create and make stuff at Drake. For more information, email innovation@drake.edu.
Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Center
The University Career Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 14. The Career Fair is one of the few events that the University closes the Olmsted lot for. Please plan for extra time on Thursday, Feb. 14, to find parking on campus.
Scott Law, Director, Public Safety and Operational Services
Do you know of a Drake student, faculty, staff, or alumni doing great work in the community? Nominate them for an Engaged Campus Award. Nominations are due March 4. Awards will be presented at the Iowa Campus Compact Engaged Campus Awards and Summit Monday, April 29, at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. Mandi McReynolds, director of community relations and the Foundation at Principal, will be the keynote speaker.
Nominate someone today at https://iacampuscompact.org/award-recognition/.
Amanda Martin, Assistant Director of Community Engaged Learning
Faculty, if you taught a J-Term class, please submit your final grades by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
View instructions on how to send your final grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS.
Those of you who want to submit grades directly into MyDUSIS should begin by clicking the Grading button in the Faculty & Advising menu in MyDrake and then finding the Final Grades—Submittal Link.
Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar
This Valentine’s Day, the Drake Choir has an offer that turns any romance into puppy love. Drake University’s live bulldog mascot, Griff, plans to turn on the charm for the choir’s annual Singing Valentines fundraiser.
Lovebirds can treat their significant others with a song, roses, and—back by popular demand—a dapper bulldog, at any location in the Des Moines metro area on Thursday, Feb. 14.
Four different Singing Valentine packages are available, including:
A visit from Griff costs an extra $25. (He can’t carry a tune, but he loves to pose for photos.)
Griff and the gang are available from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–3 p.m. for deliveries in Des Moines metro cities including West Des Moines, Clive, Johnston, Windsor Heights, and Urbandale.
Deliveries are also available in the evening from 5:30–8:30 p.m., including to the additional cities of Ankeny, Altoona, Waukee, and Norwalk.
To order a singing valentine, visit www.drake.edu/valentines, or call 515-271-3024. Orders must be placed by Feb. 8. All proceeds support the Drake Choir’s May 2019 international tour.
Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Director of Choral Studies
Stop by the Spring Activities Fair Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Upper Olmsted.
Kodee Wood, Assistant Director of Student Activities & Organizations
Associate Professor of Athletic Training, Nathan Newman, EdD, ATC, is conducting a study on the impact of low-level laser therapy on lower extremity injuries. Low-level laser therapy is an experimental treatment that may decrease pain and inflammation in common musculoskeletal injuries. Faculty and staff members that have recently suffered a lower extremity injury, or suffer one in the near future, please contact Professor Newman at nathan.newman@drake.edu about participating in the study. Compensation will be provided to participants who complete the entire study.
Nathan Newman, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Two Drake advertising students have won awards in the annual American Advertising Federation of Des Moines contest. Josie Carrabine and Paula Aguirre Gurruchaga will find out which awards they won at the AAF banquet on Feb. 23. Carrabine is a senior advertising and graphic design major. Aguirre is an international student from Universidad Nebrija in Spain.
Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
If you need to see a doctor but don’t want to brave the winter weather, why not try the convenience of a virtual visit? Participants in Drake’s Health Plan have access to Doctor on Demand basic primary and urgent care medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Virtual (face-to-face) visits with board-certified doctors may be accessed via live video from smartphones, tablets, or computers. Doctor on Demand physicians can treat most common medical conditions and prescribe medication if needed. A $25 co-pay will be assessed to plan participants for Doctor on Demand primary care virtual visits.
To learn more about this option, view the Virtual Visit FAQ.
PMACs serve as a resource and motivator for first-year students. Based on research findings and past experiences, peer-to-peer interaction with an emphasis on students’ academic success and personal development is particularly important to overall growth during the first year in college. PMACs play an essential role in making sure new students are acclimated to their new environment before classes begin. Communication with new students will begin over the summer and continue throughout the fall semester.
There is a final information session on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in Olmsted Center, Rooms 310–311. It is not mandatory to attend a session to apply for the PMAC position. Applications are due Sunday, Feb. 10, by 12 p.m. Apply here.
Contact the Peer Advisory Board at pab@drake.edu or Marina Verlengia at marina.verlengia@drake.edu with any questions.
Marina Verlengia, Director of New Student & Parent Programs
