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Campus Announcements Archive

Summer building hours

Building schedules will change at the end of this week to accommodate the summer semester. Most building hours will shorten from their normal academic year schedules to help maintain security in the summer months when there is less traffic on campus.

Faculty and staff will still be able to utilize their authorized access plans (for example, 24/7 access to their office buildings), but the automated extended hour student plans will be shut off during this time.  Regular building hours and extended student access will resume at the start of the fall semester.

Please contact Public Safety (515-271-2222) if you have a door access emergency, or contact the Student Services Center (515-271-2000 or studentservices@drake.edu) if you have a general card access question or concern.

— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center

Campus Announcements Archive

Congratulations to the 2023 Adams Leadership Award winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Adams Leadership Awards! This ceremony, held on May 6, recognized student leadership and achievement across Drake’s campus through a variety of award categories. Please see below and congratulate the following Drake student, staff, and organization winners:

  • Outstanding First Years: Gunner Onkst & Morgan Ryan
  • Outstanding Sophomores: Sydney Dvorak & Olivia Stuber
  • Outstanding Juniors/P1: Stephanie Kiel & Marguerite Stoffel
  • Outstanding Senior/P2: Kirby Nelson
  • Outstanding Bright College Student: Samra Aksamovic
  • Outstanding Transfer Student: Nachy Gardiner
  • Outstanding Student Organization Officer: Ruwayda Egal & Matthew Williams
  • Outstanding Student Organization President/Chairperson: Elise Ambler (RHA)
  • Outstanding Student Organization: The Times-Delphic
  • Outstanding Organization Advisor: Kim Jones (Student Alumni Association)
  • Outstanding Residence Hall Leader: Tyler Butler & Sydney Dvorak
  • Wanda E. Everage Peer Mentor Award: Patricia Johnson & Matthew Williams
  • Ron & Jane Olson Outstanding Global Service Learning Award: Briahna Amundson
  • Outstanding Individual Service Award for Individual: Sydney Rottinghaus
  • Outstanding Social Program: Kissing Rock (Student Alumni Association)
  • Outstanding Equity and Inclusion Program: Saul Flores: The Walk of Immigrants
  • Outstanding Alcohol Alternative Program: Dogtown After Hours
  • Outstanding Collaboration Award: Power to the People: Uncovering the Black Panther Party’s Impact on Des Moines
  • 2023 Oreon E. Scott Outstanding Senior of the Year Award: Matthew Williams

Note: For those who were unable to attend in person, a recording of the live stream can be found here.

— Kristin Economos, Adams Leadership Institute

For Students Archive

Summer course materials are ready to order

Your Summer course materials are now available for ordering at drake.ecampus.com. Drake’s Official Online Bookstore is your trusted source for professor-selected course materials.

There are two ways to shop:

  1. Shop by Schedule: sign in on the storefront via myDrake to view your customized list of required materials according to your schedule.
  2. Shop by Course: select each individual course you are enrolled in to view your required materials.

Why shop from Drake’s online bookstore? 

  • Flexible shipping options
  • Options for any budget (New, Used, Rental, eBook, or Marketplace)
  • Save up to 80% and hassle-free returns up to 30 days after class start

— The Bulldog Shop

News & Achievements Archive

Anderson Gallery awarded prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant

The Anderson Gallery was awarded a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant of $20,000 for the upcoming exhibition of artists Duane Slick and Martin Smick.

Duane Slick is an artist of Native American descent, the Meskwaki Nation of Iowa and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Nebraska. His acrylic paintings blend the subjects of oral and visual Native American traditions with a focus on trickster strategies and modernist/post-modernist painting histories.

Martin Smick is an artist who has been living and working in Rhode Island since 2007 and has taught in the Painting Department at Rhode Island School of Design since 2013. Both artists have exhibited nationally and have collaborated on two previous exhibitions.

As collaborators, Slick and Smick are conscious of their respective cultural identities and have been able to create exhibitions that engage in issues surrounding Native culture. The grant will fund their site-specific installation at the Anderson Gallery that will be open to the public from Oct. 26–Dec. 10, 2023.

Lilah Anderson, Anderson Gallery Exhibitions and Community Engagement Manager 

For Students Archive

Drake Cheer Tryouts May 6

Drake Cheer tryouts for the 2023–2024 year will be held May 6 at 8 a.m. in the Knapp Center. The Drake Cheerleading Team consists of men and women whose primary purpose is to support Drake athletics and Drake University. The purpose of the squad is to boost school spirit, promote good sportsmanship, develop positive crowd involvement, and help student participants and spectators enjoy the athletic event. Cheer squad activities should center on leading and directing the cheering of fans. Find more information about Drake Cheer and tryouts.

Megan Franklin, Athletics

News & Achievements Archive

Psi Chi award winners

Three psychology students, Alex Chavez, Brittany Scott, and Bridgette Browning received a Psi Chi Award for their presentation, “The PSASE Project: Impact of a Vocational Intervention on Application Self-Efficacy,” at the 95th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association Association in Chicago.  These students worked under the mentorship of Meaghan Rowe-Johnson, assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Chris Klietherme, Associate Professor of Psychology

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Call for nominations: Global Scholar/Practitioner-in-Residence

The Principal Center for Global Citizenship invites nominations for the Global Scholar/Practitioner-in-Residence program for Spring 2024, 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. Two scholars will be selected.

Nomination Instructions

Candidates should be nominated by the academic unit to which they will be attached. Please submit the following supporting materials:

  • A nomination letter discussing the qualifications of the candidate and expected contributions to the department and University as a whole
  • Candidate’s biographical information
  • A letter of interest from the candidate
  • A letter of support from the department chair and college/school dean, including how the scholar advances departmental and college/school strategic goals related to internationalization

Nominations should be directed to Annique Kiel, executive director of Global Engagement and International Programs, by May 24, 2023. 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:

  1. A record of recognized international leadership and distinguished professional accomplishment in their field
  2. A documented commitment to international understanding and global citizenship
  3. An ability to bring unique perspectives and experiences to the Drake community
  4. A willingness and ability to offer courses that complement the existing curriculum and meet rigorous academic standards.

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.

— Hannah Sappenfield, Global Engagement

Campus Announcements Archive

Network access change for operating systems

Beginning May 14, 2023, all devices using Windows 7 or 8 operating systems or macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or lower will be blocked from accessing Drake networks.

Due to our security requirements, we need to ensure that non-vendor supported, older operating system versions are not accessing Drake networks. Once a vendor no longer supports security updates for an older operating system, we do not allow them on Drake networks in order to maintain campus technology wellbeing and prevent security risks.

Faculty and staff who have not already done so can set up technology consultations with IT using the Custom Technology Consultation/Training ticket. We urge faculty to reach out to ITS as soon as possible to upgrade existing or prepare new equipment for the summer and upcoming fall semesters. If needed, faculty and staff can submit a request to purchase new equipment using the Computer/Peripheral Request, allowing 6–8 weeks for new technology to be processed.

Students returning in the fall who need to upgrade their operating system can visit the Support Center in the lower level of Carnegie Hall for assistance. Mac users can find compatible devices for macOS Ventura, Monterey, and Big Sur at these links. Most Windows devices are compatible with modern operating systems.

If you have questions or concerns about the network change, please reach out to Jerome Hilscher, Assistant CITO and Director, Campus Relations at jerome.hilscher@drake.edu.If you have questions about your device or issues updating your operating system, visit service.drake.edu/its, call 515-271-3001, or visit the Support Center in the lower level of Carnegie Hall.

Jerome Hilscher, ITS