Interested in learning about Hollywood screenwriting from a professional? Join Drake alum Eric Ziobrowski (’02) for a one-week intensive in May. Open to graduating seniors and others in the community. Claim your spot soon! For more information contact: carol.spaulding@drake.edu.
— Carol Spaulding-Kruse, Professor of English
Drake University is seeking interested faculty to apply for the DU England: Harlaxton Faculty-in-Residence position for Fall 2024. Drake is developing semester-long, cohort-model study abroad programs where a Drake faculty member travels abroad with a group of students teaching and supporting the program in various other capacities.
Faculty will teach two 3-credit undergraduate courses meeting an AOI and taking advantage of the program location. One course will be a lower-level intro course with broad appeal, with the second course being upper-level. Drake students on the program will be required to take one of the two courses. As you are thinking about what courses you could offer, consider what course offerings would allow for a cohort of students from your department to study abroad and stay on track for graduation.
This is an opportunity for you to teach and live abroad in a 100-room Victorian Manor constructed in 1831, with magnificent gardens, spectacular architecture, and beautiful woodlands. Set in 300 acres of beautiful countryside in the heart of England, Harlaxton allows you to enjoy the British Midlands with the ability to be in London in about an hour. Harlaxton’s central location in Lincolnshire also brings other major cities and towns within easy reach, allowing academic and culturally important sites to be visited in a day out or weekend away.
The DU England: Harlaxton Faculty-in-Residence application is live through Qualtrics for Fall 2024. To learn more about this opportunity including eligibility, compensation, responsibilities, and to apply, please go to: https://drake.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b3N99sIS5gq8Kge
Submissions are due Wednesday, May 24, 2023. If you have questions or want to discuss ideas you have, please reach out to Maria Rohach, director of education abroad, at maria.rohach@drake.edu.
— Maria Rohach, Global Engagement
Apply for the DU England: Harlaxton program through Terra Dotta.
While travel has been more difficult the last few years, you still have time to study abroad if you haven’t been able to fit it into your academic experience yet. Drake has been repeatedly ranked as a top sending university in the US for study abroad participation, and we want to make it a reality for as many Drake students as we can to go abroad – including you!
Drake is currently accepting applications for DU England: Harlaxton, where you can study abroad fall 2023 at a Victorian Manor set in the English countryside, just over an hour outside of London. If you are interested in learning about other cultures, traveling to different countries, and discovering a lot about yourself, take the leap and study abroad.
This upcoming fall, a cohort of Drake students will study at Harlaxton with Drake Professor of Psychology, Maria Clapham. If you want to study abroad but are unsure of traveling alone, the cohort model allows for you and your friends to go abroad together. Students enroll in one Drake experiential-based course, as well as courses at Harlaxton College, taught by British and visiting faculty. Courses taken at Harlaxton can be pre-approved to count toward your major(s), minor(s), concentration, and/or AOIs.
Studying abroad on DU England: Harlaxton, students are charged Drake tuition and have access to their financial aid package while studying abroad. Students are also responsible for non-tuition fees which are similar to room and board charges at Drake. Yes, you read that right t is the same tuition, and similar non-tuition costs, for you to study abroad as it does to stay at Drake! You can study and live in England while going on weekend day trips for nearly the same cost as staying in Des Moines.
If you have questions or want to set up a study abroad advising appointment, please reach out to studyabroad@drake.edu. We are excited to help make studying abroad a reality for you!
— Maria Rohach, Global Engagement
Global Engagement is supporting a few Drake faculty members to do a site visit to see Drake’s semester study abroad program, DU England: Harlaxton. There is a 4-day summer conference (June 21–24, 2023) where you can stay at Harlaxton Manor, meet the Dean of Harlaxton, converse with the local British faculty, learn about the support and services they offer students, tour the walled gardens, and explore the nearby town of Grantham.
