Deconstruct basic exercises and learn proper alignment in a workshop on lifting weights on March 28 from 4–5 p.m. Whether you’re new the world of weightlifting, or just want to double check your form, we’ll have a fun going through squats, deadlifts, push-ups and more! Free fitness journal for the first ten people who sign up.
— Gail Witte, Recreational Services
Join us at the Bell Center for a blacklight fitness party April 13 from 7:45–9 p.m. Glow Mix is a combination of high intensity interval training and yoga flow. We’ll provide the glow paint, sticks, and bracelets!
— Gail Witte, Recreational Services
The Harkin Institute invites the Drake community to come to the Tom and Ruth Harkin Center on Thursday, March 30, at 6 p.m. for a conversation with Iowa State Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs.
Rep. Turek will discuss his experience finding career success and navigating local politics with a disability. Audience members will also have a chance to ask Rep. Turek questions.
This event will be both in-person and virtually. If you’d like to attend virtually, sign up here.
American Sign Language and live-captioning will be provided. Contact harkininstitute@drake.edu with questions or to request additional accommodation.
WHEN: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center (2800 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309)
— Kathryn Kuckelman, Harkin Institute
As part of Employee Appreciation Month, Human Resources has been adding one Drake trivia question in each issue of OnCampus.
Last week’s winner was Thad Smull. Congratulations! The answer to last week’s trivia was Garth Brooks.
Here is the final trivia question: This famous father/son architect duo, whose creations included the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and Washington Dulles International Airport, also designed some of the buildings on the Drake campus. Name this father/son duo.
The first faculty or staff member who correctly answers the question will receive $10 in Bulldog Bucks. Answers should be submitted to linda.feiden@drake.edu. We won’t accept any answers submitted prior to the OnCampus email distribution.
Good luck!
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Bulldogs, the midterm and end of the year can feel extra stressful. Many students seek out counseling to assist with their stress during this time. The great news is that we have a new resource called Uwill which offers immediate access to teletherapy, a 24/7/365 Drake crisis line for Drake Students, and more than 50 self-help resources!
It is free and all you have to do is sign up at app.uwill.com with your drake email.
If you need assistance, there is support available for you. We hope you sign up today.
— Kayla Bell-Consolver, Student Counseling Center
This spring the Student Counseling Center launched a new FREE mental health resource for students called UWill. Uwill provides a variety of resources that can instantly help students improve their mental health:
Although this resource is available to students, many students have denied awareness to this resource and its benefits. We need your help sharing this resource with your students during classes, through emails, in 1:1s, and in any student interactions when a student presents a mental health concern.
Here is a 10-minute Panopto Video that explains this resource more.
For questions about this resource, contact Kayla Bell-Consolver, director, Student Counseling Center, at kayla.bell@drake.edu.
— Kayla Bell, Student Counseling Center
Do you enjoy spending time with students? Looking for a new opportunity to interact? If you would enjoy being a key part of welcoming new students and supporting their transition to the Drake community, please consider joining the Blueprint for Success team and teaching a section of Drake’s first-year student success course. Jenny Jones, Director of Graduate Programs in the Zimpleman College of Business, shared the following about her experience: “I’ve taught several sections Blueprint for Success/Bulldog Foundations over the past few years and have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to connect with the incoming students. As an instructor, you get to help the student acclimate not just to Drake University but to college life as a whole. You can create an environment where the students help each other adjust and learn from each other’s experiences. Each section I’ve led has had a different personality, but each section has been rewarding.”
Blueprint for Success helps students consider concepts and develop skills that are crucial for the development of meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. Students will explore the elements of an equitable and inclusive community, consider life skills necessary for success, and refine academic strategies. This course helps students transition into the Drake community with ease.
The course meets for 11 sessions, 50 minutes each session. The sessions will be spread out through the fall semester. Instructors will be given all curriculum, materials, and facilitator guides for the course, and will not need to develop any curriculum on their own. In addition, instructors will partner with a peer mentor, and upper-class student leader who can help facilitate class sessions, support discussion, and be a valuable resource to your students.
