Are you saving enough to meet your retirement needs? Are your assets properly allocated to balance the potential growth of your portfolio?
To get a clearer picture of your retirement goals, schedule an individual counseling session with Paige Philips, Drake’s TIAA financial consultant. Paige will be on campus, Thursday, Aug. 8, in the HR conference room.
To register for an individual counseling session, call 800-732-8353 or visit the TIAA website.
–Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources
When shopping for Drake, whether it be office supplies or printing, you will need to bring your Drake issued P-Card for payment. Due to business processes, they can no longer charge Drake departmental accounts.
Contact caron.findlay@drake.edu if you have questions.
–Caron Findlay, Finance and Administration
If you have not already done so, please remember to put all of your airline frequent flyer account numbers into your profile so you will accrue your personal miles. This is not something Short’s can do for you as they cannot edit your profile, and we want to be sure you receive this benefit.
Please contact Caron.findlay@drake.edu if you have questions.
–Caron Findlay, Finance and Administration
Get an additional 30% off clearance at the University Book Store Thursday, July 25–Wednesday, Sept. 11.
–Donna Hallstrom, University Bookstore
A newly revised policy, Acceptable Use of Information Resources, is now posted online for the comment period. Please take a few moments and review this policy. To submit comments, email dupolicies@drake.edu. The comment period will expire Aug. 8, 2019.
–Debra Wiley, Human Resources
Drake University junior Lucius Pham and senior Adam Heater, both Lorentzen Hatchery participants of Milk Chocolate Productions, have a film showing in Group C of the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project.
The pair’s film will be screened on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at the Fleur Cinema, 4545 Fleur Drive. Show up to give your fellow Bulldog some love for his project!
For more information on Milk Chocolate Productions, a company dedicated to promoting representation for artists of color in and around Des Moines, Iowa, click here.
For more information on the Lorentzen Student Hatchery, click here.
On Friday, July 19, in Washington D.C., Drake University was one of only 64 #highered institutions to be recognized for our commitment to accelerate changemaking. The recognition comes from Ashoka University as part of its global #MillionsofChangemakers campaign.
Ashoka University is the higher education initiative of
Ashoka, the world’s largest community of changemakers.
As part of the campaign Drake was recognized for making a commitment to form a Changemaking & Innovation Taskforce.
During the next academic year, we will develop a campus-wide definition of changemaking, evaluate campus interest and resources for changemaker education, explore changemaking curriculum and infrastructure at other campuses, and provide recommendations for integrating a changemaking focus across the Drake experience.
This commitment is one of 73 commitments announced by leading academic institutions, ecosystem building organizations, and individuals in 14 countries, who are working together to spark and accelerate more than 200,000 changemakers. Drake’s commitment represents one of the many ways the institution is contributing to building a world where everyone is a changemaker.
“In an Everyone [is] a Changemaker world, all people have the confidence, skills, and freedom to create change for the good of all,” says Jessica Lax, Ashoka U’s Growth & Partnerships Director. “With this commitment Drake University is joining Ashoka U’s global community of higher education innovators who are collectively activating and equipping the changemakers the world needs. We’re thrilled to celebrate Drake’s commitment and look forward to sharing it with others through this campaign.”
To learn more about changemaking at Drake University contact Renee Sedlacek, Director of Community Engaged Learning.
To see all of the #MillionsofChangemakers commitments sorted by country or focus area, visit this their website.
–Renee Sedlacek, Academic Excellence and Student Success
Bring your Bulldog family to Drake Family Day for an afternoon of fun. Drake alumni, staff, faculty and their families are invited to a family outing at Greenwood Park. Enjoy donuts, popsicles, games, and activities with new and familiar faces of the Drake community. The event is FREE to attend.
When: Sunday, Aug. 4, 1–3 p.m.
Where: Greenwood Park, Open-Air Shelter, 4500 Grand Ave., Des Moines
Contact Keesha Ward, assistant director of Alumni Relations, with any questions at keesha.ward@drake.edu, 515-271-1947
–Alicia Chilton, University Communications and Marketing
Registration is now open on Eventbrite for the 2019 Drake Learning Symposium, Drake Tomorrow: Why We Change, How We Change. This year’s Learning Symposium will be Friday, Aug. 16, at the Olmsted Center.
The 2019 Drake University Learning Symposium keynote presentation will be a panel from North Central College in Naperville, IL. North Central has been designated a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U, the world’s largest and leading network of social entrepreneurs. On the panel will be Jeremy Gudauskas, Assistant Vice President and Co-Director, Center for Social Impact; Whitney Roberts, recent Director of Civic Engagement and Social Innovation, Leadership, Ethics & Values; Abiodun Goke-Pariola, Provost; and Jennifer Keys, Assistant Provost for Teaching & Learning and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence.
In addition there will be over a dozen breakout sessions from which faculty and staff might choose.
The Learning Symposium will conclude with the year’s first Drake Social, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Cowles Library Reading Room.
For more information, please see the Learning Symposium web page.
Get an additional 30% off clearance items at the University Book Store Thursday, July 25–Wednesday, Sept. 11.
–Donna Hallstrom, University Bookstore
