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For Faculty Archive

Reminder: Course materials due to Book Store Oct. 29

Reminder: It’s time to submit your course material requests for J-Term and Spring. The deadline for submitting your materials is Oct. 29. Receiving your list of materials as soon as possible allows us to source the most affordable books for your students and provide top dollar for students selling books back at the end of this term. With our Online Adoption Tool, selecting your course materials is fast and easy.

Access the Online Adoption Tool
1. Visit www.drake.bkstr.com
2. Go to Books in the top navigation and under the Information heading, click Online Adoptions.
3. If you need additional training to use the Online Adoption Tool, please contact me.

Are You a New User?
1. Follow the steps listed above.
2. Click on New? Register Here and complete the required fields.
3. Enter 1623 in the Bookstore Supplied Password field.

Download the 6 Ways to Help Students Save on Textbooks to learn about Follett’s different types of course material purchasing options. If you have any questions about the Online Adoption Tool or how to save students money, please contact me anytime.

Donna Hallstrom, University Book Store

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Last chance to complete Survey of Administrative Services

LAST CHANCE: Faculty and staff, if you haven’t already, please consider completing the survey of administrative services by the end of day tomorrow, Oct. 17. Take the survey.

The survey is completely anonymous and should take no more than 15 minutes to fill out. The survey assesses the University’s performance in delivering services to the campus and is an important part of Drake’s Continuous Improvement Plan.

The survey focuses on six areas: Finance, Public Safety, Human Resources, Facilities Planning and Management, Information Technology Services, and University Communications and Marketing. It was developed by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment in collaboration with several other of our colleagues. Your feedback is appreciated and will help us better meet the needs of the University. Thank you in advance for your participation.

Nate Reagen, Office of the President

For Students Archive

Changing Your Major? Submit your change by Oct. 22

If you are an undergraduate or pharmacy student who plans to make changes to your field-of-study and would like those changes take effect before registration begins, you must file your request to your dean’s office by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22. Requests submitted after Oct. 22 may not be accommodated until Wednesday, Nov. 14.

For specific questions, including how to change your field of study, contact your dean’s office.

Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

Campus Announcements Archive

Campus fire drills starting tomorrow

Drake will hold fire drills on Oct. 17, 18, 19, and 22 in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act and in conjunction with National Fire Prevention month. All drills will be conducted at 10:45 a.m. with the exception of the residence halls, which will be conducted from 6–9 p.m. on Oct. 22.

We have planned this to minimize disruption to classes, and the majority of academic buildings will be completed the week of fall break. This also allows us to have a more efficient utilization of our staff for these drills. The residence halls will be done from 6–9 p.m. to increase participation in the residence hall evacuation.

Fire alarms will be activated in all campus buildings to signal the start of the drill. When the alarm sounds:

  • Evacuate the building.
  • Buildings will be locked down and cannot be re-entered until the drill ends.
  • Remember to dress accordingly.

The fire drills will be coordinated through the Office of Public Safety (271-2222) working with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (271-3804) and Facilities Services (271-3955). Please report any fire alarm malfunctions or evacuation problems to Facilities or Public Safety. Your cooperation in this very important campus safety exercise regarding the Drake Emergency Response Plan is appreciated. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Fire drill schedule:
Oct. 17
Meredith
Aliber
Cowles
Opperman
Cartwright
Harmon Fine Arts Center
Howard
Carnegie
Medbury
Collier-Scripps

Oct. 18
Olin
Science Connector Building
Harvey-Ingham
Cline
Fitch
STAH
Occupational Therapy
3206 University Ave.

Oct. 19
Olmsted Center
Hubbell
Student Health
Alumni House
ROTC
Bell Center
Knapp Center
Fieldhouse
Tennis Center

Oct. 22
Cole
Old Main
Public Safety
University Communications
Kinne Center
Multi-use resource (old Ray Center)
Vote Smart
Legal Clinic
Dial Center
All residence halls (6–9 p.m.)

Chris Nickell, Environmental Health and Safety 

Campus Announcements Archive

School of Education now enrolling students in Talent Development concentration

The School of Education is now enrolling students in the undergraduate Talent Development (TD) concentration. Classes start in the spring of 2019. As a talent development professional, you will assess organizational needs and propose solutions. TD professionals design, facilitate, and evaluate training programs. Typical jobs include trainer, instructional designer, and e-learning specialist. You will need 15 credit hours to complete the concentration: three TD courses (Organizational Learning, Performance Consulting, and Designing and Facilitating Learning) and two elective technology or digital media courses approved by the TD advisor. All majors are welcome. Find more information on the School of Education website, or contact Dr. Cris Wildermuth at cris.wildermuth@drake.edu.

