All posts by Drinda Williams

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Called to be True Blue awards announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of Called to be True Blue awards for the Fall 2021 semester.

  • Marietta Jackson, Sodexo Manager
  • Ann Guddall, Academic Affairs Business Manager
  • Erica Hartschen, Assistant to the Vice President
  • Sheri Gavin, Budget and Office Manager, CBPA and SJMC
  • Nate Reagen, Chief of Staff
  • SJMC Staff
  • Elizabeth Kozor, Director of Campaign Communications
  • Kara Blanchard, Assistant Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid, Law School
  • Kerry King-Jordan, Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life
  • Ted Lyddon-Hatten, Spiritual Counselor
  • Isaac Newsome, Director of Student Life
  • Kevin Grady, Coordinator for Registered Student Organizations
  • Amanda Martin, Assistant Director, Community Engaged Learning and Service
  • Maggie Fiala and Jeannie Nielson, Experiential Education, CPHS
  • Shawn Madson, Director, System Engineering, IT
  • Cowles Library Access Service Team

A staff member who is called to be True Blue is someone who: 

  1. Epitomizes the values of leadership, teamwork, and integrity, and exhibits their commitment to the Drake community
  2. Has shown others what it takes to get a task or project done, and accomplishes that by working well with others
  3. Is able to be honest and fair in the situations they face
  4. Does all of these things for the betterment of Drake and its values and goals.

To nominate someone, please go to this link – https://www.drake.edu/asc/recognition/calledtobetrueblue/

— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Cookie decorating with All Staff Council

Join the All Staff Council in celebrating this joyous time of year while decorating festive cookies! Lynne Cornelius will be showing us her expert decorating skills starting at 3 p.m. on Dec. 17 via Teams. Join the event here (and look for it on the University Calendar).

This is a virtual, family-friendly event for decorators of all ages. We will raffle off a dozen cookies to a lucky participant.

Please contact ascspecialevents@drake.edu with any questions or comments.

— ASC Events and Community Service Committee

Campus Announcements Archive

Nominations open for Adams Leadership Awards

Nominations are open! The Adams Leadership Awards are an annual, campus-wide tradition to celebrate the achievements of all student leaders and organizations at Drake University. Each year, we honor students and organizations who have made valuable contributions to the campus community through their outstanding commitment to leadership.

Please consider nominating any Drake students and student organizations who have exhibited strong leadership and excellence throughout the fall 2021 semester. Nominations can be submitted by any Drake student, faculty, or staff member.

Award categories include:

  • Outstanding First Year Student
  • Outstanding Student Organization
  • Outstanding Equity and Inclusion Program
  • Oreon E. Scott Outstanding Senior of the Year
  • …and many more!

View a full list of awards and the nomination form here. Nominations will be open through the spring semester, but don’t wait – nominate fall 2021 events and student leaders today before you leave for the semester break!

— Kristin Economos, Office of Student Involvement and Leadership

Campus Announcements Archive

Self Service changes coming in January

Drake is continuing to roll out updates as part of the project to update the MyDUSIS system to Self Service. The next round of updates will be coming in the second week of January.

In January, instead of seeing the MyDUSIS button in the Commonly Used Apps section of myDrake, you will see a Self Service button. When you click on it, you’ll land on a new navigation screen. ITS has created a guide, Navigating Self Service (How-to) to help you prepare for this change and learn how you customize this new screen.

In addition to these navigation changes you’ll also be required to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access Self Service, and there will be new screens for both students and faculty members. Watch OnCampus and our other communication channels for further information and instructions.

— Kris Brewster, ITS

For Students Archive

Announcements impacting federal student loan borrowers

Over the past several months the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has issued several announcements and resources that are of interest to federal student loan borrowers.

The COVID-19 emergency relief for federal student loans, including the loan repayment/collection pause and the 0% interest rate, will expire on January 31, 2022. Learn more about what to expect here.

On Oct. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education announced a temporary period during which borrowers may receive credit for payments that previously did not qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Learn more about this here.

Federal student loan servicers Navient, PHEAA (FedLoan Servicing), and Granite State have announced plans to stop servicing federal student loans. Borrowers currently assigned to these servicers can learn more about the USDE’s transition plans here.

— Ryan Zantingh, Student Financial Planning

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

GCTWF focus area: Attending to our culture

You may recall that three focus areas were identified from the 2021 Great Colleges to Work For (GCTWF) survey results. One of the focus areas seeks to facilitate re-connection and attending to our culture. One of the many wonderful suggestions that came from our focus group discussions was the need to bring back new employee orientation. As we hire new people, we should be setting standards and sharing values. New employees benefit from opportunities to ask questions and meet other new employees. New employee orientation simply needs to be brought back and not just resurrected but rebuilt to be better than before.

Sounds like a great idea, doesn’t it?

We are working on the agenda and organizing it around Drake’s Core Values. We are thrilled to share that every member of the President’s Council has committed to taking turns being a speaker at the orientation sessions. Human Resources is working with key departments across the institution to assure the new employee orientation experience is robust, informative and, well, fun. It should not just be a learning event, but one that builds community–and culture. As a new employee, part of the benefit of attending orientation is to meet people outside of their work areas and, hopefully, make some new work friends.

Every new program benefits from a pilot or two, so we are planning on scheduling pilot sessions in early 2022 where we will invite newer employees to attend. These will be folks who never got to attend new employee orientation. This will be a great opportunity to make up for that missed opportunity, while also getting valuable feedback on the material and format. If you are not a newer employee but you would like the opportunity to attend a pilot and provide feedback, let Maureen know.

We’ll be looking to have a pilot in late January and another in early to mid-February. We’ll “go live” in early March. Our hope is that we’ll be in a place with COVID-19 where we can have the pilots be in-person, but we will plan for virtual orientation if that’s the safer route to go at that time.

If you have ideas or suggestions on how to help cultivate Drake’s culture, we would still love to hear from you. Please reach out to Nate or Maureen.

— Maureen De Armond, Human Resources; Nate Reagen, Office of the President

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Discounted basketball tickets for faculty and staff

Faculty and staff can get a reserved seat for a general admission price for Drake men’s and women’s basketball games happening Dec. 19–Jan. 19.

Tickets must be purchased online in advance of game day. To purchase discounted tickets visit DrakeTix.com/promo and use promo code GRIFF. Email tickets@drake.edu with any questions.

Games available to purchase are as follows:
Dec. 19 – MBB vs. Chicago State at 2 PM
Dec. 23 – WBB vs. Minnesota at 2 PM
Dec. 28 – MBB vs. Mount Marty at 7 PM
Dec. 30 – WBB vs. Indiana State at 6 PM
Jan. 1 – WBB vs. Evansville at 2 PM
Jan. 8 – MBB vs. Indiana State at 5 PM
Jan. 12 – MBB vs. Illinois State at 7 PM
Jan. 13 – WBB vs. SIU at 6 PM
Jan. 15 – WBB vs. Missouri State at 2 PM
Jan. 19 – MBB vs. Bradley at 7 PM

— Aimee Lane, Athletics

Campus Announcements Archive

More Information on January’s multi-factor authentication changes

Starting Jan. 4, when you log into one of the campus systems set up with multi-factor authentication (MFA), you will be prompted to verify your identity by using the Microsoft Authenticator app. We will be rolling out MFA to systems on Jan. 4 and 5. See below for list of what systems will start requiring MFA on each date:

Tuesday, Jan. 4

  • Banner Admin Pages
  • Slate
  • Syntellis
  • Self Service 
  • eAccounts 
  • Touchnet

Wednesday, Jan. 5

  • StarFish
  • Blackboard 
  • Web-based Microsoft Office 365 tools (includes myDrake, Teams, Outlook, OneDrive) 

You will be prompted for MFA weekly when accessing:

  • Web-based Microsoft Office 365 tools (myDrake, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive etc.)
  • Blackboard
  • StarFish

You will be prompted for MFA daily when accessing:

  • Touchnet
  • eAccounts
  • Self Service
  • Banner Admin pages
  • Slate
  • Syntellis

We strongly recommend setting up the Microsoft Authenticator app AND a backup MFA method prior to the Jan. 4 deadline. Instructions are provided below. NOTE: If you’re a faculty/staff member, you’ll need to continue using Duo MFA until the switch is made for all systems.

