The third session in our series on Online Learning is Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Drake Room in Olmsted from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The topic is Building Presence. These sessions are not meant to be “nuts and bolts” how-to sessions, but rather discussions of the issues related to the topic. You do not need to have experience teaching online to attend, nor do you have to have attended the previous session. There is no need to register.
Art Sanders, Associate Provost
Interested in learning new ways of making a difference and building skills through civic and community engagement? Attend the Iowa Civic Action Academy Nov. 9–10 on Drake’s campus, a regional conference offering skill-building in civic action, philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, dialogue, advocacy, and more. You’ll have the chance to network and learn what peers are doing on other campuses. Keynote speakers include owner of RAYGUN, Mike Draper, and founder of Pursuit of Innovation 515, Nancy Mwirotsi. As an Iowa Campus Compact member, Drake students can attend for only $25. Use the code iaccmember when registering. Register here by Oct. 31.
Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning & Service
The Office of Community Engaged Learning is sponsoring three faculty development opportunities this month. No RSVP is required, but it is appreciated for planning purposes. If you are interested in attending any of the following sessions, please contact renee.sedlacek@drake.edu.
Implementing Community Engaged Learning 101
Friday, Oct. 19, 1–2 p.m., Aliber 110
This workshop is for those new/inexperienced with community engaged learning, service-learning, and other forms of community-based pedagogy. This session will highlight the value and benefits of Community Engaged Learning (CEL), overview what CEL looks like here at Drake, share models and course examples, and explore the concept of the Civic Minded Graduate.
Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Facilitating Reflection in the Classroom
Friday, Oct. 26, 2:30–4 p.m., Aliber 112
Many know that reflection is important, but struggle to know how to structure reflection. If this sounds familiar, then this is the workshop for you! Participants will engage in hands on activities and reflection strategies that can be used to guide student learning. TOPICS covered include: introductions & icebreakers, ground rules (communication guidelines, establishing a friendly environment, learning agreement), importance of reflection, and specific reflection ideas.
Meet the Partners Networking Event and Social
Monday, Oct. 29, 3–4 p.m. (partners available), 4–5 p.m. (open sharing of ideas for CEL), Olmsted room 310
Have you been interested in developing a community project for your course, but you are having trouble connecting with a non-profit? Come meet some of our partners and network with other faculty interested in community-engaged learning. Beer, Wine and light snacks will be served. Cash bar (attendees get 1 Free Drink Ticket).
Confirmed Community Partners include:
Children and Family Urban Movement
Lutheran Services in Iowa
Wesley Life Adult Day Services
Urban Dreams
Greater Des Moines Habitat
IHYC
Eat Greater Des Moines
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Amanda the Panda
Community Youth Concepts
Renee Sedlacek, Community Engaged Learning
Join the Drake Basketball teams for a preview of the season at the Bulldog Club Tip-Off Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7 a.m. Enjoy breakfast while you get the latest news on the upcoming season from head coaches Darian DeVries and Jennie Baranczyk. Event takes place at the Marriott Downtown and is just $15 per person.
Make your reservations at DrakeTix.com/tipoff or call the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647.
Ryan Harris, Athletics
The Drake Women’s Basketball team hosts their annual One-on-One event on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the Knapp Center. Enjoy a dessert reception starting at 6 p.m. and then meet this year’s team. A special ring ceremony recognizing the 2017–18 season will follow the program. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit GoDrakeBulldogs.com.
Ryan Harris, Athletics
Men’s Soccer
Drake vs. Bradley
Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
For additional information and complete schedules, visit GoDrakeBulldogs.com or contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647.
Ryan Harris, Athletics
Drake Men’s Basketball faces Iowa State on Saturday, Dec. 15, at Wells Fargo Arena in the 2018 Hy-Vee Classic. Drake faculty and staff have access to purchase our limited Drake section tickets. Tickets can be ordered online here or by calling the Knapp Center Ticket Office at 271-3647.
Tickets
100-Level (Sec 117-119) $75
200-Level Sideline (Sec 218-220) $75
200-Level Baseline (Sec 221-223) $55
300-Level Sideline (Sec 320-322) $55
300-Level Baseline (Sec 313-314) $30
Ryan Harris, Athletics
Weeks after being named one of the Midwest’s best universities according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges rankings, Drake University is pleased to announce recognition on another distinctive list.
According to results reported by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Drake, a fully accredited AACSB business school, ranked 14th out of nearly 800 institutions in the nation for its pass rate on the 2017 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. The University’s accounting graduates, taking the CPA exam for the first time, recorded an average pass rate of nearly 80 percent, well above the national average of approximately 53 percent.
Visitors to Drake University and the Drake neighborhood will have exciting new hotel and restaurant options soon. Nelson Construction & Development has submitted documents to the city of Des Moines’ Urban Design Review Board regarding the hotel they plan to build across the street from Drake’s iconic OId Main building on University Avenue. The hotel will carry the flag of Home2 Suites by Hilton. This dynamic project, representing the start of the University Avenue redevelopment initiative, will also feature a restaurant and retail stores. Ground is scheduled to be broken in March 2019 with construction complete in May 2020.
October 9: China Town Hall featuring an interactive webcast with the Honorable Condoleezza Rice and on-site discussion with Prof. Wenfang Tang
Location: Sussman Theater, lower level of Olmsted Center
Time: 5–6:30 p.m.
CHINA Town Hall provides Americans the opportunity to participate in a national conversation about issues in the U.S.-China relationship, via an interactive webcast and in-person discussion with leading experts. Join the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations for a conversation on China featuring the Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor.
The webcast will feature Secretary Condoleezza Rice, currently the Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy at the Standford Graduate School of Business, Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution, and professor of Political Science at Stanford University. She is also a founding partner of RiceHadleyGates, LLC. From January 2005 to 2009, Secretary Rice served as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States, the second woman and the first African American woman to hold the post. She also served as President George W. Bush’s Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor) from January 2001 to 2005, the first woman to hold the position.
The webcast will be followed by an in-person discussion with Wenfang Tang, the University of Iowa’s Stanley Hua Hsia Professor of Political Science and International Studies. His current research focuses on public opinion and political change in contemporary China, as well as comparative political behavior. He has authored and coauthored several books and many articles in academic journals.
Denise Ganpat, Drake International
