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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

HR Information Archive

Open enrollment period begins Friday

The annual open enrollment period for Drake University benefits will begin Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. As previously communicated, employees will be required to make benefit elections for the 2019 plan year online, via the eBenefits Portal. To assist in the enrollment process, an eBenefits User Guide will be provided via email later this week.

Information about Drake’s upcoming medical, dental, wellness premium incentive, and flexible spending account plan changes will be provided by email Friday. The open enrollment period will be held Oct. 19 through Nov. 30.

Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources

Campus Announcements Archive

Domestic travel risk and eight-plus-passenger vehicle processes

Domestic Trip Risk Mitigation Process Update. A more streamlined process for domestic trip registration and tracking of forms was developed over the summer. This updated process has resulted in a decentralized approach where departments, schools/colleges, and student organizations have ownership of their specific online trip forms and can easily monitor the receipt of the form(s).

A travel risk mitigation decision checklist tool was created to help identify the risk level for the domestic trip (low, medium or high) and then based upon risk level, determine what risk mitigation form(s), if any, to complete. Currently several travelers are using this process. Learn more. Please remember to book any airline travel through Shorts Travel.

>8 Passenger Vehicle Driver Approval Process.

Reminder: the driving >8 passenger rated vehicle driver approval process can be found online.  These driver protocols were implemented last year to improve Drake’s current vehicle/driver safety program and to help reduce potential accidents and losses.

Donna Blunck, Director, Risk and Insurance

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Grant Writing and Research session

The fourth session in our series on Grant Writing and Research, is Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Drake Room in Olmsted from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The topic is Writing a Grant Proposal I. By the end of the two sessions on this topic, the second is on Nov. 6, you will have the beginnings of the outline of a grant proposal. It is best to attend both sessions, but we can work with you if you only can attend one. There is no need to register.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Meet the New Faculty social next week

The second of our “Meet the New Faculty” social gatherings will be Monday, Oct. 22, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Levitt Hall. The session will open with four of our new faculty speaking briefly about their professional and personal development, answering questions in dialogue with the audience. We will then will move into an informal social gathering where attendees will have the opportunity to meet and get to know the new faculty. All attendees will receive a drink ticket (beer or wine) and there will be non-alcoholic drinks and snacks served.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Upcoming Scholarship of Teaching and Learning session

The second Friday Scholarship of Teaching and Learning session is 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. If you would like us to provide lunch for you, please register by Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost