All posts by Ashton Hockman

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Town hall and Drake social Thursday

Please plan to attend the Town Hall meeting Thursday, Dec. 13, at Shivers Hospitality Suite. It will begin at 3:30 p.m. and be followed by the Provost’s Drake Social.

The Town Hall will include an update on the budget by CFO Teresa Krejci, and President Marty Martin will share information about Drake’s Big Ideas initiative.

At the Drake Social, those who have been nominated as exemplifying the Drake Core Value “Generosity of Spirit” will be recognized. From among those nominated, three will be chosen at random to select from a menu of prizes, such as: premier parking for a month, a pie baked by the Provost, a restaurant gift card, afternoon snacks for the office, and more.

To celebrate each of our core values, several employees have shared their thoughts on Generosity of Spirit — take a look!

—Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

For Students Archive

Final grades due Dec. 19

Final grades for non-Law School courses are due Wednesday, Dec. 19. Final grades for the Law School are due Tuesday, Jan. 15.

Generally, final grades are available to view by the first calendar day following the day the grade was entered. You may view your final grades by clicking the “My Grades” link under the Student Records area in MyDrake.

Have a wonderful and safe winter break.

—Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

HR Information Archive

Welcome new Bulldogs

Please join the Human Resources department in welcoming our five new full-time Drake University employees for November 2018:

  • Bradley (Brad) Steffen – Financial Accounting & Reporting Analyst, Finance & Accounting
  • Connor Stout – Assistant Duty Engineer, FP&M
  • Michael Admire – Director of Broadcasting, Athletics
  • Nichole Kiefer Stabile – Instructional Technology Specialist, Online Programs
  • Kourtni Peglow – Campus Public Safety Officer, Public Safety

—Laura Schwarz, HR

 

For Faculty Archive

Final grades due Dec. 19

Faculty, this is a reminder that the deadline for final grade entry for the fall semester is 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19. Exception: final grades for the Law School are due on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

View instructions on how to send your final grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS here.

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.”

The final evaluation schedule includes a listing of when and where courses are scheduled to meet for their final evaluations.

—Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

Campus Announcements Archive

Winter break building schedule/card access update

Building schedules will change for the holiday break. Following graduation, we will adopt “administrative hours” for most campus buildings while classes are not in session (buildings will be open on weekdays from 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.). Doors will be locked for the winter break from Dec. 22 to Jan. 1. Faculty and staff will still be able to utilize their authorized access plans (for example, 24/7 access to their office buildings), but extended hour student plans will be shut off during this time. Regular building hours and extended student access will resume at the start of J-term (Jan. 7).

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  general card access questions or concern.

—Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center

For Faculty Archive

International Partnership Grant due Dec. 12

Drake International is accepting applications for FY20 International Partnership Grants. Activities eligible for funding are listed below and include a variety of opportunities such as visiting a partner institution, hosting a scholar, exploring a site for a J-Term class, hosting a delegation, and more. The grant deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 12. Contact Julie Yankey at julie.yankey@drake.edu for additional details.

Eligible International Partners:

  • Wiener Neustadt, Austria
  • Universidad de los Andes, Chile
  • Minzu University, China
  • Sichuan International Studies University, China
  • Southwest University of Political Science and Law, China
  • University of International Business and Economics, China
  • University of Clermont Auvergne, France*
  • University of Nantes, France*
  • Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, India
  • Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
  • Kosovo (agreement is with Ministry of Education)
  • Tec de Monterrey, Mexico
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Makerere University Business School, Uganda

Please note those denoted with an asterisk indicate partners with more restricted grant funding; contact Julie Yankey at julie.yankey@drake.edu for clarification.

Eligibility and Criteria for Funding
Full-time faculty and staff are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to proposals that:

  • Further relevant portions of the University’s Continuous Improvement Plan and the unit’s global engagement indicators in specific and identifiable ways.
  • Broaden or deepen the faculty/staff member’s knowledge of a particular strategic international partner.
  • Advance Drake’s global engagement with our partners in new ways: such as international travel seminars, creating original activities with existing partners, global curriculum development, building upon previous activity, etc.
  • Explain how proposed activities will have specific teaching, research, and service outcomes for student learning, faculty and staff development, and Drake.
  • Are financially supported by the academic unit of the individual submitting the grant.

—Julie Yankey, Drake International

Campus Announcements Archive

ITS support center returning to Carnegie Hall

The ITS support center, currently located on the second floor of Collier-Scripps Hall, will be returning to its usual location in Carnegie Hall on Friday, Dec. 21. The support center relocated due to the rain event, but is returning to the newly renovated lower level of Carnegie Hall. The support center will be open for walk-in assistance during its standard hours of Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can also get 24/7 tech support by calling 515-271-3001 or submit a request online at service.drake.edu/its.

—Carla Herling, ITS