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Faculty and Staff Blackboard online courses

President Marty Martin recently provided information about online courses to be completed by Drake faculty and staff. The courses are now available online in Blackboard and participants have been enrolled as students. The Drake University Online Information Security Awareness and Prevent Sexual Violence Together courses are to be completed by Dec. 7, 2018. The Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Together course is to be completed by March 31, 2019.

This new program underscores Drake’s commitment to the safety and security of our people. You’ll view realistic scenarios based in a higher education setting and interactively answer related questions.
Training is completed at your own pace and the courses may be accessed multiple times. Courses retain previously completed content and will return you to the place you last viewed course information. The Blackboard system will electronically record your status as “completed” when you finish each course.

Course Access
Log in to myDrake and click the Blackboard app in the shaded blue area near the top of the screen. Click Agree and Continue at the pop-up screen describing Privacy, Cookies and Terms of Use. Next, enter your Drake Banner numeric ID and password and you’ll be directed to the Blackboard home page. The courses are listed in the My Courses area of the page.

Need Help?
The home page of Blackboard includes a link to On Demand Help topics. If you experience technical issues click the Blackboard Issues link in the Bb Student News section of the home page and submit your request. For questions about course content contact Peter Lundstedt, director, Information Security and Compliance; Kathryn Overberg, Title IX coordinator and equity and inclusion policy specialist; or Mary Alice Hill, director, HR Partner Services.

Mary Alice Hill, Human Resources

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Drake Social Nov. 12 to kick off International Education Week

The Provost’s Drake Social on Monday, Nov. 12, at Shiver’s Hospitality Suite will kick off International Education Week.

A town hall will be held from 3:30–4 p.m. focusing on global engagement at Drake University. Come learn about Drake as a global university, and hear more about our commitment to this important part of our institutional identity. Meet faculty and staff that play critical roles in the global engagement agenda. Special guests include visitors from Drake’s international partner universities.

The Provost’s Social will immediately follow the town hall from 4–6 p.m. The social will have a global engagement theme! Come mingle with your colleagues and meet special guests visiting from Drake’s international partner universities. The faculty and staff photo contest award winners will be announced.

Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

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Cowles Library needs faculty feedback

On Thursday, Oct. 25, all Drake faculty received an invitation from Provost Mattison to participate in Drake University’s version of the Ithaka Faculty Survey, an important study of the impact of digital technologies on research, teaching, and publishing. Survey responses will help to direct the initiatives of Cowles Library’s continuous improvement plan and inform campus planning and decision-making with respect to research and teaching resources.

The survey seeks faculty perspective on a range of topics, including how faculty engage with and perceive the library. In particular, this survey will help the library gain insight into how our faculty members teach and conduct research in a rapidly changing and increasingly digital environment.

We know you are very busy and probably suffering from survey fatigue, but please consider giving the library 20–25 minutes of your time to take this survey. You do not need to complete the survey in one sitting. Any progress is automatically saved, and you can pick up where you left off. You will need to refer to Provost Mattison’s October 25th email message for the survey link. Learn more on Cowles Library blog.

Andrew Welch, Cowles Library

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This Week in Drake Athletics

Football
Drake vs. San Diego
Saturday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Pittsburg State (Exhibition)
Saturday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m.
Knapp Center

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Coe (Exhibition)
Sunday, Nov. 4, at 2 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

HR Information Archive

BUILD Session: Personal Branding for Personal Success

Have you ever thought of yourself as your own brand? It may seem like terminology that is only specific to product marketing, but today personal branding can be your path to success in professional development, whether you are wanting to expand your career, achieve personal recognition, or just work better with your colleagues.

During a session on Nov. 7 from 1–2:30 p.m. in Olmsted, Room 310, Carlyn Crowe, visiting assistant professor and internship coordinator for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will provide several tools for developing or enhancing your personal brand by identifying and learning to express your unique set of values. You’ll leave this session with tools you can use immediately for understanding and communicating your brand that will give you more confidence and empowerment for professional and personal success. Register online.

Debra Wiley, Human Resources

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Free Movie Friday: Ant-Man and the Wasp

Come by for a free movie and snacks on Friday, Nov. 2, at 9 p.m. in Sussman Theater.

More about Ant-Man and the Wasp:
As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

Adam Koch, AS’21

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Town hall meetings with President Martin

In the spirit of being “All in This Together,” President Martin will hold two town hall sessions in early November to talk about Drake’s admissions efforts and our future. These will take place on Thursday, Nov. 1, and Monday, Nov. 5, in the Sussman Theater from 12:30—1:30 p.m. Faculty and staff are invited to attend one of these dates if your schedule allows. Light snacks will be provided.

Cheryle Anania, President’s Office

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Become involved in Phi Beta Kappa at Drake

Drake is among a small group of colleges and universities that offer a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the national honors society for arts and sciences. The society works to champion education, foster freedom of thought, and recognize academic excellence. Are you interested in helping Phi Beta Kappa at Drake thrive? Were you inducted to Phi Beta Kappa at your undergraduate institution? If you answered yes to either of these questions, please email your contact details and direct any questions to Maura Lyons at maura.lyons@drake.edu. We are looking for members to take part in the important task of reviewing eligible student candidates in the spring and be part of efforts to increase the chapter’s visibility and activities on campus.

Maura Lyons, Art & Design Department 

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Meet My Religious Neighbor open house

Please join us for our next Meet My Religious Neighbor open house on Sunday, Nov. 4, which is to be hosted by the Des Moines Zen Center at 6901 SW 14th Street in Des Moines. From 1—3 p.m., the Zen Center will hold an open house during which guests can tour their new facility, meet members of their community, and learn how they practice Zen Buddhism there. At 3 p.m., there will be a guest lecture by David Loy, a celebrated professor, writer, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism.

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 Science