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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning session

The second Friday Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) session is on Oct. 26 at noon in TMR 133. These discussions are opportunities for those engaged in SoTL projects at any level—from just thinking about starting one, to almost complete, or those simply curious about SoTL—to share ideas, seek advice or ask questions of colleagues engaged in this process. Members of the IT Support Services staff will be present to provide advice/information about SoTL projects that might involve technology usage.  It is too late to order a lunch, but you are still welcome to join us.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

HR Information Archive

Employee and Family Resources

Employee and Family Resources (EFR) offer a variety of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits to full-time Drake employees and their family members. Besides the more familiar services such as phone-based support and in-person counseling, they also offer financial and legal consulting, eldercare resources, childcare resources, and identity theft resolution services. Check out the Drake University EAP Benefit Summary for details.

If you would like a representative from EFR to attend your department meeting to discuss EAP benefits in detail, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources

HR Information Archive

Heart attack and stroke awareness presentation

Heart attack and stroke remain two of the leading causes of death in the United States. Ignoring your risks and failure to recognize the signs and symptoms can be fatal.

Join Chris Nickell, director, environmental health & safety, on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Olmsted Center, Room 310/311, to learn what you need to know to recognize a heart attack or stroke and steps you can take to reduce your risk.

Participants will earn Bulldogs in Learning Drake (BUILD) credit and be entered into a drawing at the end of the semester.

An online registration form is available in myDrake. To access the form, click on All Apps and find the HR BUILD Classes app in the Other Employee Apps section.  You may also send an email to Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu to register for this class.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Featured Events Archive

The Comparison Project event

Title: “The Intertwining of Healing and Religion in a Contemporary Chinese American Community”
Speaker: Kin Cheung, Assistant Professor of Asian Religions, Department of Global Religions, Moravian College
When: Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m.
Where: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center

Kin Cheung is an Assistant Professor of Asian Religions in the Department of Global Religions at Moravian College. He has written on Buddhist meditation and healing, practical implications of Buddhist ethics, and Buddhist institutions’ involvement in China’s stock market. His dissertation examines how meditation changes the senses of self, using both scientific studies of meditation’s effects on the brain and Chan/Zen Buddhist descriptions.

In his lecture, Prof. Cheung will explore how healing and religion are intertwined in a Chinese-American community in New Jersey, where his father, CHEUNG Seng Kan, teaches a small group of regular students an eclectic practice of qigong meditation, Buddhist dharani chants, geomancy, and various Chinese medical treatments. Cheung has taken on the role of a community healer for his students and their social networks. This presentation argues that healing is one avenue for the contemporary innovation and spread of religion in a Chinese-American diaspora community.

Monique Rodriguez, College of Arts and Sciences

For Students Archive

Cool Jobs Expo

Horses (yes, real horses), Griff (and other dogs), and Girl Scout cookies will be part of the showcase of alumni with cool jobs featured at the second annual Cool Jobs Expo on Monday, Oct. 29, from 5—7 p.m. in (and near) Meredith Hall.

Hosted by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the expo will feature a dozen employers presenting, in 15-minute drop-in sessions, what it took to get their cool job. Register in the Meredith Lobby starting at 4:30 p.m.

Bring your business card and your camera (remember, Griff!)

Carlyn Crowe, SJMC

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Banner 9 project update

The Banner 9 project team is focusing on a few things as the Admin Page portion of the project nears completion.

Training
The Banner 9 project team continues to be focused on campus training. Around two thirds of campus Banner users have received Banner 9 training. The plan is to schedule another five sessions of general navigation training between now and the Thanksgiving break. This will wrap up training efforts for Banner 9 Admin Pages.

Admin Page Customizations
The team is also finishing up testing for ten customizations and expects to wrap up this work in the next few weeks.

Eliminating Banner 8
The Banner 9 project team is targeting to turn off user access to Banner 8 INB and switch completely to Banner 9 Admin Pages at the beginning of the new year.

Questions? Please contact Kris Brewster at kristina.brewster@drake.edu or ext. 2305. Learn more about this and other ITS projects here.

Kris Brewster, ITS

For Students Archive

Take the ITS Student Phishing Quiz

Now through Nov. 2, ITS is holding a Phishing Quiz, a contest where Drake students can learn about how to identify phishing emails and fraudulent websites. The first 500 people to take the quiz will win a certificate for a free taco courtesy of Taco John’s. Everyone who completes the quiz will be entered to win one of ten additional prize packages. Visit www.drake.edu/its/phish today.

Additionally, ITS will have a table in the Olmsted breezeway on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and Monday, Oct. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spin the wheel, answer an IT security question, and win more prizes.

Peter Lundstedt, ITS

For Students Archive

Student admission free to all Drake basketball games

Drake undergraduate, graduate, and law students receive one free admission to all home Drake basketball games.

Drake Athletics has partnered with Flash Seats to help give students a convenient way to attend athletic events. Students will receive a confirmation email from Flash Seats notifying them that their tickets have been loaded onto their Drake Card. Once they receive the confirmation, they can head to the game and cheer on the Bulldogs. If a student does not receive an email from Flash Seats, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at tickets@drake.edu.

All students must present their Drake Card to receive admission. Below is the necessary information for attending basketball games at the The Knapp Center.

Drake Basketball

  • Enter The Knapp Center Southwest Student Entrance
  • Present your Drake Card to the Drake Athletics staff person. Your ticket will be printed at the gate
  • Student seating is available in Sections J–K

Additional student ticket information is available at DrakeTix.com/student.

Ryan Harris, Athletics