Need some extra cash? Drake Dining is hiring all part-time positions at the following locations:
Please visit drake.joinhandshake.com to submit your application.
— Casey Morgan, Dining Services
Head to Hubbell Dining Hall every Wednesday for the What’s on Wednesdays (WOW) lunch special—all you care to eat for just $5.
— Casey Morgan, Dining Services
The writing workshop is staffed by trained peer tutors who help students identify areas of difficulty and work with them on a range of issues including fluency, organization, development, analysis and argument. Tutors also help students copyedit their work as needed.
The Writing Workshop is located in Cowles Library, Room 47, on the lower level. Students can sign-up for appointments at this website or by calling 515–271–4712.
—Renee Cramer, Provost’s Office
The writing workshop is staffed by trained peer tutors who help students identify areas of difficulty and work with them on a range of issues including fluency, organization, development, analysis and argument. Tutors also help students copyedit their work as needed.
The Writing Workshop is located in Cowles Library, Room 47, on the lower level. Students can sign-up for appointments at this website or by calling 271–4712.
If you refer your student to the workshop, please let us know via email (jody.swilky@drake.edu). Have them bring the assignment they are responding to, as well as any writing they have done to complete the assignment. If a student is referred, the tutor will send an email letting you know that your student has attended, and will briefly describe what work was done. If you do not receive an email from us, your student did not attend. If a student attends on his or her own, we do not inform professors unless the student specifically asks us to.
Workshop tutors are available to speak briefly to classes about the workshop. If you would like a tutor to come to your class, please call or email me. Please also feel free to call or email with questions about writing, about working with students for whom English is not a first language, or with questions about any student who is having particular difficulty with writing.
—Renee Cramer, Provost’s Office
Once again this year, the Provost’s Office will be providing hospitality support for pre-tenure and non-tenure-track faculty of color to gather in order to build community, share resources, and create networks of support and collegiality. Assistant Professor of Math Enes Akbuga will be convening all interested faculty for an initial meeting over coffee sometime during the week of Sept. 13. If you are interested in joining us, please send Enes an email (enes.akbuga@drake.edu). Both new and existing pre-tenured faculty are encouraged to join.
— Jennifer Harvey, Campus Equity and Inclusion
Here is a brief listing of what faculty can anticipate:
First Year Seminar faculty are invited to join each other for lunch and conversation on Sept. 17, Oct. 15, and Nov. 19 from 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Zoom for September; register here).
On Friday, Sept. 24, from 1–3 p.m. there will be an all-faculty-are-welcome Zoom conversation asking “How is Pandemic Changing our Pedagogy?” (venue TBD, register here) . In late November, we will have a session on Decolonizing Your Syllabus.
In October and November, Deputy Provost Renee Cramer and Associate Provost of Campus Equity and Inclusion Jen Harvey will co-sponsor a series of development opportunities meant to help instructors incorporate justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into their AOI courses.
On Oct. 1, Nov. 5, and Dec. 3, we’ll have brown bag lunches devoted to faculty research across the disciplines. Please reach out to renee.cramer@drake.edu if you have research-in-progress that you’d like to share.
Around mid-term, and finals, we’ll host “grading parties”—time set aside to drink hot cider or cocoa, and grade in solidarity with your faculty peers—with occasional breaks to talk assessment and student learning outcomes.
Don’t forget “Books for Breakfast!” We’re reading Burn-Out and The Slow Professor.
Finally, Drake welcomed 30+ at New Faculty Orientation (check out our group photo with Griff). They’ll meet two Fridays a month; established faculty who want to join and informally mentor are more than welcome to contact renee.cramer@drake.edu to volunteer!
—Renee Cramer, Provost’s Office
Global virtual learning can be generally defined as technology-supported, people-to-people dialogues and collaboration sustained over a period of time. If you’re interested in adding global virtual learning to your course or program, Global Engagement has support and resources available for faculty and staff.
Global Virtual Learning Faculty Fellow
Dr. Alanah Mitchell, associate professor and chair of information management and business analytics in the College of Business and Public Administration, is serving as Drake’s inaugural Global Virtual Learning Faculty Fellow. This new fellowship program is sponsored by the Principal Center for Global Citizenship. It is designed to facilitate and support the development of global virtual learning experiences within the Drake community.
If you are considering or already planning to offer a global virtual collaboration project in your course or program, or looking to brainstorm or ask questions about virtual learning activities (including partner identification, assignment design, technology choice, reflection activities, or assessment), contact alanah.mitchell@drake.edu.
Global Enhancement Grant
This grant program was developed to support Drake faculty and staff in bringing virtual global enhancement to their existing courses and programs. Examples may include (but are not limited to):
Assistance is available through Global Engagement to connect Drake faculty and staff with provider organizations and global partner institutions that can serve as resources for potential projects. Learn more on our website or contact Annique Kiel for more information: annique.kiel@drake.edu.
Current Opportunities in Mexico and Malaysia
There are currently open opportunities for Drake faculty to to engage virtually with partner institutions in Mexico (Tecnológico de Monterrey) and Malaysia (Taylor’s University). This may include one-off virtual guest lectures (fall or spring), sustained course-to-course engagement (Spring only), or a combination of the two. Fill out this Qualtrics form to notify us of your interest.
—Hannah Sappenfield, Global Partnerships Coordinator
The task force is actively working on its set of recommendations and is still on track to complete them in October. These recommendations will heavily influence how Drake considers the future of flexible work arrangements.
“The task force continues to benefit from the feedback provided from the campus community,” said Megan Franklin, task force member and senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator in the Athletics Department.” Task Force members have been considering how to take the special qualities of Drake employment and translate that into a range of flexible work options—including remote work. Our goal is that the resulting policy provides managers and employees the flexibility to consider a menu of options that best fit the position and the employee.”
Another task force member, Keren Fiorenza, chief information technology officer, said, “As we dig deeper into the examples, brainstorming, and discussion, it’s easy to see that this will be a significant shift for Drake. We are identifying so many details that need to be considered—including use of space, equipment needs, and technology support. Enabling this change in how we work will require careful thought and planning in addition to policy development.”
Part of the due diligence being exercised by the task force includes reading current literature on flexible work arrangements and reviewing sample policies and forms from other institutions.
Franklin explained, “The task force members have had the opportunity to learn about emerging best practices for remote work and flexible work arrangements from across a variety of industries and institutions. As expected, the more we learn about the opportunities we also have more questions to research and discuss. When we get to the end of this exercise, we really want to deliver meaningful recommendations that will work for Drake and the wonderful staff who work here.”
— Maureen De Armond, Human Resources
Faculty and staff, please review these helpful tips for sending and receiving departmental mail.
Please use the exact physical address where your office or department is located for all package and most paper mail deliveries—not Drake University’s main street address. This allows delivery services to take packages directly to your building.
View building addresses: drake.edu/directory/shippingaddresses/
Please let us know if your physical address has changed recently and does not match this website. We are happy to make updates, so your correct address is reflected.
Also, for future deliveries, update your personal and/or business information with all commercial mail carriers (USPS, FEDEX, UPS, AMAZON, DHL, etc.) and any local businesses using their independent courier services for deliveries.
These important steps with our combined efforts will effectively help to prevent misguided and misplaced packages and will ensure you get your packages as quickly as possible.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Mail Operation Center at: campusmailoperations@drake.edu or 515-271-3162.
— Natalie Russell, Campus Mail Operations
For those wanting to receive mail at your new address on campus, please use the exact physical address where your residence is located—not Drake University’s main street address.
Please make sure your name and hall are listed in the address as well. Campus residence hall addresses are listed below:
Carpenter Hall – 2900 Forest Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311
Crawford Hall – 1333 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311
Herriot Hall – 2842 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Stalnaker Hall – 1319 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311
Jewett Hall – 2700 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Morehouse Hall – 2803 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Goodwin Kirk Hall – 1215 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311
Also, for future deliveries, please update your personal information with all commercial mail carriers (USPS, FEDEX, UPS, AMAZON, DHL, etc.) and any local businesses using their independent courier services for deliveries.
These important steps with our combined efforts will effectively help to prevent misguided and misplaced packages and will ensure you get your packages as quickly as possible.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Mail Operation Center at: campusmailoperations@drake.edu or 515-271-3162.
— Natalie Russell, Drake Postal Operations