If you are interested, email Maria Rohach, Director of Education Abroad with a brief statement on why you are interested in visiting Harlaxton by May 12. We are looking to send faculty who have an interest in teaching at Harlaxton, and want to develop courses that will allow for a cohort of students from your department to study abroad for a semester. If you want to talk through any ideas you have on developing out semester offerings, please reach out. Those chosen for the site visit will be notified mid-May.
— Maria Rohach, Global Engagement
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center annually recognizes Iowans who demonstrate the Six Pillars (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship) of CHARACTER COUNTS! Individuals, organizations, schools, and communities can all be nominated. Award recipients are honored at the 2023 Iowa Character Awards dinner, with a one-hour Iowa Character Awards prime-time special, and at a special hometown event organized by The Ray Center. Nominations are accepted until May 2, 2023. Submit nominations now at IowaCharacterAwards.org.
— Megan Wesselink, Robert D. & Billie Ray Center
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center honored NFL wide receiver Allen Lazard with the 2023 Robert D. and Billie Ray Pillar of Character Award on April 14. This award is The Ray Center’s highest honor and is presented each spring to an individual who demonstrates good character as a role model and reflects former Governor Robert D. Ray and Billie Ray’s lifelong commitment to civility and character development.
— Megan Wesselink, Robert D. & Billie Ray Center
All Drake cardholders have an option to load Bulldog Bucks onto their campus ID cards to spend either on or off campus. We are excited to have a new addition to our off campus program, and encourage you to visit Rico’s as they join the program this week!
Bulldog Bucks can currently be used at Rico’s, Gursha, Dough Co, and at any restaurant participating on the GrubHub app. Fernando’s, Hummus, and Krispy Krunchy Chicken will also be rejoining the program this summer once they receive new register hardware.
You can also use Bulldog Bucks on campus at any Drake Dining location, at the bookstore, and at campus printers.
(Just a reminder that Bulldog Bucks are different than Dining Dollars. Dining Dollars are just for on campus food, since they are a part of the campus meal plan. Bulldog Bucks can be spent on or off campus).
We welcome Rico’s to our off campus program, and hope you can stop in to check out their menu.
— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center
We’re celebrating the Drake Relays with a giveaway. GrubHub has provided a pair of Apple AirPods and two GrubHub gift cards for interacting with our Bulldog Bucks program this week (thanks GrubHub!).
Enter to win with one or more of the following methods, each will result in an entry to win. Three winners will be selected and contacted by Drake email on May 1.
— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center
Wanda E. Woods Everage, LA’72 is a Drake legend who was with the university for over 23 years and served as the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Academic Excellence upon her retirement in 2012. For Relays Week 2023, Wanda will return for the Black Alumni Reunion and will host two events on Friday, April 28, 2023 for the Drake community.
Goodbye to Morehouse Hall: Join Dr. Wanda Everage for an interactive Q&A Session about her time spent in Morehouse Hall as an undergraduate student and celebrate the change of Morehouse Hall into the Sammons Intercultural Center.
When: Friday, April 28, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Where: Lobby of Morehouse Hall
Back to Class with Dr. Wanda E. Woods Everage, LA’72: Come be inspired by Dr. Everage with a throwback session that is influenced by the Orientation sessions that she used to lead. Wanda will ask us to reflect on our Drake experience, the lessons we have learned (good and bad), and how our present and future reflect on what we learned. This session is a part of our 2023 Black Alumni Reunion and will be attended by many of our esteemed alumni.
When: Friday, April 28, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: Sussman Theater
— Greg Lin, Alumni Relations
The Office of New Student Programs in collaboration with the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Welcome Weekend event planning committee is excited to announce a new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice session at Welcome Weekend this fall. The program will take place on Thursday, August 24. The session will feature a variety of speakers sharing about their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice journey with our incoming class in a short TED Talk-style about 5-10 minutes long.
If you are interested in sharing your DEIJ story, we would love to hear from you! Selected speakers will receive a stipend. Please fill out this short application by Friday, June 2.
— Marina Verlengia, Director of New Student and Family Programs