Molly Shepard, School of Education

HR Information Archive

Last chance for a wellness screenings

Time is running out to take advantage of the Drake wellness premium incentive. If you are on Drake’s health plan, you must complete a biometric screening annually to retain your wellness premium discount, which in 2019, is a savings of nearly $30 per month.

Log into the UnityPoint Health online registration form with the username DRAKE and password SCREEN (in all CAPS). The remaining screening date is Wednesday, Oct. 17 between 6:30 and 10:30 a.m. in the lower level of the Olmsted Center.  If the appointment schedule is full please contact Linda Feiden today.  There will be no make-up dates so this is your last chance.

For questions, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 271-1880.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

HR Information Archive

Opioid crisis presentation

More than 115 people die a day in the U.S. from opioid-related overdoses, including prescription pain killers. If you think it can’t happen to someone you love, you are wrong.

Join Craige Wrenn, Department Chair of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Science, Professor of Pharmacology, and Sally Haack, Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Olmsted Center, Room 310/311, as we learn more about the class of drugs known as “opioids”. Discover the different types of opioids and how they work in the body. Reasons for the opioid epidemic, state and national trends, and strategies to address the opioid epidemic will also be discussed.

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

Campus Announcements Archive

Short’s air travel: Create a profile

Drake’s centralized air travel program with Short’s travel officially launched Oct. 2. All Drake affiliated airline travel for individuals, students, and groups will now need to be booked through Short’s Travel. There are two portal sites for you to create your login profile, one for University/Academic Travel and one for Athletic Travel:

University/Academic Travel: Below is a list of electronic training materials for University/Academic Travel. If you need more information or training, contact caron.findlay@drake.edu or jputz@shortstravel.com, our Short’s representative.

Athletic Travel:If you need information or training on Athletics Travel, contact megan.franklin@drake.edu or jputz@shortstravel.com, our Short’s representative.

Please note the following when booking your travel:

  • When creating your login profile, please be sure to use only your official Drake University email address.
  • When booking international fares, please contact an agent rather than booking directly online.
  • When splitting a fare between your P-Card and a personal credit card, please contact an agent.

Caron Findlay, Purchasing & Business Services

For Students Archive

ITS student phishing quiz coming soon

1 in 5 people can’t identify a phishing email. Can you? That’s why ITS works to educate you about how to detect and avoid being caught by malicious emails that “phish” for personal and campus data. In celebration of October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) ITS is sharing additional tips and tools for keeping yourself safe online and not becoming a cyber-victim.

Between Oct. 22 and Nov. 2, ITS is holding its third Phishing Quiz, a contest where students can take a quiz to learn more about how to identify phishing emails and fraudulent websites. The first 500 students to take the quiz will win a free taco courtesy of Taco Johns. Everyone who completes the quiz will be entered to win one of ten additional prize packages. Visit drake.edu/its/phish/ to take the quiz starting Oct. 22.

The goal of this contest is to empower you to be able to keep your data secure. Learn more about IT Security by following Drake ITS on Twitter at @DrakeITServices and be sure to stop by 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. or Monday, Oct. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spin the wheel, answer an IT security question, and win a prize.

Peter Lundstedt, ITS

Campus Announcements Archive

Online Contact Directory is changing Oct. 22

Following the launch of myDrake, ITS is making changes to the faculty and staff contact directory, currently located at www.drake.edu/directory. On Oct. 22, the full campus directory will only be available in myDrake from the Campus Directory link (under the Commonly Used Apps section). It will contain the contact information for departments as well as individual faculty and staff members. The directory at www.drake.edu/directory will be modified to only contain the main departmental contact information.

This change will centrally locate the main contact directory within myDrake, and over time, will decrease unwanted spam and phishing of faculty and staff by having individual contact information unavailable to the public. With the every-increasing complexity of attacks, we cannot afford to give away our personal information.

For questions, contact Peter Lundstedt at informationsecurity@drake.edu or Jeremy Sievers at jeremy.sievers@drake.edu.

Peter Lundstedt, ITS and Jeremy Sievers, UC&M