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For Faculty, For Staff

Two Days Only: 25% Off Your Entire Purchase

Bulldog Shop’s Faculty and Staff Appreciation Sale is back!
Stop by the Bulldog Shop Nov. 23–24 to get 25% off your entire in-store purchase. It’s the perfect time to stock up on cozy Drake hoodies, grab gifts for family and friends, or treat yourself to fresh Bulldog gear before winter break.
Plus, enjoy a little something extra while you shop with complimentary coffee and cookies.
  • Dates: November 23 and 24
  • Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Location: In-store only
  • Details: 25% discount applied at checkout with your Drake faculty/staff ID
Come grab a cookie, score some great gear, and let us say thank you for everything you do. We can’t wait to see you!

— Bulldog Shop

For Faculty, For Staff, Strategic Updates

2026 United Way of Central Iowa Giving Campaign is This Week!

Our annual opportunity to contribute to United Way of Central Iowa, as a University, is this week! Your optional participation can be one of three ways: financial, volunteering, and/or needed supplies. We’ll continue to have some fun giving-level incentives as well.  This especially includes the incentive of getting a full-day off on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving instead of a half-day. That is, if we can hit our campaign participation goal of 30%!

The campaign kicked-off yesterday with an email from Mary Sellers from United Way of Central Iowa and will conclude on Friday, Nov. 13. Some highlights to share:

  • The campaign is part of our identity: being proudly of our place, celebrating our neighborhood, our city, and our many partnerships
  • 100% of the funds donated remain in central Iowa (Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties)
  • 1 in 3 central Iowa households are unable to afford basic needs
  • United Way financially supports many organizations that are partners with Drake including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa

More details about this years campaign, giving level incentives, our supply drive, and volunteer opportunities can be found on this site.

Thank you for any participation!

— Nate Reagen, Office of the President

Campus Announcements Archive

Drake Alumni Award Nominations Open

The most visible sign of the vitality of a University can be seen by examining the success and achievements of its alumni. Drake University and the National Alumni Association Board of Directors are proud to honor exceptional graduates with the Drake University Alumni Awards.

Do you know a deserving alum? Whether you are student, staff or faculty member, please consider nominating them.

These awards recognize the significant contributions of our alumni to their alma mater, their profession, and their communities.

Please submit your nomination by the deadline of Monday, Nov. 9. Have questions about the process or need help with your nomination? Contact Andy Verlengia at andrew.verlengia@drake.edu.

— Andy Verlengia, Alumni Relations

Campus Announcements Archive

Celebrating National First-Gen Student Day

Nov. 8 is National First-Generation Student Day. Drake defines a first-generation student as a college student whose parents/legal guardians have not received a bachelor’s degree from a four-year university. At Drake, First-generation students make up 29% of Drake’s new student population. This includes 20% of new first year students.

The Office of New Student and Family Programs, Drake First-Gen Bulldogs Student Organization, and college/school academic offices are partnering to celebrate Drake first-generation students, staff, and faculty.

Check out the schedule of events to celebrate our First-Gen Bulldogs!

— Marina Verlengia, Academic Excellence & Student Success

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

2026 United Way of Central Iowa Giving Campaign Begins Nov. 9

Our annual opportunity to contribute to United Way of Central Iowa, as a University, is coming again the week of Nov. 9. Your optional participation can be one of three ways: financial, volunteering, and/or needed supplies. We’ll continue to have some fun giving-level incentives as well.  This especially includes the incentive of getting a full-day off on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving instead of a half-day. That is, if we can hit our campaign participation goal of 30%!

The campaign will kick-off on Monday, Nov. 9, with an email from United Way of Central Iowa and will conclude on Friday, Nov. 13. Some highlights to share:

  • The campaign is part of our identity: being proudly of our place, celebrating our neighborhood, our city, and our many partnerships
  • 100% of the funds donated remain in central Iowa (Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties)
  • 1 in 3 central Iowa households are unable to afford basic needs
  • United Way financially supports many organizations that are partners with Drake including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa

More details about this years campaign, giving level incentives, our supply drive, and volunteer opportunities can be found on this site.

Looking forward to a great week!

— Nate Reagen, Office of the President

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Drake’s Continuous Improvement Plan: Our Strategic Plan

As always, you are encouraged to review Drake’s Continuous Improvement Plan which is our strategic plan. This page reflects our mission, inspiration, and identity statements. This page contains all of our objectives along with major, university initiatives. Please take time to explore how each of those objectives are embodied in many ways across our campus. You can do so by clicking on the “Learn More” link or the “+” in each objective area to see more on student, faculty, and staff successes.

This site is continuously updated and can be found any time by going to the drake.edu home page, clicking on “About Drake” and selecting “Continuous Improvement.”

— Nate Reagen, Office of the President

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

All Staff Council Chili Lunch and Bake Off Today

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 29; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fisher Stelter Hall, Johansen Student Center

WHAT: Chili Lunch and Bake-Off Contest

COST: $5, includes chili, drink and dessert

Come enjoy some yummy chili (vegetarian and gluten free options) while building community with coworkers—all you care to eat for just $5 (cash, credit and Bulldog Bucks accepted).  Not coming for the chili? Feel free to stop by at no charge to hang out with friends and support your baking coworkers.

In addition, we are sponsoring The Great Drake Bake Off contest. Winners will be announced at 12:30. The top three winners will receive prizes!  

— Toni White, On behalf of All Staff Council

Campus Announcements Archive

J-Term and Spring 2027 Registration, Schedule of Classes

The J-Term and Spring 2027 schedule of classes and related registration information is available online. Registration begins Monday, Nov. 2.

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. 16, 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, October 26th. Requests submitted after this date may be delayed.

The change of record request can be found by navigating to myDrake, selecting Self-Service under commonly used apps, and clicking on the link for the change of record request under Student Records.

— Ryan Trump, Academic Excellence & Student Success

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Update Your Email Signature

It’s time to refresh your Drake email signature! Due to recent server changes, logos and some social icons that were previously used in Drake email signatures have now been moved to a new location. Faculty and staff are encouraged to take a couple minutes to generate a new signature to ensure any image files being used can continue to display correctly.

How to Update Your Email Signature:

  1. Visit the UCM Toolkit, and select “Open Email Signature Generator“.
  2. Select the Templates tab on the left and choose your desired signature template.
  3. Return to the Build tab. (Your selected template will automatically replace the previous one.)
  4. Complete the form with your information.
  5. Select Copy Signature, then paste into your signature field in Outlook.

    Instructions for finding the signature field can be found directly on the page, after selecting “Copy Signature”.

Please note: Athletics signature options should only be used by Athletics staff.

For any questions related to using the email signature generator, please reach out to Kelsey Faybik, Director of Web and Creative Services, at kelsey.faybik@drake.edu.