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HR Information Archive

Welcome new Bulldogs

Please join Human Resources in welcoming 10 new, full-time Drake employees for the month of October.

Taresa Lombard, Head Start Teacher Associate, Head Start
Macey Coppess, Family Engagement Specialist, Head Start
Kerra Beilman, Head Start Teacher Associate, Head Start
Eric Merten, Assistant Director of Admissions, Office of Admissions
Matthew (Matt) Lyons, Senior Associate AD for External Affairs, Athletics
Magen Renner, Administrative Assistant/O.T., CPHS
Geena Rasmussen, Development Data Specialist, University Advancement
Ryan Zantingh, Director of Financial Aid, Student Financial Planning
Joni Kinnan, Administrative Support Specialist, College of Arts & Sciences
Jeremy Ray, Classroom Support Technician, ITS

Campus Announcements Archive

LEAD class to promote cancer awareness

This semester the Leadership Concentration is working with Above + Beyond Cancer. Cancer affects people from all walks of life, including college age people. About 4% of all cancer diagnoses are in people aged 20 to 39, according to the American Cancer Society. The LEAD class, along with Above + Beyond Cancer, is working to promote awareness of cancer and the effect that it has on college students. They are doing this through the use of prayer flags. Prayer flags come from the Tibetan culture and are used to carry loved ones’ prayers with the wind. To help showcase this, LEAD will be hanging flags around campus on Nov. 26. If anyone wishes to create a flag, LEAD will be tabling in Helmick Commons and the Olmsted Breezeway Nov. 5 through Nov. 9 from 8 a.m.–12 p.m. If there are any questions, please contact Kathryn Gaito at kathryn.gaito@drake.edu.

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Bulldog Bites: Third lunch and learn session for faculty, staff will discuss sexual harassment

Through a collaboration between the Public Safety, Title IX and Violence Prevention, and Equity and Inclusion departments, Human Resources is excited to offer a new series of programming focused on safety and inclusion called Bulldog Bites. The program will make our own campus experts accessible to faculty and staff to talk about how we can all make our community feel safe and inclusive. The next session is Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Turner Jazz Center.

Mark your calendar for the brown-bag lunch series, which includes five sessions throughout the year.  Remaining sessions are:

Nov. 14: Title IX/Prevention part 1
Feb. 13: Equity and Inclusion part 2
March 13: Title IX/Prevention part 2

All programs will start at noon. Those who attend will enter a drawing for Hubbell Dining Hall and annual parking passes.

Mary Alice Hill, Human Resources

For Faculty Archive

Nominations open for Windsor Professor

Over 20 years ago, a gift from Mary Belle Windsor established the Windsor Professorships in Science. One of the stipulations of the gift is that the individuals selected receive a supplemental stipend for five years. The first two Windsor Professors, Lon Larson in Pharmacy and Luz DeAlba in Mathematics were appointed in 2001. They were followed by Ronald Torry in Pharmacy Science and Maria Bohorquez in Chemistry in fall 2006, Keith Summerville in Environmental Science and Mark Vitha in Chemistry in fall 2011, and Gholam Mirafzal in Chemistry and Steve Scullen in Management and International Business in 2016.

One new Windsor Professor will be appointed effective in July 2019. The individual chosen will hold the title “Windsor Professor” and receive a salary supplement of $3,750 per year for five years.

The complete guidelines for nominating and selecting “Windsor Professors” may be obtained from Art Sander, arthur.sanders@drake.edu, or Drinda Williams, drinda.williams@drake.edu. Guidelines specify that: “Any tenured associate or full professor whose work is consistent with the definition of science used by the National Science Foundation is eligible.” NSF specifies that it supports education and research in engineering, mathematical, biological, physical, social, behavioral, and economic sciences. A fuller discussion of eligible areas can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/index.jsp#areas

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The criteria for selection of Windsor Professors include:
Teaching effectiveness
Professional contribution through scholarly activity, leadership role, and consulting activities
Contributions to the mission of the department, college, and University.

Please consider the work of your colleagues and submit the name of any colleague whom you feel is deserving of the Windsor Professorship to the dean of their college. Self-nominations are acceptable.

The deadline for submitting names to deans is Dec. 10. Deans will forward nominations with their comments and evaluation electronically to Associate Provost Art Sanders by Dec. 17.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost for Faculty Success

Featured Events Archive

Veteran/military family meet and greet

Students and Drake employees who are veterans or members of military families are invited to a meet and greet on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 8–8:45 a.m. The event will be held at the Pomerantz Stage area of the Olmsted Center.

This casual open house is a mechanism for individuals who have a military background to meet each other. There is no specific program.

Light refreshments and morning beverages will be available.

For more information, contact Nancy Geiger at 271-3095 or nancy.geiger@drake.edu.

Nancy Geiger, School Certifying Official

Featured Events Archive

Talk on American response to antisemitism Nov. 8

The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown: Newspapers, Op-Eds, and American Responses to Antisemitism

Attend a talk on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center that addresses the landscape of the United States from the end of World War I to 1941, identifying the historical and social context in which Americans lived. It will also examine the role media played in what Americans knew about the world around them. It concentrates on three influential American leaders, Henry Ford, Father Charles Coughlin, and Charles Lindbergh, who were all involved with the America First Committee and who all spread antisemitic vitriol to millions of supporters. News articles, editorials, and letters to the editor reveal how a number of Americans in various communities in the Midwest and around the country reacted to this antisemitic rhetoric. The talk concludes with generalizations from this period and lessons for the post-war era.

Program Sponsors:  Principal Center for Global Citizenship, Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines, Iowa Council for Holocaust Education, and Drake Hillel.

This program is made possible by the Campus Outreach Lecture Program of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, supported by the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund.

Speaker notes: Eric Schmalz is the community manager for the History Unfolded project at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He oversees the review of newspaper submissions to the project website, assists participants with their questions, and helps educators effectively incorporate History Unfolded into various learning environments. Mr. Schmalz specializes in developing and deepening authentic human connections through his work.

Dorothy Pisarski, SJMC

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive, For Students Archive

Drake International Office photo contest

Are you a Drake student who has studied abroad or are currently abroad in an amazing city? How about an international student loving their time here at Drake, or even a faculty member who has led the most awesome travel seminar? This is for you!

Drake International is hosting a photo contest for International Education Week 2018! View photo contest guidelines.

From Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Monday, Nov. 12, we will be accepting photo submissions in four different categories:

Capture the Culture: share the images that you think best represent the local culture and/or highlight your cultural experience while studying abroad or in the U.S.

Global Learning: share the academic highlights of your international experience.

The Great Outdoors: these pictures can include outdoor scenes, nature images, landscapes AND cityscapes that you have witnessed during your domestic and international travels.

Most Epic Selfie: show us your most epic selfie!

*You can earn an extra 5 votes per photo for showing off your Drake gear in any of these photos.

Photo submissions are to be sent via email to studyabroad@drake.edu.

You can see all contest submissions and vote for your favorites on our Facebook page.

Your votes will help us select 20 finalists whose photos will be displayed for in-person voting during the International Education Week events on campus. Category winners along with an overall winner will be announced on Nov. 12.

Get excited and submit your photos for a chance to win!

Questions? Email studyabroad@drake.edu.

Dina Khayrushina, Drake International

Featured Events Archive

Hillel to host the University’s first Holocaust Education Week

Drake Hillel is hosting the University’s first ever Holocaust Education Week. Join us Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for a photo exhibit in the breezeway and for the following events:

Tuesday, Nov. 6: Genocide Survivors Panel, 7–8 p.m., Parents Hall
Wednesday, Nov. 7: Screening of Schindler’s List, 7–9 p.m., Hillel
Thursday, Nov. 8: Speaker from USHMM, 7 p.m., Sussman Hall

Rebecca Perl, JO’19