The first 150 people who submit proof of downloading the Microsoft Authenticator app and connecting it with their Drake account will receive a $1 off coupon to use at the campus Starbucks. Visit forms.office.com/r/HGSY0L1JSf to see complete rules and enter. Coupons are going quickly, so act soon.

Learn more by visiting the Multi-factor Authentication Project (FAQ) page. We will be sending out an all-campus email reminder on Jan. 3 to make sure everyone is prepared.

— Jeff Regan, ITS

Campus Announcements Archive

Drake Dining hours for finals week, J-Term

FALL FINALS WEEK HOURS
HUBBELL DINING
Sunday, Dec. 12
Brunch 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Lite Dinner 2:00 PM – 5:00PM
Dinner 5:00 PM—8:00 PM
Late Night 8:00 PM—11:00 PM
Late Night Breakfast 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Monday, Dec. 13—Thursday, Dec. 16
Breakfast 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Lite Breakfast 10:00 AM—11:00 AM
Lunch 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Lite Dinner 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
Dinner 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Late Night 8:00 PM—11:00 PM

Friday, Dec. 17
Breakfast 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Lite Breakfast 10:00 AM—11:00 AM
Lunch 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Lite Dinner 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
Dinner 5:00 PM—7:00 PM
Sat, Dec 18 Closed
Sun, Dec 19 Closed

SPIKE’S CONVENIENCE STORE
Monday, Dec. 13: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Tuesday, Dec. 14: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Wednesday, Dec. 15: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Thursday, Dec. 16: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Friday, Dec. 17: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

STARBUCKS AT OLMSTED
Monday, Dec. 13: 7:30 AM – 10:30 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 14: 7:30 AM – 10:30 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 15: 7:30 AM – 10:30 PM
Thursday, Dec. 16: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday, Dec. 17: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 18: 8:00 AM—2:00 PM

COWLES CAFÉ
Monday, Dec. 13: Closed
Tuesday, Dec. 14: Closed
Wednesday, Dec: 15 Closed
Thursday, Dec. 16: Closed
Friday, Dec. 17: Closed

J-Term Dining Hours run from dinner Sunday, Jan. 2 – Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Spring semester board plans start Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

MONDAY – FRIDAY
Hubbell Dining Hall Breakfast 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Lunch 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Dinner 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Spike‘s Convenience Store 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Starbucks in Olmsted 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

SATURDAY – SUNDAY
Hubbell Dining Hall Brunch 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Dinner 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

SUNDAY, JAN. 2
Hubbell Dining Hall Dinner 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

MONDAY, JAN. 17 (Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday)
Hubbell Dining Hall Brunch 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Dinner 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

REGULAR DINING HOURS RESUME MONDAY, JAN. 24.

— Casey Morgan, Drake Dining

HR Information Archive

BUILD Spring 2022 learning and development schedule

Bulldogs United In Learning Drake (BUILD) is a learning and development series available to faculty and staff who wish to enhance their professional skills, improve their wellbeing, and expand their boundaries.

We encourage all employees to check out the BUILD Spring 2022 schedule that is now available on myDrake. To register for any class, please send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu.

January and February offerings:

Leading Hybrid Teams
Jan. 19 from 10–11 a.m.
Olmsted Center, Rooms 310–311

S.T.A.R.T. Standing Against Racism Together
Jan. 20 and Jan. 27 from 1–3 p.m.
Olmsted Center, Rooms 310–311

Meet the STEM Hub at Drake: Who we are, what we do, and what we can do for you
Feb. 2 from 12–1 p.m.
Olmsted Center, Rooms 310–311

Reporting from Qualtrics
Feb. 9 from 11 am. to 12 p.m.
Microsoft Teams

Drake Benefits 101
Feb. 11 from 10–11 a.m.
Microsoft Teams

Slowing the Avalanche: A Values Based Approach to Managing Email Before It Buries You
Feb. 17 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Olmsted Center, Rooms 310–311

Microsoft OneNote Level 100
Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Microsoft Teams

Think SMART-Using the SMART Goals Framework for Personal and Professional Goals in 2022
Feb. 23 from 10–11 a.m.
Microsoft Teams

OT Mindfulness Class
Feb. 25 from 12–1 p.m.
Zoom

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources