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For Students Archive

Start your business while at Drake in the Lorentzen Student Hatchery

Would you like to start (or ramp up) your own business while studying at Drake? Apply for the Lorentzen Student Hatchery. This program will pay you to work on your own startup/business over the 2019 summer break. Applicants selected to participate in the Hatchery will receive coaching, mentoring, educational, and networking opportunities. Plus, we have extended the deadline for applying to the Lorentzen Student Hatchery until Jan. 28, 2019, to give you extra time to work on your application and idea. Pitches will take place early in the Spring 2019 semester. Questions? Visit https://www.drake.edu/cbpa/centers/lorentzenhatchery/ or email jpec@drake.edu.

Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers

 

Featured Events Archive

Scholarly Voices: From Writing to Speaking  

An informal panel discussion co-sponsored by Jody Swilky, coordinator of writing instruction, and Joan McAlister, coordinator of public speaking instruction, is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 30, from 1–2 p.m. in the Speaking Center, located in the lower level of Cowles Library. Three Drake scholars with considerable experience presenting their scholarship to a range of audiences will discuss what influences them when they present written work publicly. Each of these speakers have developed skills and abilities for public performance that have benefitted their teaching and professional lives, and each is willing to share their experiences with others. For more information, contact Joan McAlister at joan.mcalister@drake.edu.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

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Short’s Travel tips

It is a best practice to book international travel by contacting a Short’s agent directly rather than booking online. The agents have extensive experience and can find you the best connections at the best pricing.  They can be reached at 877-263-2550.

Also, a reminder that Short’s online portal does not have access to the Southwest Airlines special internet only fares. Short’s may not be able to meet pricing on those fares but will book your ticket at the lowest possible fare they do have available. Note: although Southwest Airlines special internet only fares are not available on Short’s online portal, you can get these fares by contacting a Short’s Travel Agent at 877–263–2550.

If you have a chance, it is a good idea to look up all of your personal frequent flyer account numbers and enter them into your profile.

Caron Findlay, Purchasing and Business Services

 

Campus Announcements Archive

An update from Online Programs

The University is coming to the end of its first year offering online programs.  In the first year, 95 new online students enrolled in four new online programs.  Online Programs is set to offer two new programs in 2019, the Master of Data Analytics Leadership through the College of Business and Public Administration and the Master of Jurisprudence in Compliance and Risk Management through the Law School.  We expect that we will have our 100th online student enrolled in the first term of Spring.

This past fall was our largest enrollment yet, with 53 students starting either in Term 1 or Term 2.  As we continue to add programs, these numbers will grow.  We also already have four graduates.  The Master of Art in Communication has had one student graduate this past summer and three are graduating in December.

We are often asked where are our online students living?  Our numbers don’t vary much from national averages.  The majority of online students come from the Des Moines area and Iowa, although we do have a nice mix nationally.  Forty-six percent of our students come from the Des Moines metro area and 22 percent come from the rest of Iowa.  The remaining third come from outside of our state, from as far away as Texas and Florida to right next door in Illinois, Missouri, and Minneapolis.

It will be exciting to see if we can get students from every state in the future. In the meantime, if you have any questions regarding our student make-up, please let me know.

Christina Trombley, Online Programs

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ITS Project Status Update meetings

There are several dates left in 2018 to learn about the progress of current technology projects. The ITS project management team is also already planning for 2019. Please join us for a 15-minute call scheduled for every other Thursday at 10 a.m. on the following dates:

2018
November 29
December 13

2019
January 10
January 24

A full list of 2019 dates can be found on the campus calendar at calendar.drake.edu.

There are two different ways to connect to the meeting:

To both hear and see the presentation, go to the Blackboard Collaborate link and follow the on-screen instructions. Need assistance? See the Join the Bi-Weekly ITS Project Update Meeting (How To) article.

For audio only, call 571-392-7650 and enter PIN# 9060694541.

Contact Kris Brewster, Keren Fiorenza, or Jeff Regan with any questions.

Kris Brewster, ITS

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Collaboration sites with Microsoft Teams

There is an increasing need for online collaboration tools at Drake. This includes everything from shared documents, calendars, announcements, email distribution lists, and conversation tools. ITS has been exploring options that could enable easier collaboration across campus. After careful evaluation, Microsoft Teams (or Teams) stands out as the best option for the University. Teams already exists within our Office 365 platform and integrates seamlessly with other tools we use on campus. Microsoft Teams is a product that combines tools and resources like group chat, calendars, and file sharing to create one location for meaningful teamwork. ITS is just launching an initiative to consolidate the tools and infrastructure used for group work and file sharing into one intuitive and cross-functional system.

The project team has created Microsoft Teams for a few campus organizations and is creating an initial schedule to roll out Teams to departments and other collaborative groups. For each new site, we will work closely with the group to begin using tools, review any existing shared file storage, and migrate shared files to the Cloud as needed.

We will keep you informed on the progress of this project. You can also check the project’s weekly status and watch for regular updates in OnCampus. There’s also a FAQ on the project, which shares more details.

Jeff Regan, ITS

Campus Announcements Archive

Next Course Food Recovery training

Did you know 40% of food goes to waste in the U.S. each year? At Drake alone, Next Course Food Recovery has recovered over 28,000 pounds of food this year, saving it from going into the landfill and sending it to local agencies who could use it instead. Be a part of this food movement. Attend a training Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 4–5 p.m. in lower Olmsted, TMR132, to learn about Next Course, what we do on campus, and general food waste and ways to fight it—all while getting trained in how to do a food recovery at Drake. Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend as we often need additional volunteers over winter break and J-Term when there are fewer students on campus. Staff are eligible to use their community service leave hours with supervisor permission.

Learn more by visiting the Facebook event. For questions, contact Catie Mullen at catie.mullen@drake.edu.

Catie Mullen, AS’21, Next Course Food Recovery SLA