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News & Achievements Archive

Repairing the Relationship between Students and Nature

Drake University doctoral candidate in the School of Education Kean Roberts and Jerrid Kruse, associate professor of education, recently published an article exploring ideas and strategies educators might use to help students develop more robust ideas about nature and strengthen their relationship with nature. Many of the ideas were pilot tested by Roberts in his work with middle and high school students as well as during Kruse’s honors course that engaged students in experiences and philosophical dialogue about nature. View the article.

Jerrid Kruse, School of Education


News & Achievements Archive

Lisa Ling to deliver 40th Bucksbaum lecture at Drake University

Acclaimed journalist Lisa Ling will deliver the 40th installment of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series at Drake University. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, in the Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave. A book signing will immediately follow the event. The lecture is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.

Currently executive producer and host of CNN’s This is Life, Ling journeys to the far corners of America, dedicated to uncovering important issues. She previously served as executive producer and host of Oprah Winfrey Network’s Our America, field correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show, and contributor to ABC News’ Nightline and National Geographic’s Explorer. Ling got her start in journalism as a correspondent for Channel One News. She then went on to co-host ABC’s The View, which won its first Emmy during her tenure.

“Lisa Ling will be an important addition to the distinguished group of speakers who have been a part of the Bucksbaum Lecture series,” said Kathleen Richardson, dean of Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. “Her career successes and dedication to uncovering injustice in the world are an inspiration to future journalists everywhere. We are thrilled to welcome Lisa to campus during the centennial year of journalism education at Drake.”

Ling has reported from around the world, covering everything from Afghanistan’s civil war to the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda. She often investigates crises in the United States as well, including the scourge of prescription pill addiction in Utah, the recent influx of women in North Dakota’s boomtown energy economy, and a town in the rural Midwest where young men aspire to be priests.

Ling was a member of President Obama’s Commission on White House Fellowships and a co-founder of Secret Society of Women. She also co-authored several books, including Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood and Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and The Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home.

About the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series
The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by a gift from the late Melva and Martin Bucksbaum. The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lectureship Committee includes: Neil Hamilton (chair), Julian Archer, James Autry, Pamela Bass-Bookey, Michael Gartner, Janis Ruan, Mary Bucksbaum Scanlon, and Eleanor Zeff.

Campus Announcements Archive

Spring photography headshot days

University Communications and Marketing holds open portrait sessions during the fall and spring semesters. The sessions rotate around campus making it more convenient for the campus community. These sessions are free to all faculty, staff, and students. High-resolutions portraits are made available for download through SmugMug.

Spring headshot sessions:

  • Jan. 18, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., University Communications & Marketing (1229 25th St.)
  • Feb. 15, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., SOE, Collier-Scripps Hall, 2nd Floor (Dean’s Conference Room)
  • April 12, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., location TBD

No appointment necessary.

Jeremy Sievers, University Communications and Marketing

Campus Announcements Archive

MLK Jr. Day building schedules

Doors to most buildings will be locked for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 21). Card access will still allow you to access your authorized buildings, but they will be locked to the general public due to decreased staffing and foot traffic. Regular door schedules will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

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

Please contact Public Safety at 515-271-2222 if you have a door access emergency during this time. Feel free to email Student Services Center at studentservices@drake.edu if you have a general (non-emergency) card access question or concern.

Sara Heijerman, Student Services Manager

HR Information Archive

Welcome new Bulldogs

Please join the Human Resources department in welcoming six new, full-time Drake University employees for December 2018:

  • Norma Soman Ramirez, Facility Maintainer III, Facilities Planning and Management
  • Adriana Velazquez, Facility Maintainer III,Facilities Planning and Management
  • Paul Francis, Facility Maintainer III, Facilities Planning and Management
  • Salena Brickey, Director, Marketing and Communications, Law School
  • Samuel (Sam) Erickson, Assistant Director, Game Operations, Athletics
  • Michele Dunne, Administrative Assistant, Student Financial Planning

Laura Schwarz, HR Support Specialist

Campus Announcements Archive

Key requests: Utilize the online form

As a step toward process improvement, and to assist you in a speedy delivery of your requested keys, the Student Services Center is planning to discontinue the use of the paper key forms starting Jan. 28. Submitting your key requests through the online Team Dynamix work order system is the preferred method of key requesting.

As has been done in the past, key requests will continue to be done by a designated building key approver. Key approvers can use the links below to request keys. If you are unsure of who is a key approver for your building/department, please contact Steven Blaylock at steven.blaylock@drake.edu.

New Key Request
Lost Key Request
Card Access Issue

Keys will be available for pickup at the Student Services Center (located in Lower Hubbell Hall through the spring semester). Keyholders are alerted via email when their key is ready, and Team Dynamix work orders are closed once keys are picked up by their owners. Please feel free to reach out to studentservices@drake.edu or steven.blaylock@drake.edu with questions about this process.

Sara Heijerman, Student Services Manager

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

January phishing education

ITS will be continuing phishing education this month using emails that mimic real attacks. As a reminder, here are some indications that an email may be dangerous:
• A strange sender, or one that you don’t expect
• A request that you take ‘urgent’ or ‘immediate’ action
• Links or attachments that don’t match the message content or that you don’t recognize.

Slow down and take a second look before acting. If you receive an email that you suspect is phishing, don’t click any links, download any attachments, or reply. Instead, forward the email as an attachment to informationsecurity@drake.edu.

A short training lesson is assigned to faculty and staff members who repeatedly click links or open attachments in phishing emails, simulated or not.

For more information on how to report phishing emails, see the IT Service Portal guide, Reporting a Phishing Message (How-to).

Peter Lundstedt, ITS

For Students Archive

Student employment at The Harkin Institute

Job applications for communications assistants and public policy, office, and event planning assistants for the student staff at The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement will be available on Handshake from Jan. 14–Feb. 6. To access Handshake, log into myDrake, click Campus Resources, then click the Handshake icon.

Please direct all questions to Catherine Anderson at catherine.anderson@drake.edu.

Catherine Anderson, The Harkin Institute 

Campus Announcements Archive

Office supply ordering from Office Depot/Max

Drake University has exclusively contracted with Office Depot/Max for the purchase of all office supplies. They provide next day desktop delivery, unless an item is on backorder. This is the same contract that the Iowa Regent Universities are using so we have discounted pricing due to our consortium volume.

Please refrain from using Amazon, Walmart, Target, Staples etc. for office supplies. As one of the largest office supply companies in the U.S., they can typically find the item you need at the lowest price.

If you find that an item is higher with Office Depot, you can contact Bryan Bellis at bryan.bellis@officedepot.com and he will work with you to find an equivalent item or obtain bulk pricing if needed. If you need to shop in an actual store, there is a card you can print out from the purchasing website to take with you to use with your Drake P-Card so you will receive the same discounting.

Caron Findlay, Director of Purchasing & Business Services

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Join the Drake Executive Leadership Program at 40% discount

Drake Executive Education is offering two discounted seats for faculty or staff to participate in the 2019 Drake Leading Others program, a unique executive development leadership program serving leaders from our region’s top organizations. A 40% discount will be applied to the program fees for the first two qualified faculty or staff applicants.

This program is designed for mid- to senior-level leadership roles charged with creating organizational value. Participants are calling this executive program a “master class in leadership.” You will appreciate the opportunity to set intentions for your leadership growth, as well as learn how to drive your function-level plans to better Drake’s overall vision and mission. Enjoy a diverse and rich cohort based learning experience with minimal time away from the office.

Reach out to Sarah Ramsey for more information at sarah.ramsey@drake.edu by Friday, Jan. 18, and visit the Executive Education website for more information on the program.

Sarah Ramsey, Director, Executive Education