Start off the fall season right with Bulldog Bootcamp. This is a 4-week free group training program from Oct. 17–Nov. 9 that will provide you with a fun, yet challenging experience. The program is completed with a small group of Drake students on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. with the implementation of HIIT and strength training workouts. Sign up for fun workouts with your friends today.
Email recmarketing@drake.edu for more info and sign up by Oct. 10.
Grab your walking shoes and join this year’s Healthiest State Walk on Wednesday, Oct. 5. For those working on campus, we invite all faculty, staff, and students to meet at noon at the start of the Bulldog Mile. This one-mile path begins outside the Olmsted Center (just southeast of the building). We will have a drawing for some prizes, and then follow the signs and giant paw prints on the sidewalk as we make our way around and through campus. Bring a colleague or make it a team or department event. If it is raining, we will move the event to the indoor track at the Knapp Center.
For those not on campus, we encourage you to take a break sometime during the day on Oct. 5 and go for a walk. Then send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu for a chance at additional prizes. Let’s get moving!
— Linda Feiden, HR
This is the fourth year of Drake’s Walktober step challenge with Des Moines University and Wesley Life. Each site has won the challenge (and coveted trophy) once, which makes this the tie breaker year. To bring the trophy back to the Drake campus, we need your help, by joining the Drake Walktober step challenge team.
You will receive a journal and instructions to track your daily steps both on and off campus during the month of October. Any movement that records steps will count toward the total. Along the way, you will receive fun facts and have a chance at individual prizes. This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students. Send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu to register. Registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 30.
— Linda Feiden, HR
I would like to take a moment to remind everyone to make sure they have had an opportunity to review the two active shooter video’s (academic and residence hall) that were sent out Sept. 1. These videos focus on what to do if there is an active shooter on the Drake campus. While we hope we will never face an active shooter situation, we must focus on preparedness like we would for any other emergency, such as fire or weather events.
In support of our educational efforts in the area of active shooter response, Drake has revised two important policies that have direct implications. The University has posted for review of the policies on a Violence Free Campus and the Policy on Firearms, Other Lethal Weapons, Fireworks and Dangerous Objects. Members of the Drake community are encouraged to review and comment on these policy revisions by Oct. 16, 2022.
— Scott Law, Public Safety and University Operations
Come practice speaking in Spanish with conversation facilitators from Bolivia and Argentina. Students, faculty, and staff of all levels are welcome to join Kate and Ana at the at Cowles Library during the following days and times:
Monday/Lunes: 4:30–5:30 p.m., Cowles Library, Room 234A
Tuesday/Martes: 4:30–6:30 p.m., Cowles Library, Room 234
Wednesday/Miércoles: 6–7 p.m., Cowles Library, Room 045
Friday/Viernes 4:15–5:15 p.m., Cowles Library, Room 045
There are no Conversation Hours during University holidays and finals week. For accommodations or questions, email inbal.mazar@drake.edu.
— Cati Davis, Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences
Starting today, the Self Service registration-related pages have new features. You will see a new link: Registration & Schedule on the Registration card and on your Student Profile left navigation menu. From this link you will access the new registration landing page where you can register for classes, view the schedule of classes, the course catalog, and your current and past schedules. You can view registration-related Knowledge Base articles to help you navigate the new screens. If you experience a technical issue with the new registration pages, please submit an ITS ticket here. As a reminder, you will be able to access the former registration pages by clicking the Registration and Schedules (Legacy) link on the Registration card. This link will be available through Feb. 17, 2023.
Faculty and staff also use the new registration landing page to access the schedule of classes and course catalog. If you do not currently see the Registration card in your Self Service screen, click the blue Discover More button. To add the card to your homepage, click the bookmark icon in the upper right corner of the card. You will continue to provide registration overrides and viewing your advisees’ schedules and degree audits in the current Self Service pages. For more instructions on navigating these pages, view the Self Service Knowledge Base articles here.
— Jenny Tran-Johnson, Registrar
Full-time employees in a regular position at Drake University are eligible to participate in two tuition exchange programs, which offer waived or discounted tuition at other participating institutions for employees, their spouse/partner, or eligible dependent(s).
Those wishing to apply for tuition exchange in the 2023–2024 academic year can apply now. Applications should only be completed for students not already approved for tuition exchange—those who have been approved for tuition exchange in prior years will automatically be re-certified for consideration in the 2023–2024 academic year (assuming the employee remains eligible).
There are 3 main steps in the tuition exchange application process:
Schools have different application deadlines and timelines for announcing award determinations. It is the employee’s responsibility to submit the tuition exchange application early enough to allow time for step #2 to be completed in advance of each school’s deadlines.
Details about each of Drake’s tuition exchange programs are provided below:
Tuition Exchange, Inc. (TE)
TE has over 670 participating schools. Visit tuitionexchange.org to learn more, view participating schools, and to submit an application.
Council of Independent Colleges & Universities Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP)
CIC-TEP has over 440 participating schools. Visit cic.edu/tep to learn more, view participating schools, and to submit an application.
— Ryan Zantingh, Student Financial Planning
As we previously shared, Drake’s applicant tracking system (ATS), Hire Touch, is being sunset at the end of this year. We have contracted with PageUp to provide our new ATS.
In our last update, we asked for your help in naming our new job postings site. After considering suggestions from campus, we have decided to call the new application page Jobs@Drake. This will be the place to find and apply for Drake faculty and staff jobs. Handshake will continue to be the place for our students to find and apply for on campus student employment opportunities.
The ITS and HR project team continues to work closely with PageUp representatives to be prepared for the switch later this year. The team is currently working to connect Banner and PageUp and recently began testing to confirm PageUp is setup correctly. At present, the project team is anticipating a late fall launch. You can expect to hear from us next when we have determined the actual launch date and are ready to begin our training and transition work.
Here’s a high-level sneak peak on what’s ahead. We plan to have training and simulation opportunities for those involved in faculty and staff recruitment. Additionally, we plan to create documentation to help guide you through the new system. Finally, we will work with departments that have live postings so they are properly transitioned to PageUp.
For now, please keep following current recruitment practices using HireTouch. If you have any specific questions, concerns, or suggestions, please feel free to share them with us. You can contact the project manager, Kris Brewster, ITS, or send them to Maureen De Armond, Human Resources.
— Kris Brewster, ITS; Maureen De Armond, HR
The Spring 2023 schedule of classes and related registration information is available online. Registration begins Monday, Oct. 31.
View registration information, including the registration time table that shows when you become eligible to register. View the schedule of classes.
Some courses will be temporarily reserved for students who have declared a certain field-of-study (major, minor, concentration, or endorsement). On Monday, Nov. 14, those reservations will be removed. Note that some courses have restrictions that are permanent.
If you are an undergraduate or pharmacy student intending to make any changes to your field-of-study and have those changes take effect before registration begins, file your changes via the change of record request no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24. Requests submitted after this date may be delayed.
— Ryan Trump, Office of the Registrar
During suicide prevention month (and beyond), it is imperative to validate and appreciate each person working at Drake and the incredible job each person does to make sure that Drake is on mission for our students and our community.
Did you know that, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 5 workers will experience a mental health condition in a year?
What can you do if you are feeling mentally strained?
What can you do if you see that a coworker seems to be struggling with mental health?
All in This Together—Together we can make a difference.
— Teresa Downs, Human Resources