You are invited to the next Provost’s Drake Social Wednesday, May 18, in the Cowles Library Reading Room beginning at 4 p.m.
During this event, faculty and staff who celebrated (or will be celebrating) a milestone anniversary or retirement between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, will be highlighted. Their names will be scrolled on video screens around the room.
Those who celebrated a milestone service anniversary between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2021, are also encouraged to attend. We were unable to hold this event in May 2020 or 2021 due to COVID restrictions.
There will be soft drinks, wine, beer, and light snacks. Take a moment to stop by and congratulate your co-workers!
Drake University is the proud host of the Iowa boys and girls state high school track meet. The meet will run from Thursday, May 19, through Saturday May 21. Staging and set up will begin on Tuesday, May 17, impacting Lot 18 north and south. This meet brings hundreds of high school athletes to Drake as well as thousands of guests.
This event will impact parking on campus. The following lots will have restricted access or will charge for non-Drake permitted vehicles: Lot 1 (FAC), Lot 4 (Tennis), Lots 18 N & S (STAH & Stadium), Lot 33 and the intramural field lots. Expect these lots as well as many lots on campus to be full early in the day and stay that way until early evening.
We ask that Drake students, faculty, and staff that need to be on campus Thursday–Saturday, plan accordingly, use public transportation if available and give yourself additional time to find parking and get where you need to be if you must drive. In keeping with our new remote work policy, those that can work remotely during this time period may wish to do so to avoid bringing vehicles to campus during this time.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation as we showcase our campus and the hospitality that is the hallmark of the Drake University community.
I know many of you were not able to make it to the live event featuring Cathy Davidson, author of The New Education: How to Revolutionize Higher Education to Prepare Students for a World in Flux so I am happy to be able to provide a link to it here, for those who might wish to watch and discuss.
We will be doing a book group when the new version of the text is finally released (there are delays), and reading her newest text, on individual classroom practices, as part of Books for Breakfast, next fall!
The annual Sapphire Awards program will be held Thursday, May 12, at 1 p.m. on Microsoft Teams. All staff are encouraged to attend the event virtually to support their fellow colleagues. Join the event.
All those who have won Called to be True Blue awards throughout the year will be honored, and the winners of the Sapphire Awards will be announced. The Employee Excellence and Levitt Community Service awards will also be presented.
The Drake Mission, Drake Commitment, Continuous Improvement Plan, and Every Bulldog a Changemaker priority of The Ones Campaign, all promote community engagement as a signature strength of a Drake education. Thanks to funding from the Slay Fund for Social Justice and the Olson Endowment for Global Service-Learning, the Office of Community Engaged Learning is able to support two faculty fellows to advance the work of community engaged learning on Drake’s campus. Fellows serve a one-year term beginning July 1 and receive a $3,000 stipend.
See our faculty fellows page for full position descriptions and application instructions or contact Renee with questions. Applications are due May 20, 2022.
Congratulations to Sally Haack (PharmD), Stacy Gnacinski (Health Science), Inbal Mazar (Spanish), & Anisa Hansen (PharmD), on their recent publication in the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement! Their article titled, Evaluating Reliability of the PRELOAD Rubric: Assessment of Service-Learning Course Syllabi, builds off the previous work of Haack and former Drake colleague Laura Kieren who developed and published the PRELOAD rubric (Kieran & Haack, 2018).
Join us as we bring the Caribbean to you on Saturday, May 7. Drake University’s African Caribbean Student Association presents the first Bacchanal Day Fest where Dancehall & Soca meet Afrobeats: the ultimate water celebration! Be there from 12–5 p.m. in Helmick Commons (the first 150 students who present their student ID get in for free).
This one is for the ages, you don’t want to miss it! Follow our socials for exclusive info: Instagram: @bulldogs.acsa and Facebook: ACSABulldogs.
