Reminder: The registration deadline for mini golf is March 3.
In addition, be sure to check out Drake Rec on social media. Follow us for updates, wellness tips, contests and more.
Tiktok, Instagram and Twitter: @DrakeRec
Facebook: @DrakeRecServices
— Emily Madsen, Recreational Services
Registration for the 12th annual Grand Blue Mile is underway. This year’s event will be held virtually from April 17–25 allowing you to run or walk from anywhere at anytime.
Sign up now for only $10 and receive a commemorative T-shirt, race bib and more, all shipped directly to your door.
Register now for the Grand Blue Mile.
We can’t wait to see where your mile will take you!
— Tanner Nissen, Drake Relays
As we continue to move toward switching from our current Blackboard courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra courses, we are rolling out the next phase of our instructor development and training. Although courses with student enrollments won’t see the new Blackboard Ultra course views until Fall 2021, we’re releasing the next phase of training to provide you with sufficient time to complete the training and work on designing quality, student-centered courses.
The next modules in the Blackboard Learn Ultra Instructor Orientation course will be available beginning on March 23. We will continue to introduce the new features in a scaffolded approach to help you transition to creating engaging courses in this new course environment.
Last fall you were invited to complete Modules 1–4. This spring, we will deliver four additional training modules (Modules 5–8) over a four-week span. As we announced last fall, faculty also have access to sandbox courses (empty course sites with no student enrollments) to explore the new features’ capabilities. More advanced training opportunities will be provided after the initial training time frame has passed.
For the upcoming modules, we estimate each weekly training suggestion will take between 1–2 hours to complete. Once the weekly module(s) are released, they will remain available. Details about each week’s training task will be provided in a weekly OnCampus post beginning March 23.
If you didn’t already complete modules 1-4 already, we recommend completing them prior to starting these new modules.
— Karly Good, ITS
Third-year pharmacy student Isabelle Tharp is one of 19 pharmacy students nationwide to receive a 2021–2022 American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation Scholarship. The recipients were selected based on their academic accomplishments and for their leadership skills as demonstrated by their active involvement in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP). Tharp received the Gloria Francke Scholarship.
Tharp joined the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences chapter of APhA-ASP as a sophomore pre-pharmacy student, serving on the Generation Rx Committee. She went on to serve as the social media chair, president-elect, and now she currently serves as president of the organization. Tharp attended two APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meetings as well as the 2019 Summer Leadership Institute. She previously served as a legislative intern in the Iowa House of Representatives and executive intern for the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA), and currently works as a pharmacy intern at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines.
“Being awarded this scholarship shows me how much APhA wants to recognize and support student’s involvement outside of the classroom,” said Tharp. “I feel grateful for the opportunities I have been able to take part in because of my support system within CPHS.”
— Kaylyn Maher, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
The Catalyst Fund invites you to close out the Global Citizen’s Forum with an evening of blues by Kevin Burt, Friday, March 5, at 7 pm. For those in the Des Moines area, pick up a Latin-inspired boxed meal from Delicias by Lorena prior to the concert to enhance your evening and support a local caterer.
The deadline for ordering your grab-and-go meal from Delicias by Lorena is Wednesday, March 3, at 12 p.m. You will be able to pick it up Friday at the Olmsted Center, Pomerantz Stage prior to the concert. To order your meals, go to Eventbrite.
The concert will be streamed from Kevin’s Facebook page. Find details here.
The suggested donation to attend the streamed event is $20. A matching challenge has been set up. Deb DeLaet, the David E. Maxwell Distinguished Professor of International Affairs and Political Science, and Dan Alexander, professor of mathematics, will match all gifts to the Catalyst Fund, up to $5,000. Donate now.
Faculty are invited to order regalia at the University Bookstore during the Grad Fair Wednesday and Thursday, March 3–4. University Bookstore Manager Kyle McVay will help with custom orders and fittings. Orders must be submitted for March 15.
Contact Kyle at 515-274-3401 or k.mcvay@follett.com.
— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost
Out-of-State Work Policy FAQs
The following FAQs have been developed in response to the excellent feedback provided by the campus community regarding the newly published Out-of-State Work Policy establishing a mandatory University-wide process for securing approval for employee out-of-state work arrangements.
Does this policy apply to temporary out-of-state work arrangements?
