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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

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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

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All Staff Council Halloween photo contest

Halloween may look a bit different this year but All Staff Council hopes it doesn’t stop Drake staff and their loved ones (pets too!) from being festive. Show us your spooky, adorable, or hilarious costumes by submitting your photo(s) along with a brief description to ascspecialevents@drake.edu no later than Nov. 9 for your chance to win an awesome prize. Photo Contest categories are:

  • Most Creative
  • Kids
  • Pets
  • Duo/Group

Winners and the slide show of submissions will be shared during the week of Nov. 9 on the All Staff Council website at https://drake.edu/asc.

The ASC Events Committee is eager to see your contest entries!

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Seeking actors for implicit bias training video

The Office of Equity and Inclusion is seeking faculty, staff, and students to participate as actors in a 6-minute skit regarding implicit bias. The skit will be screen recorded via Zoom, and will be used as a tool in the Implicit Bias Training circulated among faculty and staff. Participants will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card for their participation. To sign up or ask questions, email Mackenzie Smith at mackenzie.smith@drake.edu.

— Mackenzie Smith, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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International photo contest

The International Education Week photo contest is open to all Drake students, faculty, and staff who have photos from a Drake-related international education or work experience. Email your photos to studyabroad@drake.edu by Monday, Nov. 9 in one of four different categories:

  • Capture the Culture
  • The Great Outdoors
  • Taste of Travel
  • The Most Epic Selfie

Voting will take place online throughout International Education Week (Nov. 16–20) on Facebook (facebook.com/drakeinternationaloffice) and Instagram (instagram.com/drakestudyabroad). Winners in each category will be selected on Friday, Nov. 20. #DrakePhotoContest2020

Also, if you are interested in working with the Drake Global Engagement team on IE Week events, we have an internship open for Virtual Event Planning through Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Learn more about the position.

— Karen Williams, Global Engagement

For Students Archive

Spring 2021 registration opens Nov. 2

This is a reminder that registration for Spring 2021 classes opens Monday, Nov. 2.

Additionally, first-year students will become eligible to register for J-Term 2021 classes at the same time they become eligible to register for Spring 2021 classes.

Find the specific day and time you become eligible to register on the Office of the Registrar’s registration information page.
 
 
 
— Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar
 
 

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Rec Services is open and taking reservations

Drake Rec is open and taking reservations! To reserve your spot, sign up for a reservation at rec.drake.edu. Wellness is offering body composition tests and fitness assessments. These are free for students and $15 for faculty and staff. Email wellness@drake.edu to schedule yours today.

Sign up for the intramural HORSE tournament. The deadline is Oct. 26 at midnight. Check imleagues.com/drake or the Drake Rec app for more intramural opportunities.

— Emily Madsen, Rec Services

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Blood drive this Friday

LifeServe Blood Center will set up a blood donation center in Cartwright Hall, Kern Commons on Friday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The blood drive is sponsored by Drake Law School in honor of the inaugural Cady Day of Public Service.

Every life-saving blood donor will have a health screening at their donation, learn their blood type, and receive a test for COVID-19 antibodies to help the state health department better understand the virus and identify more convalescent plasma donors.

Appointments are required. Sign up.

— Theresa Howard, Law School