All posts by Rachel Paine Caufield

For Students Archive

Volunteer to work for political events this fall

Throughout the fall semester, a number of political events will occur at Drake in anticipation of the 2020 Iowa caucuses. Organizations, including national media outlets, frequently employ Drake students on a short-term basis during their time on campus. Drake does not determine who will be hired for any specific event, but will provide interested students’ names and contact information based on the needs of the organization. If you are interested in working these events, please submit all relevant information online.

—Rachel Paine Caufield, Professor, Department of Political Science

For Students Archive

Apply today: The Adams Leadership Institute

Drake students: Build your personal habits and leadership skills this year through the Adams Leadership Institute.

What is it?
The Donald V. Adams Leadership Institute (DVALI) is a leadership training program offered to all undergraduate students at Drake University. Students who apply and are admitted to the Institute are given access to personalized leadership training, co-curricular skill development, and career preparation that enhance their personal, academic, and professional lives. All students admitted to the Institute complete a three-part leadership training series, designed to equip students with self-awareness, collaboration, and perspective-talking skills that are immediately applicable to their personal relationships, academic coursework, campus activities, and professional goals. In addition, DVALI students participate in a variety of annual events and activities offered exclusively to students in the Institute. This co-curricular leadership opportunity is available to students from all academic disciplines and majors at no additional cost thanks to the generous support of Drake alumni and friends of Dr. Donald V. Adams, Professor Emeritus. A full description of the DVALI leadership training series can be found at drake.edu/leadershipinstitute. All three trainings meet weekly starting the fifth week of the semester and are offered every fall and spring semester.

How do I apply?
Apply online at bit.ly/DVALI19 by Sept. 15. Students accepted into the Donald V. Adams Leadership Institute will be notified by Sept. 20, with the opportunity to start the DVALI training series as early as the fall 2019 semester.

Want to learn more?
Visit drake.edu/leadershipinstitute, or attend an upcoming Adams Leadership Institute information session:

  • Tuesday, Sept. 10 (4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.)
  • Wednesday, Sept. 11 (12 p.m. or 12:30 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Sept. 12 (5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.)
  • Friday, Sept. 13 (11 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.)

*All information sessions will be located in the Drake Room (2nd floor, Olmsted Center)

For questions, contact Kristin Economos, Director of Student Leadership Programs, at kristin.economos@drake.edu.

—Kristin Economos, Director, Student Leadership Programs

For Students Archive

Fulbright and Truman Scholarships info session

Scholarship information and opportunities session: Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 6:15 p.m. in the Drake Room located on the upper level of the Olmsted Center.

Do you want adventure, prestige, career opportunities? All these are possible with Truman (juniors) and Fulbright (seniors and above) scholarships. There is still time to find out about and apply for these wonderful scholarships/grants. The Fulbright application is due on Oct. 8 with a Drake campus due date of Sept. 20; and the Truman Scholarship is due at the beginning of November.

Come and find out more about these opportunities on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 6:15 p.m. in upper Olmsted’s Drake Room.

Fulbrights are open to graduating seniors, and also to recent graduates who are not enrolled in a degree program at another school or university. They provide valuable international experience and funding for teaching English or working on projects or attending a graduate program in another country. Time is short as applications are due at Drake by the end of September, but there is still enough time to pursue certain Fulbrights such as English Teaching opportunities, so come to the information session and find out more.

Trumans are for enterprising juniors who are involved in U.S. government, politics, journalism or other meaningful community activities and who see a future in active community involvement. These scholarships are due in November, so there is still time to apply. These grants provide funding for graduate work in leadership and effective community involvement. Both Truman and Fulbright awards are nationally recognized scholarships and carry a lot of prestige. We hope you’ll attend the information session to find out more about these wonderful opportunities!

For additional information, contact Eleanor Zeff, scholarship advisor at Eleanor.zeff@drake.edu or stop by Meredith, Room 231.

—Bonnie Ehler, Center for International Programs and Services

Campus Announcements Archive

Protecting information shared with third parties

Everything we send from our Drake email to external email addresses is gone forever. Once we click send, we lose all control over that data and the recipient gains control. They can forward it to someone else, save it to their computer, or write the information down. If that email contained confidential information such as an SSN, passport number, or transcript, that data is now lost.

There are two ways to ensure confidential information is protected when you need to share it with someone outside of Drake – via email or file sharing.

Secure Email
Drake’s email service has secure functionality built in. If you have a Drake.edu email address, you can send secure emails simply by adding the phrase encrypted message: as part of the subject. The contents of the message and any attachments will by encrypted, and the email recipient will be required to verify their identity when they open the message. Read more about this service in the article Sending and Receiving Encrypted Email Messages (How-to) in our IT Service Portal.

Secure File Sharing
We can also share files securely using OneDrive. Rather than sending the data outside of Drake, OneDrive allows us to bring others into the data, giving us greater control. The best way to do this securely is by sharing files or folders with specific contacts, rather than creating an anonymous link. This requires the contacts to sign in with their organization’s account, or with a one-time passcode. When the data no longer needs to be shared, you can remove the access. Read more about this service under the “How do I temporarily share my files to others?” section of the article Getting Started with OneDrive (FAQ).

If you have any questions about using either of these methods, please contact the ITS Support Center at 515-271-3001.

—Peter Lundstedt, ITS

News & Achievements Archive

Drake students take home two first-place prizes at Hashie Awards

On Aug. 22, the work of Drake University students was recognized during the 2019 Hashie Awards at Jasper Winery.

The Student Activities Board (SAB) received First Place in Excellence in Social Media by a Student for its overall social media presence. The Student Alumni Association (SAA) took Second Place and Drake Broadcasting Systems was a finalist.

The student-run Instagram account @OnPaintedStreet received First Place in Best Influencer Campaign.

The Hashie Awards is an annual event organized by Social Media Club Des Moines. Its purpose is to recognize and honor the work of social media professionals in the area.

—Giada Moressi, AS’20

Campus Announcements Archive

Meet the New Faculty

Each year, Drake hires an outstanding group of new faculty members, who during their first year on campus, interact with other new faculty and members of their own department. It takes longer for them to begin to meet others on campus, including others with shared professional and/or personal interests. Thus, we are continuing “meet the new faculty” social events, which we began last year.

We have scheduled two afternoon social events from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Levitt Hall on Friday, Sept. 6, and Friday, Sept. 13. At each event, we will begin with some of the new faculty introducing themselves to attendees. They will talk about their professional and personal interests (research, classes, family, hobbies, and what brought them to Drake). They will answer any questions that people might have. After they finish speaking, we will continue with an informal social gathering where you will be able to interact with them. All who attend will be given a drink ticket, and there will be non-alcoholic drinks and snacks.

—Sandra Harris, Administrative Support Specialist, Office of the Provost

Campus Announcements Archive

Required maintenance on Sept. 14

ITS is migrating its Oracle Database environment on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 7 a.m.–7 p.m. During this time, Ethos Single Sign-On, myDrake, MyDUSIS, Banner 9 Admin Pages, eTranscripts, and many other Drake applications will be unavailable. The migration is necessary as the current server hosting these databases is nearing the end of its life.

If you experience issues outside of this window, please call the Support Center at 515-271-3001 or visit https://service.drake.edu to report your issue. Thank you for your patience as we continue to strive to provide superior service.

—Carla Herling, ITS

Campus Announcements Archive

Interim Title IX Coordinator

Assistant Director of Public Safety & Operational Services Tricia McKinney will serve as Interim Title IX Coordinator until the position is filled.  Tricia has experience in Title IX matters and is trained in Title IX, VAWA, and Clery reporting.

Beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Tricia will hold office hours in the Title IX office (second floor of Old Main) on Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m.–noon and on Thursday from 1–3 p.m. She can also be reached anytime at 271-2100 or at tricia.mcKinney@drake.edu

We are grateful to Tricia for her willingness to serve as a resource to students, faculty, and staff.

—Venessa Macro, Finance and Administration