No, the Out-of-State Work Policy does not apply to short-term, temporary out-of-state work arrangements such as arrangements that are made to attend a conference or to allow an employee with an approved remote work arrangement to temporarily work from an out-of-state location on a short-term basis. If an employee is working more than twenty-five (25) consecutive days outside the state, the work arrangement should be evaluated to see if the policy applies.
What prompted the University to adopt this new policy?
The University has adopted this new policy to address the increase in requests for out-of-state work arrangements in connection with remote work arrangements that have been adopted across the University in response to COVID-19. Because long-term and/or permanent out-of-state work arrangements may require the University to comply with additional or conflicting out-of-state laws and regulations (including state employment, labor and/or taxation rules), it is necessary for the University to be aware of, and explicitly agree to, long-term out-of-state work arrangements with its employees.
Why does the new Out-of-State Work Policy require a 60-day notice period?
As previously mentioned, long-term out-of-state work arrangements may require the University to comply with additional or conflicting out-of-state laws and regulations put in place by the state in which the employee will be working. In many cases, the University must file with the Secretary of State and is subject to the filing timelines of each state. Although the University will make every effort to accommodate a request for a shorter approval period for an out-of-state work arrangement, the requirements of other states may not make it possible to comply with all legal requirements if we have less than sixty (60) days to do so.
New Capital Projects Policy
Drake University has formalized a new policy for the identification, prioritization, approval, development, and delivery of Capital Projects at Drake University. All interested members of the Drake community are encouraged to review and comment on these policy revisions by March 15, 2021.
During the annual Health Professions Day (formerly Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day) held on Feb. 25, the College of Pharmacy and Health Science presented various awards to students and faculty members.
Third-year pharmacy student Carissa Popp was honored with the Richard Morrow Transformational Student Leadership Award. This award recognizes a student whose transformative work goes above and beyond.
Third-year pharmacy students Caroline Jones and Isabelle Tharp were honored with C. Boyd Granberg Professional Student Leadership Awards. This award recognizes students who have displayed excellence, with a preference for students who have been involved professionally and have taken on leadership roles.
Dr. Shankar Munusamy, MPharm, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology, was named the Hartig Distinguished Professor. This award recognizes a faculty member who has distinguished him or herself in teaching, scholarship, service, or practice.
Dr. Andrew Miesner, PharmD, BCPS, associate professor of pharmacy practice, was honored with the C. Boyd Granberg Professional Leadership Award. This award is given to a faculty member who is committed to professional organizational leadership—both for themselves and among students.
Dr. Erik Maki, PharmD, BCPS, associate professor and department chair of clinical sciences, was honored with the Richard Morrow Transformational Leadership Award. This award recognizes a faculty member whose transformational work has gone above and beyond. Transformational leaders focus on team-building, motivation and collaboration with colleagues to accomplish change for the better. They identify a needed change, create a vision to guide the change through inspiration, and execute the change through collaboration.
The College’s Student Governance Association’s Awards included:
Jill Batten, M.Ed., director of student affairs, CPHS Teacher of the Year
Dr. Jared Butler, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, CPHS Preceptor of the Year
Megan Brady, Ed.D, LAT, ATC, assistant professor of athletic training, CPHS Mentor of the Year
Mark Vitha, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, Non-CPHS Teacher of the Year
— Kaylyn Maher, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
In an effort to create impactful discussions on campus that will prevent and address sexual assaults, the Violence Prevention Office has found an incredible resource.
Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus, looks to develop a deeper more nuanced understanding of college sexual experiences and college sexual assault. The book is based on years of research interviewing and observing college life―with students of different races, genders, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The authors of Sexual Citizens present an entirely new framework that emphasizes sexual assault’s social roots―transcending current debates about gender, consent, predators in a “hunting ground,” and the dangers of hooking up.
If you are interested in getting a free copy of the book or participating in a discussion group, contact lynne.cornelius@drake.edu, violence prevention coordinator.
The authors of Sexual Citizens, Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Kahn, will be speaking virtually with the Drake University and Simpson College communities on Wednesday, March 17, at 1 p.m. Register.
— Lynne Cornelius, Violence Prevention Coordinator
The Summer 2021, Fall 2021, and J-Term 2022 schedule of classes and related registration information is available online. Registration for all three terms begins Monday, April 5.
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, April 19, 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, you must file your changes at your dean’s office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 29. Requests submitted after this date may not be accommodated until Wednesday, April 21.
For specific questions, including how to change your field of study, please contact your dean’s office.
— Ryan Trump, Office of the Registrar
