Drake University thanks Jessica Morgan-Tate for serving as the University’s Title IX administrator since 2018. Jessica is leaving Drake to accept a position in Arizona.
Assistant Director of Public Safety and Operational Services Tricia McKinney will serve as interim Title IX coordinator until the position is filled. Tricia has experience in Title IX matters and is trained in Title IX, VAWA, and Clery reporting. We are grateful for Tricia’s willingness to serve as a resource to students, faculty, and staff.
The search process for the Title IX coordinator role is underway—watch for updates in future issues of OnCampus. The Title IX office can be contacted at (515) 271-4956 or titleIX@drake.edu.
The Office of University Communications and Marketing is excited to announce the launch of its new internal department site within the University intranet. Content on this site is only accessible to internal audiences (faculty, staff, and students). You can find UCM’s internal department site by going to:
On the department site, you will find UCM’s Toolkit with helpful brand, editorial, logo, and graphic design resources; PowerPoint and Word templates; and information about the people and functions of UCM.
ITS is helping departments across campus create internal department sites. These sites are an ideal place to house internal-audience content securely and provide an easier path to navigate to employee forms, resources, department news, and other key information for the Drake community.
If your department would like to transition to an internal department site, contact Jeff Regan, technical project manager, at jeffrey.regan@drake.edu.
— Kelsey Faybik, University Communications and Marketing
An Evening with Ty Marcellus: Creator of NightWraith and Nu World Comics will be held Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in Sussman Auditorium, Olmsted Center. Ty Marcellus has combined his music career with his passion for comics to create a universe with over 1,000 characters, and he’s combined music with each adventure.
This event is sponsored by the Office of Campus Equity and Inclusion and Coalition of Black Students.
As a request from our insurance provider and as part of the updated University Driver Approval and Vehicle Operation Policy, all approved drivers will need to watch a distracted driving video annually to continue to be an approved driver with the University. The Risk and Insurance department will send out an email to each faculty and staff member that is listed as an approved driver with a login and instructions for the video. This will need to be completed in the month of February. If you receive an email and are no longer driving on behalf of the University, please let us know so as we will update our records.
Coming in August, the Risk and Insurance Office and Environmental Health and Safety Department will be implementing a new golf cart safety program. We will update you as we finalize this program early this summer.
The web-based Drake Undergraduate Social Science Journal (DUSSJ) is accepting submissions for its Spring 2022 edition. Any current Drake undergraduate (or recent graduate) is eligible to submit a paper on a topic in the social sciences (political science, international relations, anthropology, sociology, economics, history, and social psychology). Submissions may be short analytic essays or longer research papers. Papers that feature thoughtful, original analysis, polished writing, and careful citation are especially welcome!
The deadline for submission is Friday, Feb. 11.
No more than one submission per person will be considered. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by a student editorial board. When submitting a paper, please indicate if it is a research paper or short analytic essay. Also, please indicate the primary discipline and any secondary discipline(s).
Questions and submissions should be sent to the DUSSJ faculty advisors, Professor Li and Professor Henderson at advisor.dussj@gmail.com.
The Des Moines Women’s Club has 14 different scholarship programs available to students from Polk, Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, or Warren Counties.
If you will be enrolled in the Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 semesters, complete the 2022–2023 FAFSA to be considered for need-based grants and federal student loans.
If you need assistance completing the FAFSA, please contact the Office of Student Financial Planning.
One of the interesting byproducts of COVID-19 has been a spike in remote work arrangements. As we have discussed in the past, hybrid working arrangements are likely here to stay. As we work on finalizing our new updated policies related to hybrid work, there’s a companion topic: out-of-state work.
COVID-19’s impact on the mobility of the workforce has prompted many states to review their state practices on income tax treatment of teleworking employees and the threshold requirements for employers to register as a business in their state.
Consequently, we are taking a fresh look at our existing Out-of-State Policy to assure it is clear, consistent, and adequately addresses the new landscape shaped by the COVID experience.
It is important to note that each state has different requirements for employers conducting business within their borders. A separate set of state income tax laws impact employees conducting business in any given state. This policy is designed to appropriately manage risk associated with both of these topics.
Fun Fact: As of January, 2022, Drake is conducting business in several states where we anticipate an on-going need for active registration. These include: Iowa (naturally), Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, and Vermont. There are additional states where we have temporary registration based on short-term needs, but we do not intend to continue active registration. Most states require annual registration—so this list regularly expands and shrinks over time.
However, it’s more complex than that. If we are not currently registered to conduct business in a state, we also have to review the state’s unique labor and employment laws. There could be different forms of paid leave, a state (or municipal) minimum wage, workers’ compensation, etc. If we are going to have employees in another state working on Drake’s behalf, we want to do so lawfully and ethically and this doesn’t happen without time, care, and effort.
The updated policy is now posted for public comment, and it addresses both situations where Drake may be interested in hiring a new employee who will remain out-of-state and situations where an existing employee may want to temporarily or permanently relocate out-of-state. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please share them. This will help inform final edits.
Please be sure to read next week’s OnCampus for an update on the Customized Work Arrangements policy and related policies that have also been under review.
— Maureen De Armond, Human Resources; Heather Travis, Controller
Drake HR is happy to share with you a message from our new partners at Broadlawns Medical Center:
Broadlawns Medical Center is so pleased to become your Tier 1 healthcare partners in 2022! We’re committed to providing exceptional, personalized care that keeps you healthy and feeling your best. We offer a broad range of services to meet your healthcare needs, including:
Here are a few resources to assist you as you familiarize yourself with Broadlawns Medical Center:
Find A Provider/Service: You can find a provider, specialty, or service on our website using our Find A Doctor
Maps and Directions: You can find directions and maps for each of our locations on our Maps and Directions webpage.
Patient Portal: Once you have established care, be sure to enroll in our Patient Portal. Our Patient Portal allows you to view and monitor your health information, request appointments, securely message your provider… and so much more!
Broadlawns Pharmacy: Our pharmacy is conveniently located on our main campus so you can stop by after your appointment. You can request refills with ease and message your pharmacist using our Pharmacy App.
Questions About Broadlawns Services: If you have any questions regarding Broadlawns services, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via our Contact Us page.
Questions About Coverage: If you have questions regarding your insurance coverage, please reach out to Wellmark.
If you haven’t seen Broadlawns lately…
Here are some of the exciting things that have happened in recent years:
March 2016: Completion of our newly renovated 30-bed inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.
November 2016: Opening of Broadlawns East University Clinic.
March 2017: Opening of Broadlawns Medical Plaza, which houses our Family Health Center, Geriatric & Memory Clinic, Outpatient Mental Health, Dental Clinic, and Pain Management Center.
November 2017: Completion of our 14-bed expansion for Inpatient Behavioral Health focusing on major depression.
June 2018: Psychiatric Urgent Care opens (The first in the State of Iowa).
August 2020: A new 42,000 sq ft hospital floor was added to our Sands building that includes a Birthing Center, Med/Surg and ICU unit. See photos of the new Birthing Center.
October 2020: New Connections addiction center opens in newly constructed space within the Broadlawns Medical Plaza.
February 2021: A brand new lab with state-of-the-art facilities.
COMING SOON: Broadlawns Surgery Department is doubling in size with new OR suites, Endoscopy suites, robotics, pre and post-operative patient suites.
Keep up to date with the latest happenings at Broadlawns by following us on social media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter.
We look forward to getting to know you and your families and attending to your healthcare needs.
Faculty co-leaders Gesine Gerhard and Dorothy Pisarski are offering two more opportunities to inquire about Heritage and Holocaust, the travel seminar to Germany and Poland which departs May 30.
