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Drake receives Health Champion Award at Excellence in Worksite Awards Luncheon

Drake University received the 2018 American Diabetes Association Health Champion Award at the annual WELLCOM Excellence in Worksite Awards Luncheon on Oct. 30 in La Vista, NE.

Through its Wellness Lives HereTM initiative, the American Diabetes Association recognizes organizations that make health and wellness a priority for their employees. To become a Health Champion, organizations must meet healthy living criteria in three different areas: Nutrition and Weight Management, Physical Activity and Organizational Well-Being. The health and wellness initiatives of Drake met the criteria and the American Diabetes Association selected us for this prestigious recognition. Faculty and staff should take pride in this recognition and the reassurance that Drake is committed to making health and wellness a priority among our campus community.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Campus Announcements Archive

Drake Dining Thanksgiving Feast

Dreaming of roasted turkey, smoked ham, and pumpkin pie? Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday, Nov. 14, beginning at 11 a.m. in Parents Hall. It is a come and go buffet that lasts until 2 p.m. Those attending the Solidarity Event are encouraged to come to the meal following the event.

The feast will include all of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes. The Drake Chamber Choir will be performing music from the Renaissance as well as Christmas Carols during the meal. This will also be a Zero Waste event, in which all tableware, food and waste will be composted.

Jennifer Bowersox, Drake Dining

Featured Events Archive

This Week in Drake Athletics

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. South Dakota
Thursday, November 15 @ 6:00 p.m.
Knapp Center
·       2018-19 Season Home Opener
·       Community Night – $1 GA Tickets – Presale only – Promo Code: DOLLAR at DrakeTix.com/promo

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Texas State
Saturday, November 17 @ 2:00 p.m.
Knapp Center
·       Community Night – $1 GA Tickets – Presale only – Promo Code: DOLLAR at DrakeTix.com/promo

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. CSUN
Sunday, November 18 @ 1:00 p.m.
Knapp Center

For additional information and complete schedules, visit GoDrakeBulldogs.com or contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647.

Ryan Harris, Athletics

Featured Events Archive

Drake Innovators meeting

Drake Innovators will meet Saturday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Bring your cool projects that you’ve built using the Innovation Studio, and one winner will receive a prize. Learn about the Innovation Studio and the Drake Innovators, and participate in a project of your own. Or just stop by for pizza and fun on Saturday Nov. 17 from 11–3. Questions? Contact blake.trebelhorn@drake.edu.
Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers
HR Information Archive

Final Know Your Benefits meeting Monday

Drake benefit consultants will provide a benefit overview addressing benchmark comparison data and plan design changes for the 2019 Plan Year Monday. Wellmark representatives will also be present to answer your questions.

Please take this opportunity to learn more about your Drake benefits Monday, Nov. 19, at 9 a.m. in Olmsted 310.

Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources

For Students Archive

Join Drake alumna and Greater Des Moines Partnership Executive for free lunch

Drake University students, join us on Wednesday, Nov. 28, for an exclusive lunch with Drake alumna Tiffany Tauscheck, Chief Strategy Officer at the Greater Des Moines Partnership.

Tauscheck serves on the UnityPoint Health – Des Moines Board of Directors, Bravo Greater Des Moines Board, Drake University National Alumni Board, Iowa Cultural Trust Board, Ballet Des Moines Board, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Marketing Committee and Co-Chairs the Marketing and Communications Advisory Board for the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives for North America.

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is the economic and community development organization that serves Greater Des Moines (DSM), Iowa.

Tauscheck was Juice Young Professional of the Year, received the Business Record’s Emerging Woman of Influence award, was Metro Women’s Network 2015 Woman of the Year, named one of the nation’s top Forty Under 40 leaders in nonprofits and associations by USAE and awarded the Drake University National Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2018.

The Harkin Institute’s student luncheons offer intimate, hour-long opportunities for Drake University students to visit with an accomplished government, nonprofit, journalism, political, or public policy leader. During this event, Tauscheck will informally discuss her career, share information, answer questions, provide advice and get to know students. Apply for the lunch.

Emily Schettler, The Harkin Institute

Featured Events Archive

Charlie Cook returns to Drake to discuss politics on November 29

Renowned political analyst Charlie Cook is returning to Des Moines for his annual discussion with The Harkin Institute just in time to answer all of your-post election questions.

Cook’s presentation will be Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m., in Sheslow Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public but registration is required. Register for the event.

Cook will share important insights about the midterm election and provide analysis on the state of American politics today.

Cook, a political analyst for National Journal magazine, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, and member of The Harkin Institute’s National Advisory Council, is widely regarded as one of the most astute, impartial analysts of the Washington political scene.

Emily Schettler, Harkin Institute

HR Information Archive

Send a colleague a kudos

Drake’s online recognition tool, Peerceive, is a quick and simple way to show recognition to colleagues. Recognizing employee contributions, and creating meaningful recognition and awards programs, are an important part of the Drake culture.

The Peerceive dashboard includes easy-to-use tools to send electronic kudos or e-cards. Kudos are a way for co-workers to express gratitude for a unique contribution to the workplace. They can be sent as often as you wish and to any employee (or group of employees) in any department. E-cards are an electronic version of a hand written note. Use these to tell an employee happy birthday, thank you, congratulations, or wish them well.

Recipients will receive an email letting them know they received a kudos or e-card. A link will take them to the site where they can view the message. You can access Peerceive on myDrake under Other Employee Apps on the All Apps page. Your username is your Drake email address and your initial password is your employee number, including any leading zeroes.

For additional information, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources