Are you interested in improving your money management skills? Do you wish you knew more about investing and credit? Do you need to learn more about the benefits that employers offer? Drake University has partnered with GradReady® to provide a free digital platform where you can learn about these topics at your own pace from any device.
Visit drake.gradready.com to create your account and get started today.
— Ryan Zantingh, Financial Aid Office
Come write letters to your legislators March 12 at 5 p.m. in Johansen Student Center, Room 230. This is a non-partisan space where students can make their voices heard. Letters and stamps will be provided, along with food.
— Chloe Lepak, College of Arts & Sciences
The Principal Center for Global Citizenship invites nominations for the Global Scholar/Practitioner-in-Residence program for Spring 2026, seeking to attract talented individuals from academia or the professions who have outstanding international expertise to teach a course, mentor students, give public lectures, work on joint research with faculty, and aid the global capacity-building of the institution through fruitful external collaborations. One scholar will be selected.
Candidates should be nominated by the academic unit to which they will be attached. Please submit the following supporting materials:
Nominations should be directed to Annique Kiel, executive director of Global Engagement and International Programs, by April 4, 2025. Preference will be given to practitioners or scholars from one of Drake’s global partners. Units considering a nomination are encouraged to consult with Annique prior to submission.
Among the criteria to be considered for the nominee:
In recognition of their contributions, Global Scholars/Practitioners receive a stipend, a travel allowance, an appropriate workspace in the host college/school, and access to university facilities. Global Scholars/Practitioners will be affiliated with an appropriate academic unit for the semester and will offer at least one course.
— Erin McSween, Cowles Library
The Office of the Registrar is excited to announce the launch of the new and improved Academic Catalog. The new catalog features improved course and program search as well as the ability to access course information directly from program requirements. The new catalog can be found at https://catalog.drake.edu.
Questions or feedback can be shared by emailing registrar@drake.edu.
— Ryan Trump, Office of the Registrar
Last year Human Resources held a “Build a Bulldog” contest as part of employee appreciation month. We had some fantastic entries, so we are going to do it again!
To participate, simply click HERE to print off an outline of Griff II for the contest. Decorate the picture using whatever artistic materials you wish and send your completed picture to Linda Feiden, HR, 3rd floor Old Main, by Monday, March 10. You are welcome to submit multiple entries if you have budding artists at home, and don’t forget to put your name on the back of each entry. All entries will go through a preliminary screening and the finalists will be on display for faculty and staff to vote on at this year’s BINGO event on March 12. More details on the BINGO event will be shared soon!
If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu.
On Sunday, Feb. 23, from 3–5 p.m., Drake University’s The Comparison Project, in conjunction with the “Iowa Interfaith Exchange,” hosts “Roads to Religion” in the Olmsted Center (Parents Hall) on Drake’s campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, features dozens of local religious communities, collectively representing at least a dozen religious traditions. These communities will be arranged throughout the hall as if on a map of the metro area. Visitors will receive a map to guide them in their exploration of them. Refreshments will be provided by Drake’s catering service, Sodexo.
The ”Iowa Interfaith Exchange” includes Drake’s The Comparison Project and three other local nonprofits: CultureALL, the Des Moines Area Religious Council, and Interfaith Alliance of Iowa.
— Catalina Samaniego, College of Arts & Sciences
The Drake University Communications & Marketing (UCM) team, in close partnership with ITS and partner agency, Carnegie, have been working diligently on the initial phases of a website redesign for Drake.edu. The new website will be an enrollment-first destination for prospective students and families, with a focus on usability and accessibility.
The teams are grateful to the many faculty and staff on campus who have already contributed to the process, as we’ve been working through the new website’s structure and auditing more than 5,000 pages that are live on the current website.
As an outcome of the current website audit, we have identified a number of pages that would be better suited to myDrake internal sites and/or Teams versus being public facing on Drake.edu. Migration of this content will require assistance and input from individuals across programs and departments.
Starting this spring, expect that the project team will begin reaching out to many of you for assistance and input on website content and migration of content to myDrake internal sites or Teams. We will work with campus partners to understand the options available for where that content can migrate and provide training necessary to allow for the content migration.
More details and updates are forthcoming as we progress through the process. We appreciate the collective effort and are confident the new website will better serve prospective students and families through their college decision-making process.
— Leslie Maynes, executive director, University Communications and Marketing; and Keren Fiorenza, deputy CITO & chief information security officer
The J-term Fair is happening on Wednesday, March 12, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Upper Olmsted. Join us to learn more about the travel seminars that will be offered in January 2026, speak with the faculty leaders, hear from program alumni, and find your next destination. Tables for our DU Cohort programs (DU England & DU Spain) will also be available if you’re thinking of a full semester abroad. We look forward to seeing you there!
— Chelsea Funk, Global Engagement
Starting Feb. 19, new security measures will be implemented on our campus wireless network. These changes will only affect Drake faculty and staff using personal devices to connect to eduroam.
What’s Changing?
Employees connecting with personal devices will have limited access to certain Drake services, including Banner Admin Pages. However, essential services like myDrake and Microsoft 365 apps will remain accessible and unaffected.
Why the Change?
This update will enhance our network security by ensuring only Drake-owned devices have full access.
Need Help?
We’re here to assist you through this transition. For questions or support, submit a ticket though the ITS service portal (service.drake.edu/its) or call the Support Center at 515-271-3001.
— Becky Klein, ITS
Drake Global Engagement is excited to announce students will apply to study abroad for fall 2025 and beyond through a new, more streamlined study abroad application system! It will be going live soon with an update sent out in the next OnCampus.
If you are interested in studying abroad fall 2025 and haven’t already met with Global Engagement, set up a meeting with Drake’s Education Abroad Coordinator, Emily Erschen, through Starfish. This will ensure we know who is interested and we will reach out to you directly when we go live. As a reminder, the application deadline to study abroad Fall 2025 is April 1st.
— Emily Erschen, Global Engagement