The Offices of the Provost and Human Resources are excited to initiate a collaborative project re-envisioning faculty recruitment at Drake. The project team consists of Jennifer Harvey, Ann Guddall, and Drinda Williams in Academic Affairs; Maureen De Armond and Marli Jefferson in Human Resources; and with Renée Cramer and Sue Mattison as the project’s executive sponsors.
We will be seeking cutting edge best practices to help Drake attract and hire faculty who will help us meet our institutional goals, serve our students, and live Drake’s Core Values.
At present, the key deliverables have been identified as: (1) creating a strategic faculty recruitment guide with recommendations, templates, sample language, dos & don’ts, and other related resources designed to help solicit large, diverse pools of viable faculty applicants, adopt best practices in recruitment and hiring, and embedding consistent and legally compliant practices; (2) developing a technical guide for search chairs, hiring authorities, search committees, business office managers, HR, and the Provost Office (this will be designed to go with the new applicant tracking system that replaces Hire Touch, which will be sunset at the end of the calendar year); and (3) adopting comprehensive communication and training materials for stakeholders involved in future faculty searches.
The project team will work closely with the academic leaders to strike an appropriate balance between what aspects of faculty recruitment process and strategy should be consistent across the institution and what aspects are more appropriately tailored by the academic units.
The project team will be thoughtful in reaching out to recently hired faculty, recent search committee chairs, deans, academic chairs, business office managers of academic units, and other important stakeholders for feedback.
Since the project team will be working over the summer, it is important to capture ideas and suggestions from faculty prior to the close of the semester. The project team welcomes feedback on current strengths and weaknesses in the existing faculty recruitment processes, suggestions for new and innovative practices, or anything else that comes to mind. You are invited to email such messages to drakehr@drake.edu. Please use “Faculty Recruitment” as the email subject line and the message will be shared with the project team.
— Jennifer Harvey, Associate Provost, Campus Equity and Inclusion & Maureen De Armond, Executive Director of Human Resources
As we discussed in last week’s OnCampus, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This week, we wanted to provide some reminders about some of the resources available to Drake employees.
Broadlawns Medical Center
With our new partnership with Broadlawns Medical Center, Drake health plan participants can access mental health services and take advantage of virtual care visits with Broadlawns providers. As a reminder, all Broadlawns primary care providers are in-network.
Broadlawns Medical Center offers the most comprehensive delivery system for mental health services in Central Iowa. Its professionals are dedicated to excellence, compassion, and personalized care.
Providers from Broadlawns primary care, mental health and several specialty clinics offer virtual care services. Virtual Care Visits provide a safe and convenient way for you to access care through your existing provider or to establish care with a new healthcare provider. During your virtual care visit, Broadlawns providers can review your medical history, discuss chronic diseases, medications, acute concerns, symptoms of illness, mental health and prevention. Broadlawns also offers Outpatient Mental Health Services.
Broadlawns’ Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinical Director, Kindra Perry provides additional details about accessing these services:
Broadlawns Medical Center offers two platforms for virtual visits. The first option is through Doxy.me where a link is sent to you via text or email, and you can have your virtual appointment using your smart phone or computer. The second option is through the Broadlawns patient portal where you log into your patient account to have your virtual appointment via your smart phone or computer. To access either of these telehealth appointment options, simply request a virtual visit when scheduling your appointment, and you can select the platform that works best for you!
Throughout the month of May, we will share additional resources. These, however, are two core resources available to support you, your mental wellbeing, and the mental wellbeing of your family.
Consider taking a study break and join us in laying the foundation of the Sprout Food Forest.
Thanks to funding from Student Senate, we will be installing a walking path at the Sprout Garden and Food Forest on Thursday, May 5, (rain date Saturday, May 7). Volunteers are needed to help clear mulch and lay the gravel.
Gloves and tools are provided, please wear close toed shoes, and bring a water bottle and sunscreen. Volunteers will earn a free #DrakeServes shirt. Please review the available slots and signup: signupgenius.com/go/5080d4ea4ae23aaf94-sprout.