In addition to assigned class time, chosen instructors will need to attend an all-day training the week of Aug. 1, a check-in meeting the week of October 15 and a wrap-up meeting during the week of Fall 2023 finals. Instructors will be paid a $1000 stipend for teaching Blueprint for Success unless this course serves as a part of your full-time teaching load. Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent, and teaching experience is preferred but not required. Have questions? Sign up for a short consultation session.
To apply, fill out the google form. The application is due Friday, April 7.
— Blueprint for Success Planning Team
ITS has ongoing efforts to maintain and strengthen the security of University data and systems. The number of cybersecurity incidents continues to grow worldwide, and we have seen recent events that have shut down local businesses and schools. ITS prioritizes your information security and safety, and we are doing our part to protect resources and data.
Our recent focus has been on security measures, such as email encryption and enforcement of multifactor authentication requirements. In the upcoming weeks and months, you will see additional precautions put in place. This will include limiting services that can be accessed on the guest network and restricting unsupported computer operating systems from using Drake networks.
To keep your information secure and keep Drake safe, keep the following tips in mind.
Download the MFA app. Multifactor authentication helps ensure you are the only one accessing your personal information.
Keep your devices up to date. Visit the Support Center on campus if you require assistance updating your laptop or computer to the most recent operating system version.
Use the Drake network. Faculty, staff, and students should use eduroam for their wireless connection at Drake. DUGuest is intended for guests of the university and will have limited access.
Be aware of your surroundings. If you are using a Drake system in a public setting, keep an eye on who can see your screen and has access to your information.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach ITS at https://service.drake.edu/its, by phone at 515-271-3001, or by visiting the lower level of Carnegie Hall.
— Gillian Mohn, ITS
The 2023 Harkin on Wellness (HOW) Symposium will take place on Thursday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Olmsted Center. The symposium is free but registration is required.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems were overrun with patients and supply chain issues disrupted our access to healthy foods. Community leaders and organizations responded by creating new approaches to address the relationship between food and health. These new approaches include the growth of food systems coalitions and councils working to shape, advise, and implement food policy. These groups also worked to increase opportunities and reduce barriers to healthy outcomes at the regional level.
This year’s Symposium will showcase the work being done at state and local levels to improve people’s lives by reimagining the food system from farm to table and everywhere in between.
We are pleased to welcome Deputy Under Secretary for the USDA’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean and Dr. Walter Willett, M.D., Dr. P.H., Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and co-chair of the EAT-Lancet Commission as the keynote speakers for HOW 2023. Additional speakers will include experts on the environmental impacts of food production and on local approaches to improving health and wellness.
American Sign Language (ASL) and live captions in English will be available for all general session content for all attendees. ASL are available for breakout sessions upon request. (To request accommodations or ask accommodation questions email harkininstitute@drake.edu.)
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
In Person Location: Olmsted Center at Drake University (2875 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311)
Virtual Location: Livestream (access details and link will be sent to registered virtual attendees closer to the date of the event)
Registration: This event is free but registration is required.
For more information: https://harkininstitute.drake.edu/2023/02/23/how-2023/
— Kathryn Kuckelman, Harkin Institute
Students in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences have access to new interactive 3D virtual technology for learning human anatomy and physiology. Drake is one of the few institutions in Iowa to now have an Anatomage Table, the most technologically advanced 3D anatomy visualization and virtual dissection tool for anatomy and physiology education. The Anatomage Table has been shown to be an effective educational tool to allow students to interact with accurate, well-preserved cadavers in digital form.
The Anatomage Table is the only fully segmented real human 3D anatomy platform. Students visualize anatomy exactly as they would on a fresh cadaver with individual structures reconstructed in accurate, high-resolution 3D. The anatomy is presented as a fully interactive, life-sized touchscreen experience, in operatory bed form.
Faculty in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will begin integrating the use of the Anatomage Table into select courses in the spring of 2023, with full integration into courses in the fall of 2023.
Learn more here.
— Kaylyn Maher, CPHS
