As a reminder, Carpenter Ave. west of 25th Street will be closed beginning Aug. 1 for the Performing Arts Hall roof replacement project. This closure will extend until Aug. 15. If you normally park on Carpenter Ave. west of 25th Street, please find alternate parking between Aug. 1–15.
— Colin Atkinson, Facilities Planning and Management
As a reminder, you may ride the DART bus for free by showing the driver your Drake ID. DART bus service is offering special transit options for upcoming events in Des Moines this summer.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Our beloved live mascot, Griff II, is celebrating his fifth birthday with a party on Saturday, July 15, from 1–3 p.m. at Black Cat Ice Cream. The address is 2511 Cottage Grove Avenue, Des Moines. Join your Dog for some blue birthday cake ice cream and photos. Instead of birthday gifts, Griff II asks you to consider bringing non-perishable food and/or hygiene products to help him restock the Little Free Pantries in the Drake Neighborhood. Griff II can’t wait to see you!
—Erin Bell, University Communications and Marketing
Parking permit sales for the upcoming academic year will begin Monday, July 10. Log into myDrake and select “Parking Tag Registration” to register for your pass. Please make sure to have your license plate number available at the time of registration, and please enter it without spaces or dashes.
Permits will be available on a first come, first serve basis, and we ask that all permit sales be done online. The payroll deduct process can also be completed online, and is available to full-time, benefit-eligible part-time, and adjunct employees. Credit/debit card is also accepted for any pass purchase. An email confirmation will be sent to you when your pass is ready to be picked up at the Student Services Desk in Olmsted, please bring an ID for verification.
Resident passes: $395 (blue, 24/7 parking)
Premium passes: $280 (yellow, Olmsted lot; red, Ray Promenade lots)
Perimeter passes: $125 (all orange and purple lots)
Evening/Weekend passes: $100 (valid from 4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., Monday through Friday, and all day on weekends)
Passes are valid from August 2023 to August 2024, and will be available to pick up in the Student Services Center (Olmsted) in August.
Please visit drake.edu/map to see where the lots are located, and contact studentservices@drake.edu for questions.
— Sara Heijerman, Student Services
We are excited to bring back a long-held tradition, Move-In Crew! Prior to the pandemic, students, staff, and faculty would sign up to help first-year students move into the residence halls. We want to invite your organization to be part of this exciting tradition.
We are currently recruiting volunteers to assist with new student move-in day on Wednesday, Aug. 23. All volunteers will receive a Move-In Crew t-shirt. We will recognize student organizations that provide at least three volunteers on the back of the shirt.
Please use the link below to sign up for one of three shifts. Even if you can only come for part of a shift, we encourage you to sign up.
Students utilizing the Drake Tuition Waiver benefit for undergraduate degree programs in the Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 semesters are required to complete the 2023–2024 FAFSA before by June 30, 2023. See Drake’s Tuition Waiver Policy for more details.
Employees should complete the Tuition Waiver Application for each semester that the employee or eligible dependent wishes to utilize this benefit.
— Ryan Zantingh, Financial Aid Office
Ice Cream Week is coming! During the last week in June, Provost Mattison invites you to gather some colleagues, take a walk down to Black Cat Ice Cream on Cottage Grove, and enjoy a free cup or cone of one of their amazing ice cream or sorbet flavors.
You can pick up your ticket at the Provost’s Office in Old Main anytime from June 27–30.
Happy summer!
— Madison Bemus, Office of the Provost
Cowles Library is proud to share our June monthly collections: materials written and shared by and about the LGBTQ+ community and featured fiction and nonfiction books commemorating Juneteenth.
Pride Month featured collection
Juneteenth featured collection
— Erin Menardi, Cowles Library
You are invited to a series of open forums with the final three candidates for the Associate Provost for Online Education position.
During these forums, each candidate will briefly present their vision for online programming and take questions from the campus community. Please join us via Teams at the any of the following times to ask your questions and get to know the finalists for this position.
Please use the following links to log in:
Dr. Jennifer Miller: 6/21, 1:00-2:00 pm
Dr. Mandara Savage: 6/23, 3:30-4:30 pm
Dr. Belle Cowden: 6/28, 3:30-4:30 pm
— Madison Bemus, Office of the Provost
This group will focus on writing instruction, activities, assignments, and assessments for First-Year Seminar. Instructors who participate in this project will have a one-semester commitment that will include:
After the initial meeting(s) with the Director of Writing to develop a writing assignment or writing project, participants will receive a stipend of $500. After completing the requirements and attending the final meeting, participants will receive an additional $500.
If you are interested in participating, or if you have questions, please contact Megan Brown (megan.brown@drake.edu) by June 30.
— Megan Brown, Professor of English