To celebrate each of our core values, several employees have shared their thoughts on a particular core value. This month, we are highlighting Joyful Accountability– take a look!
Nate Reagen, Office of the President
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Drake Football at Iowa State
The Drake football team will play at Iowa State on Saturday, Dec. 1, to complete the 2018 season. The Bulldogs and Cyclones kickoff at 11 a.m. at Jack Trice Stadium in what will be the first meeting between the two programs since 1985. The Cyclones will be Drake’s 11th opponent of the season after both teams’ Sept. 1 season openers were canceled due to severe weather.
Ticketing for the game:
The only way to ensure your seating with Drake fans in the Drake section is by ordering through the Drake Athletics Ticket Office (515-271-3647 or draketix.com). Tickets are limited and the order deadline is 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29. All tickets are $30. Drake students will receive priority seating together within the Drake section. Please visit the Knapp Center Ticket Office with valid Drake card to purchase tickets. Tickets can be picked up at visiting team will call, located at Gate 4.
Iowa State has implemented a clear bag policy at all ticketed events for the 2018-19 season. Most purses and bags will not be allowed in the stadium. The following bag types are allowed: plastic, vinyl, or PVC clear totes that do not exceed 12x6x12 inches; one-gallon clear plastic freezer bags; small clutch bags no larger than 4.5×6.5. Exceptions will be made for bags containing items required for medical, family, or child care. Find more information.
Pregame Drake Fan Hangout:
Drake Athletics has reserved space from 8:30-10:30 a.m. for fans to gather in the Iowa State Alumni Center Uelner Executive Room located on the third floor. A catered breakfast from the Alumni Center will be available first-come, first-served for $12 per person. The breakfast consists of two slices of breakfast pizza, a cinnamon roll, a fruit cup, and beverages. Additionally, a cash bar will be available offering beer, liquor, wine, soda, bottled water, and coffee for purchase.
No RSVP is necessary to attend. The Iowa State Alumni Center is located at 420 Beach Ave on the west side of the parking lots directly north of Jack Trice Stadium (near lots A2 and A3). View map.
Tailgating:
Iowa State does not have a visitors parking or tailgating section. View a map of parking options. View tailgating policies and procedures.
A few key tailgating policies to consider, in addition to the full list at the link:
– Tailgating is limited to one parking space – one parking space per pass will be strictly enforced.
– Lots open at 7 a.m. and are first come, first served
– Glass bottles, kegs, and open fires are not allowed
– Patrons under 21 years of age are strictly prohibited from using alcoholic beverage on university property.
Ryan Harris, Athletics
Update to Bulldog Bucks deposit portal
Over winter break, we are planning to update the payment processing system used to deposit funds into Bulldog Bucks accounts. This will not change the deposit site or anything relating to the Bulldog Bucks account functions. The main change will be the appearance of the payment screens. Please note that any saved payment methods will need to be re-entered and saved with your initial deposit in the new system.
As a reminder, Bulldog Bucks are an optional account on a Drake Card, and can be used for on-campus food, laundry, printing, or bookstore purchases. Bulldog Bucks do carry over from semester to semester, and are cleared after graduation. Guests (parents, friends, etc.) are welcome to give the gift of Bulldog Bucks at any time by clicking “Make a Guest Deposit” at the sign in page—all you’ll need is a Bulldog’s email address to add funds to their account.
If you have any questions or concerns about this update, feel free to email Sara Heijerman at sara.heijerman@drake.edu.
Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center
International Partnership Grant
Drake International is accepting applications for FY2020 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. Apply today.
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 (*) 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:
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- 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
Elementary students to Pack the Knapp, Volunteers needed
Join The Ray Center in welcoming 5,000 elementary and middle school students to campus for the Women’s Basketball game at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Do you have community service hours to use? Volunteers are needed for the event. To volunteer or for questions, contact Amy Smit at amy.smit@drake.edu.
Amy Smit, The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center
Cell Phone and Office Depot/OfficeMax Benefits
Did you know the average American checks their phone 80 times a day, with some checking it as much as 300 times per day? If you are one of the approximately 270 million U.S. cell phone users you may want to take advantage of the Drake employee discounts offered by Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint.
And if you are looking for supplies for your home office or holiday tech gifts, Drake employees can register their personal credit card with an Office Depot or OfficeMax retail store to receive a 5 or 10 percent discount off the regular retail price (promotions excluded).
View details on each discount.
Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Sigma Tau Delta book drive: Donate your children’s books
Sigma Tau Delta, Drake’s English honor society, is continuing their book drive. Place children’s books in boxes placed throughout campus to help future teachers start their classroom libraries. The drive goes through Dec. 2, so donate your books now!
Alexus Kreft, Sigma Tau Delta, AS’20
Last chance to make benefit elections for 2019
Drake’s annual open enrollment period for the 2019 Plan Year ends this Friday, Nov. 30. You are not required to visit the Benefits Portal if you do not wish to make changes to your health, dental, or wellness participation.
If you wish to participate in Drake’s flexible spending account plans during 2019, you must make a new election in the Benefits Portal.
If you wish to disenroll or enroll in Drake’s health, dental, or wellness plans, you must make an election in the Benefits Portal.
Additionally, it is important to ensure your basic and voluntary life insurance beneficiary information is correct in the Benefits Portal.
All benefit elections must be made online in the Benefits Portal, accessible via myDrake’s Human Resources Section, no later than 11:59 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Should you have questions, please contact Diana at 515-271-1871 or Marlene at 515-271-1901.
Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources
Meet My Religious Neighbor open house
Attend the inauguration of the interfaith chapel at Plymouth Congregational Church, located at 4126 Ingersoll Ave., on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. This Meet My Religious Neighbor event includes not only an open house but also an interfaith dialogue featuring local representatives of six different religious traditions. Visitors are also invited to stay for Plymouth’s 5:30 p.m. “casual service.”
Meet My Religious Neighbor is a monthly open-house series. Each open house allows the public the opportunity to tour a sacred space, learn how religion is practiced in it, and meet the congregation who worships there.
Monique Rodriguez, College of Arts and Sciences
Need a new headshot?
University Communications and Marketing will hold a professional headshot session Dec. 7 from 12—2 p.m. at the Office of University Communications and Marketing. The sessions are free to all faculty and staff. High-resolution portraits are made available for download through SmugMug.
Jeremy Sievers, University Communications and Marketing