Generally, Oct. 15 is our target date to transition campus buildings from cooling to heating season. However, with variable temperatures in the forecast, we are closely monitoring temperature predictions to determine the best date to initiate the switchover. Changing from air conditioning to heat takes about one week to complete with student housing starting first. Once the process is complete, air conditioning will no longer be available. If you have any specific questions or concerns, please email Brett Lovelady at brett.lovelady@drake.edu.
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Connect with ITS during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and be entered to win a prize
Cybersecurity starts with you and is everyone’s responsibility. There are currently an estimated 4.8 billion Internet users—over 62% of the world’s population! As this number continues to grow, protecting personal and institutional information and devices becomes even more important.
To bring focus to this important topic, and make sure Drake students, faculty, and staff know how to stay safe online and keep their devices safe, ITS is holding a cybersecurity awareness contest.
Follow @ITServices on Twitter and retweet a #DrakeCyberSmart tip between Oct. 12 and 23 to learn how to stay safe online and be entered in a prize drawing!
Open to all current Drake students, faculty, and staff members. Full contest rules can be found at drake.edu/its/cybersecure.
— Carla Herling, ITS
Free financial and medical powers of attorney and living will clinic
Drake Law School is offering a free community clinic to help individuals prepare powers of attorney and/or living will documents as part of Cady Day of Public Service, Friday., Oct. 23. Participants may choose from three convenient sessions: 10–11 a.m., 2–3 p.m, or 5–6 p.m.
Each session will consist of a 30-minute overview about powers of attorney and living wills followed by a one-on-one appointment with a Drake Law student to complete the required documents. Attorneys will be available to answer additional questions. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain signed and notarized documents for their files.
The clinic will be held at the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, 2400 University Ave. This is an in-person clinic. Social distancing guidelines will be observed. Face masks are required.
— Theresa Howard, Law School
Call for proposals: Equity and inclusion in higher education
Drake is partnering with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to host a virtual conference on equity and inclusion in higher education March 3–5, 2021.
The 2021 Global Citizen Forum will bring together educators, students, policy makers and citizens from around the world to explore the struggles, strategies, and solutions for creating a more equitable and inclusive higher education field.
Call for proposals
We invite proposals for practitioner and paper presentations; workshops and interactive sessions; posters; and roundtable or panel discussions. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to apply to present. Submissions will be considered on a rolling basis with final decisions made by Nov. 30, 2020.
To submit your proposal, please fill out this Google Form that asks for:
- Presenter(s) information
- Title and description of presentation or workshop
- Methods for participant involvement (i.e. discussion, effective practice sharing, case study analysis)
- Audience: faculty, staff, students, community members
- Ideal session length
- Copy of relevant files (if applicable)
- Website (if applicable)
Visit our webpage to learn more about the conference, submit a proposal or register as an attendee.
— Hannah Sappenfield, Global Partnerships Coordinator
Leah Bishop Among 689 applicants to receive competitive CVS Health Minority Scholarship
Leah Bishop, second-year pharmacy student, was one of five pharmacy students in the nation among 689 applicants to receive a 2020–2021 CVS Health Minority Scholarship. Bishop will receive an $8,000 scholarship and national recognition. The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and CVS Health partner offer the annual scholarship program. The purpose of the scholarship is to reduce challenges and financial barriers that underrepresented minority students who are pursuing a PharmD degree face and to support them in caring for an increasingly diverse population of patients as part of a health care team.
“I am honored to have received this scholarship,” said Bishop. “Not only will it help with the financial burden pharmacy school can have, but it serves as an affirmation to me that I have chosen the right career. In the future, when I’m a pharmacist, I look forward to advocating for each of my patients to receive the same quality of care.”
Read more about Bishop and the CVS Health Minority Scholarship.
— Kaylyn Maher, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Nelson Student Research Symposium: Call for papers
As in past years, the Global Citizen Forum (March 2021) will feature the Nelson Student Research Symposium, giving Drake University students the opportunity to share their research related to international and global topics.
Call for student research presentations
The theme is “International Perspectives on Racial Justice.” While research presentations that support the theme are encouraged, all global topics from any academic discipline are welcome. Drake undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to submit a research paper for the symposium.
Below are a few reasons why students should consider submitting their research papers for the symposium:
- It is a great opportunity to practice presentation skills and obtain useful feedback.
- It is a platform for students to share the outcomes of their research on a global topic of interest.
- It is a great addition to students’ resumes, especially for graduate school.
Submission details
Deadline: February 18, 2021
Please submit your paper or concept to Dr. Jimmy Senteza (jimmy.senteza@drake.edu) by the deadline listed above for consideration. The email should bear the subject line, “2021 GCF submission”. Dr. Senteza will respond to the author(s) about the opportunity to present at the conference within one week following the submission deadline. At that time, presentation guidelines will be provided for accepted papers.
Please contact Dr. Senteza with questions.
— Hannah Sappenfield, Global Partnerships Coordinator
Join the Healthiest State Walk Oct. 7
Grab your walking shoes and join the Healthiest State Walk Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Instead of meeting as a group over lunch, as we have in the past, we are asking everyone to take a break sometime during the day on Oct. 7 and go for a walk—at home or on campus.
If you are working on campus, try out the new Bulldog Mile path. Follow the signs and giant blue paw prints on the sidewalks around campus. A map is posted east of the Olmsted Center. You may also view the route at www.drake.edu/map under Points of Interest.
Once you finish the Healthiest State Walk, send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu to enter a drawing for a chance at prizes.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Summer 2021 travel seminar applications live
Applications are live for Summer 2021 travel seminars. Priority deadline for applications is Dec. 15. Start an application today!
Additionally, information sessions for each of the Summer 2021 travel seminars will be held Oct. 6. For session times and zoom links, please visit the Campus Calendar (calendar.drake.edu). For more resources on each of these travel seminars, visit the Global Engagement website.
Summer 2021 travel seminars:
England: Theatre History in London
Germany & Poland: Heritage and Holocaust
Spain & Morocco: Exploring the Intersection of Ethics and Culture
Uganda: Sustainable Development in Africa
To apply for a travel seminar, visit Terra Dotta, Drake’s online application portal. Use your Drake ID and password to login.
For questions about a specific travel seminar, contact the course instructor. For general study abroad questions or issues with Terra Dotta, contact studyabroad@drake.edu.
— Nathan Jacobson, Global Engagement
Spring 2021 schedule and registration info
The Spring 2021 schedule of classes and related registration information is available online. Registration for Spring 2021 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 J-Term and spring 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.
Some J-Term classes will be held for first-year students until Monday, Nov. 16, at which time any remaining seats will become available to all students.
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, Oct. 26. Requests submitted after this date may not be accommodated until Wednesday, Nov. 18.
For specific questions, including how to change your field of study, please contact your dean’s office.
— Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar
Midterm grades due Oct. 19
Midterm grade entry is now available in MyDUSIS.
Midterm grades are due by 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19. Students are able to view their midterm grades as soon as you submit them.
To access the MyDUSIS grade-entry link, log into myDrake, click on the “Grading” icon under the Faculty & Advising section, and then click on “Mid Term Grades – Submittal Link.”
Those of you who would like to send your midterm grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS can follow the instructions here.
Students have until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, to drop a course with a “W.”
— Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar