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Campus Announcements Archive

Help Your Shelf initiative

Help Your Shelf initiative is a new campus resource for students who may need school supplies or personal care items. Beginning Monday, Oct. 11, items such as notebooks, pens, pencils, backpacks or other school-related items, and personal care items will be available to students who may not have the financial resources to purchase them. Items will be stored in Meredith Hall, Room 104. Whenever the room is not scheduled for an event (a weekly schedule is posted on the outside of the room) students may go in and retrieve the items they need. If you want to donate items, please contact Sofia Turnbull, 515–271–4615, sofia.turnbull@drake.edu.

—Hannah Clayborne, Dean of Students

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Social media managers audit

If you manage a Drake University-affiliated social media account, consider auditing the managers who have access to that account. It is general practice to do so at least twice a year to account for turnover and students graduating. Make sure all admins are currently employed at Drake University.

If your account does not allow for admin access (i.e. Twitter or Pinterest), then consider changing the password and updating relevant managers.

The Office of University Communications and Marketing maintains a social media directory for every Drake University-affiliated social media page. Take a look around to see which departments have pages, follow them, and invite your friends to follow along: news.drake.edu/social-media-directory.

Contact us if your department page has changed, you would like help with page branding, or you have lost access to an account.

— Niki Smith, University Communications and Marketing

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Drake Football Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day Oct. 9

Drake Football will host Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day Saturday, Oct. 9, during its game against Dayton at Drake Stadium. Kick-off is set for noon.

Each faculty and staff member can receive up to four complimentary tickets and can purchase additional general admission tickets for just $5. Redeem your complimentary tickets.

For more information on all of our fall Faculty and Staff Appreciation Days visit DrakeTix.com/facultyandstaffdays.

— Aimee Lane, Athletics

News & Achievements Archive

Sprout Garden receives DNR Trees for Kids grant

Sprout Garden was recently selected as a recipient of the Fall 2021 Iowa DNR Trees for Kids Grant. The grant will be used to purchase 12 trees for the Food Forest expansion and tree education with Burt Boys & Girls Club. On Oct. 8 from 4–6 p.m. teens from the club will plant trees alongside Drake students and DNR Forestry representatives. Students interested in volunteering for the project should email marlee.rutledge@drake.edu.

Read more about the Sprout Food Forest.

Sprout Garden is a project managed by the Office of Community Engaged Learning & Service, a unit within the Academic Excellence and Student Success division.

— Renee Sedlacek Lee, Community Engaged Learning

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Updated Duo Mobile app coming soon

Drake faculty and staff use Duo MFA to access campus information securely. Duo has just redesigned the Duo Mobile app to improve your overall authentication experience.  With the launch of this new version, you’ll find an updated look and feel and better accessibility.

The release schedule of the new version of Duo Mobile (4.0.0) :

  • For iOS: Oct. 11–18, 2021.
  • For Android: Oct. 11–15, 2021.

The timing of this release is not controlled by Drake and Duo users will be able to upgrade from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

If you have automatic app updates enabled on your device, your Duo Mobile app will be upgraded once it’s available.

Major changes in Version 4 of Duo:

  • The Duo prompt now verifies which system you’re logging into as part of the prompt.
  • The approval and deny buttons have swapped positions.

Need more information on using Duo? Visit the IT service portal or watch this video from Duo: Introduction to the Redesigned Duo Mobile Version 4 Application.

—Jeremy Calvert, ITS

For Students Archive

Take the ITS student phishing quiz through Oct. 18 for a chance to win

Through Oct. 18, ITS is holding a phishing quiz, a contest where students can take a quiz to learn more about how to identify phishing emails and fraudulent websites.

Everyone who takes the 10-question quiz will be entered to win one of six prizes, no matter how many answers they get right. Visit drake.edu/its/quiz to see the full contest rules and take the quiz today.

The goal of this contest is to empower students to be able to keep their data secure. Learn more about IT Security this month and beyond by following Drake ITS on Twitter at @DrakeITServices.

— Carla Herling, ITS

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Drake in Spain Spring 2022 deadline extended

Drake’s new study abroad program in Seville, Spain has extended its deadline to Friday, Oct. 8. Students with or without a background in Spanish are invited to apply to the Spring 2022 semester program, and join a Drake faculty member and group of students studying in Spain from Jan. 18 to May 18, 2022. The program is open to Drake students who are sophomores, juniors, or seniors. The first 10 students to commit to the program (and there are still a couple spots left!) will be given a $500 scholarship.

Read more about and apply to the Drake in Spain program.

For questions or to setup an appointment, email studyabroad@drake.edu.

— Karen Williams, Education Abroad Advisor

For Students Archive

Build in-demand skills with Phonathon

Drake Phonathon is hiring Student Ambassadors for the fall semester. If you’re looking for on-campus employment that will develop communication and interpersonal skills employers are looking for, consider joining our growing team at Phonathon. We offer amazing scheduling, flexibility, and a great work environment. This position is fully remote and allows students to work from home. We are looking for dedicated students who want to have an impact on our Bulldog community. To apply, please contact liz.seffrin@drake.edu.

— Becca Widmer, Director of Annual Giving

Campus Announcements Archive

Join this year’s Healthiest State Walk

Grab your walking shoes and join this year’s Healthiest State Walk on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

We know that you spend a lot of time working, and it is important to find ways to prioritize staying healthy and active.  The Iowa Healthiest State 11th Annual Walk, presented by Delta Dental of Iowa, is a great way to get started, or keep moving.

To mitigate risk, we will not meet as a large group to start the walk together this year.  Instead, we are asking faculty, staff, and students to take a break sometime during the day on Oct. 6 and go for a walk.  Thirty minutes is ideal, but any amount of time is great.  If you are on campus, walk the Bulldog Mile.  This one-mile path begins on the sidewalk east of the Olmsted Center.  Just follow the signage and big blue paw prints.

As an added bonus, everyone who sends an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu after they complete their Healthiest State Walk, will be placed in a drawing for a chance at prizes!

Let’s get moving and “Walk the Dog” – the “Bulldog Mile”!

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources