All posts by Linda Feiden

HR Information Archive

Recorded BUILD classes now available on myDrake

If you missed any of the Fall 2020 BUILD classes, no worries.  Links to the recorded presentations are now available on myDrake.  To view any past presentation, click the Human Resources App on myDrake and then click on Learning & Development.

The next live virtual BUILD class is Servant Leadership on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 1–3 p.m. The class is intended for managers. Individuals who contradict the conventional stereotypes associated with their positions lead many of today’s most successful organizations.  These leaders create an environment that spurs excellence by applying the principles of servant leadership. Attendees will explore the foundations of servant leadership and learn how they can transform themselves and inspire their teams and organizations toward optimal performance. Presented by Lars Petersen from Employee & Family Resources.

To register for this class, please send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu.

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Social media directory audit

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.

While you’re looking around, let us know if your department page has changed. Maybe you have a department name change, you want a new cover photo, or you don’t see your URL on the directory at all.

Additionally, we would like to start compiling a list of Drake-affiliated Facebook groups with a focus on program-specific groups. Below are links to examples of these groups.

Drake PR & SPC and Graduate Programs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/295362453852493/

Drake English: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drakeenglish/

Drake Rhetoric, Media, & Social Change: https://www.facebook.com/groups/257726310929378/

Drake SJMC Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/147246729292754/?ref=br_rs

Drake Program in LPS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/166852185473/?ref=br_rs

Drake University ABA Program: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DrakeABA/?ref=br_rs

— Niki Smith, University Communications and Marketing

For Students Archive

Consider a talent development concentration

The School of Education is pleased to offer two talent development courses in Spring 2021. These courses are part of the talent development (TD) concentration and are applicable to all majors at Drake. The talent development concentration prepares students for successful careers as trainers, instructional designers, and ultimately, training or talent development managers and directors. Talent development professionals design courses and teach inside organizations such as Principal Financial, Nationwide, and Pioneer.

Since these courses are cross-listed with graduate courses, undergraduate students will network with current talent development professionals. Experienced graduate students in talent development courses are asked to mentor undergraduate students in their projects and share real-world experience and expertise.

Learn more about this growing field on this page published by the Department of Labor. For details about the concentration, visit the Talent Development page. For additional information regarding the field of talent development, criteria for taking these courses, or pursuing this concentration, please contact Cris Wildermuth.

Both courses will be taught online and involve asynchronous work and synchronous meetings. The two Spring 2021 courses are:

TD 112: Technology and Learning (3 credit hours)
Do you like technology? Would you like to become more proficient in useful presentation, collaboration, and learning technologies? In this highly interactive course, you will learn how to use multiple free or low cost online applications to create more attractive presentations, add animation to your projects, instantly transform your text into beautiful videos, and more! Students also learn how to run webinars (presentations online) and discuss best practices for virtual meetings and collaboration. Ethical and legal considerations related to the use of technology in the workplace are also addressed.

TD 112 : Four Zoom meetings, 6–8:30 p.m. on Feb. 9, March 9, April 6, and May 4.

TD 114: Designing, Developing and Delivering Learning (3 credit hours)
Bring your creative juices to this course! You will learn how to design, develop, and facilitate effective learning experiences for adult learners.  Design and development topics include writing instructional objectives, selecting appropriate training methods, and designing and developing instructional games and simulations. Facilitation topics include the rationale for selecting various facilitation methods and approaches for engaging learners. And, since we are in a time of virtual teaching and learning, you will also learn how to move all those “learning goodies” into the virtual world! You don’t think it can be done? We will show you how we do it!

TD 114: Six Zoom meetings, Feb. 12–13, March 12–13, and April 23–24. The times of the meetings are Fridays between 6 and 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

— Cris Wildermuth, School of Education

Campus Announcements Archive

Banner, MyDUSIS planned outage Oct. 24

ITS is making updates to Banner. As a result, access to Banner 9, Banner/DUSIS INB, MyDUSIS, Workflow, ODBC, eTranscripts, Online Balloting, and DSAP will be completely unavailable between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. This upgrade is being made to apply upgrades and patches related to security and other functionality.

We appreciate your patience. If you are unable to access these systems after the planned maintenance window, please contact the support center at 515–271–3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its to report your issue.

— Carla Herling, ITS

Strategic Updates Archive

Responses needed: Survey of Administrative Services

More responses are needed! Today (Oct. 20) is the last day to take this year’s survey of administrative services. It is completely anonymous and often takes less than five minutes.

The survey assesses our performance in delivering services to campus. It focuses on six areas: Facilities Planning and Management, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, Public Safety, and University Communications and Marketing.

Your feedback will help us to better meet the needs of our University, and drive intentional and strategic action for these departments.

The survey was developed by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment in collaboration with several other of our colleagues.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

— Nate Reagen, Office of the President

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Phi Beta Kappa invitation to participate in chapter activities

New faculty and staff who are members of the Phi Beta Kappa national honors society are invited to participate in the Drake chapter’s activities for 2020–2021. Founded in 1923, Drake’s Gamma Chapter was only the third institution in Iowa to be awarded a chapter. Please contact Maura Lyons, professor of art and design, at maura.lyons@drake.edu to self-identify as a member and for more information.

— Maura Lyons, Art and Design

HR Information Archive

Financial resources

COVID-19 and its economic impact has spurred a surge in financial stress and anxiety.

Fortunately, there are resources available to help answer your financial questions, and assist you in making the best decisions for you and your family.

TIAA offers a number of resources for Drake employees.

You may also find answers to your financial questions at the next BUILD (Bulldogs United in Learning Drake) class, My Financial Life: Money Matters, on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 10–11 a.m.  We will explore money concepts that serve as building blocks for a strong financial future, including spending plans (budgets), emergency funds, eliminating debt, and saving for the future.  Scott Nelson from Legacy Financial Group will facilitate.

To register for this or any class, please send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu.

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Campus Announcements Archive

DU Good Month: Submit your volunteer hours

October is DU Good Month! We encourage students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of Drake to find socially distant ways to volunteer and better their community during the month of October. Share how you are DUing good this month on social media with #DUGoodMonth and by tagging @DrakeAlumni.

Remember to submit the hours that you volunteer for a chance to win some Drake swag!

For questions, contact Amelia Klatt, assistant director of Alumni Relations, at amelia.klatt@drake.edu or 515–271–3378.

— Amelia Klatt, Alumni Relations

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Archiving Blackboard courses

Course archiving is necessary to maintain course data, remove unnecessary and dated courses/organizations from our system, and to stay within required server storage limits. Each year we archive and delete the oldest courses from Blackboard to make room for new courses. We have completed creating archives of all courses including and prior to the 2016–2017 academic year. At the end of October, we will be removing courses created for the 2016–2017 academic year and all previous terms.

If you want any copies of these older courses for your own files, please back up your course(s) before October 30. See Archiving, Exporting, and Importing Blackboard Course Packages (How-to) for instructions.

We do have the capability to restore courses if you need access to data once they are removed. This process takes about five working days. If you need to have a course restored, please submit a Blackboard Restore Archived Course request in the ITS Service Portal.

— Karly Good, ITS