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Advanced screening of “Shoplifters” at Varsity Theater

The Des Moines Film Society is proud to present a special Advanced Screening of Shoplifters, winner of the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, before it opens in New York and Los Angeles.

The film tells the story of a family of small-time crooks who take in a child they find on the street.

Shoplifters will screen one night only, Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. at Varsity Theater. Tickets are $10 and available at desmoinesfilm.org or at the door the night of the show. The film is in Japanese with English subtitles.

Dan Chibnall, Cowles Library

Featured Events Archive

All Drake choruses to perform large-scale work “Dona nobis pacem”

All four Drake choruses, a student/faculty orchestra, and student soloists will perform “Dona nobis pacem,” a large-scale work written by the great twentieth-century English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams as a passionate plea for peace. Over 300 musicians are involved in the performances, which will take place Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 11, at 3 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, located at 7075 Ashworth Road in West Des Moines.

Tickets are available online and at the Drake Fine Arts Box Office (515.271.3841). Tickets will also be available for purchase at the church, beginning 45-minutes prior to the performance. They are $18 for non-students and $8 for students. For more information, contact Dr. Aimee Beckmann-Collier (aimee.beckmann-collier@drake.edu), director of choral studies.

Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Director of Choral Studies

News & Achievements Archive

Drake faculty publish comprehensive rubric on community engagement

Dr. Laura Kieran and Dr. Sally Haack published PRELOAD: A Rubric to Evaluate Course Syllabi for Quality Indicators of Community Engagement and Service-Learning components. PRELOAD is one of the only comprehensive rubrics created to assess service-learning syllabi. Congratulations to Dr. Kieran and Dr. Haack on the contributions they are making to the field of service-learning and community engagement.  View the rubric here.

Kieran, L. & Haack, S. (2018). PRELOAD: A rubric to evaluate course syllabi for quality indicators of community engagement and service-learning components. Journal of Community Engagement in Higher Education, 10(2), 39-47.

Renee Sedlacek, Director of Community-Engaged Learning

Campus Announcements Archive

Update to the Bulldog Bucks deposit portal

Over the holiday break (Dec. 17), we are planning to update the payment processing system used to deposit funds into Bulldog Bucks accounts. This will not change the deposit site (https://drake-sp.blackboard.com/eaccounts/) 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@drake.edu at the Student Services Center.

Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center

Campus Announcements Archive, For Students Archive

Bulldog Swim Challenge and Bulldog Bootcamp

The Bulldog Swim Challenge begins Nov. 5 and ends Nov. 30. Challenge yourself and your friends to sign up and record your swim mileage for the month of November. The top swimmer of the month will receive a prize. Email drakeaquatics@drake.edu to register.

Bulldog Bootcamp sign-up is now open for students. Bootcamp will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings from Jan. 29 to March 7. Email wellness@drake.edu to register.

Drake Wellness

For Students Archive

Fall Sussman Leadership Conference presents: Leading Across the Divide

The Fall 2018 Sussman Leadership Conference presents: Leading Across the Divide with featured keynote speaker Dr. Rachel Paine Caufield, professor of political science. The conference will take place Sunday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Olmsted Center.Space is limited. Register by Nov. 1.

How do you respect and work with others whose viewpoints you find disrespectful, uninformed, or hurtful to you and those you love? What can we do to ensure all perspectives are welcomed and shared as student leaders on campus? How do we move forward after sharing divisive opinions to lead, make decisions, and take action in the best interests of all in a community? The Fall 2018 Sussman conference theme, “Leading Across the Divide,” will address these themes and more, with a specific emphasis on helping students build the leadership skill of seeking to understand and communicate across diverse perspectives in a way that builds positive, collaborative, and sustainable change. Registration is free for all Drake students, and includes brunch, a keynote speaker, and three breakout sessions to build your leadership skills.

For questions, contact Kristin Economos, director of student leadership programs, at kristin.economos@drake.edu.

Kristin Economos, Office of Student Involvement and Leadership

For Students Archive

Join NASA Chief Historian for free lunch this Thursday

Drake students, join us on Thursday, Nov. 1, for an exclusive lunch with NASA Chief Historian Dr. Bill Barry. Dr. Barry joined NASA in 2001 and became the organization’s chief historian in September 2010. Before joining NASA, he spent 22 years in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and member of the faculty of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

He will be at Drake to deliver The Harkin Institute’s fall Sussman Lecture. His visit comes as NASA celebrates its 60th anniversary and Americans across the U.S. flock to theaters to see the new movie, “First Man”, about Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.

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, Dr. Barry will informally discuss his career, share information, answer questions, provide advice and get to know students. Read more and apply to attend.

Emily Schettler, Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

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Second session on writing a grant proposal

The next session in our series on Grant Writing and Research, is Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the Drake Room in Olmsted from 3:30 to 5 p.m.  The topic is Writing a Grant Proposal II. This is the second of a series on this topic. By the end of this session, you will have the beginnings of the outline of a grant proposal.  If you were unable to attend the first session, we can still work with you. There is no need to register.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

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J-Term teaching sessions

We will be having two sessions where experienced J-Term instructors will share their experiences and advice with those who are teaching J-Term for the first time in 2019 and those who are thinking about teaching J-Term in 2020 or beyond. The first session focused on on-campus classes will be held on Monday, Nov. 5, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in TMR 132. The second session focused on travel seminars will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. in the Drake International Conference Room, located at 1215 25th Street.

The two sessions have very different foci. Those individuals who are thinking about teaching J-Term in the future but not sure whether they want to do a travel seminar or an on-campus class are encouraged to attend both sessions.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost