Stop by the Olmsted breezeway Feb. 26, March 25, or April 22 from 9–10:30 a.m. to chat with counselors from the student counseling center. This is a chance to get answers to questions related to mental health and receive free coffee from local coffee shops!
When: February 26, March 25, and April 22 from 9–10:30 a.m.
Where: Breezeway, Olmsted
— Kayla Bell-Consolver, Broadlawns Drake University Student Counseling Center
Want to discuss the issues of Des Moines’ transportation system and sustainability? Come join Dr. Dian Nostikasari and our Fulbright Scholar Dr. Suryani Wijaya in an informal discussion around Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). This will be an information conversation where you will be able to contribute your thoughts in how to make walkable cities more of a reality.
Join us on Friday, Feb. 23, from 3–4 p.m. in Cowles Library, Room 201 (the Fishbowl Room). Light refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there.
— Jorona Johnson, Global Engagement
In honor of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week, join the Broadlawns Drake Student Counseling Center and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a mental health panel focused on disrupting the harmful narratives given to marginalized communities, and an open discussion on ways to enhance worth and belonging in the face of social injustice. Participants will also receive free self-care prizes and free food, and admitted students will have the opportunity to be entered into a raffle to win additional self-care prizes, such as weighted blankets, self-help books, and MORE! This is a wonderful opportunity to experience a taste of the culture of inclusivity, belonging, and well-being at Drake! Register here.
When/Where: March 22nd, 2:30-4:30pm, Parents Hall South
— Kayla Bell-Consolver, Student Counseling Center
Learning about love, sexual health, and wellness. We will also be partnering with One Iowa for this event! Stop to snag some candy, talk with a counselor, and enter a raffle for a $50 gift card to a local restaurant—just in time to take your date out for Valentine’s Day.
When: February 12–14th, 1:30–4 p.m.
Where: Breezeway, Olmsted
— Kayla Bell-Consolver, Student Counseling Center
February is going to be a fun month when it comes to Wellness programming.
Time to Train! Running up to the Relays is a program that will support your training for the Drake Road Races. Whether you are training for the 5K, 1/2, or whole marathon, we’ve got a training plan for you. Reach out to Gail.witte@gmail.com for more information.
Fleet Feet Bra Event: 2/7@5pm Bell Center Studio
Join us as we welcome Fleet Feet Des Moines to the Bell Center. They will be educating us on the different types of athletic bras, how to get the right fit, and more! Sing up on the Drake Rec App
Hot Chocolate Barre and Partner Yoga
2/14 . At 12:15 Gail Witte will teach a fun Barre class followed by a cup of hot chocolate! Then at 5pm she will teach a “Partner Yoga” that is sure to be full fun and laughs. Bring a friend and sign up in the Drake Rec App!!
We have two classes that run for four weeks, so build them into your schedule.
Judo, being taught by our own Scott Law, will run 2/21,2/28, 3/6 &3/21 in the Bell Center Studio @5:30pm.
Dance to Perform is a class taught by one of our FOUR brand new student instructors, Audrey Almeida!! Over the four class she will teach some technique and choreography that will be performed at the end of the last class!! Sign up in the Drake Rec App
Lastly, I’d like to highlight the aforementioned new student group fitness instructors: Ashley Beitelspacher, Audrey Almeida, Audrey Martin and Riley Palmer. Paige Fernety and Britni Gill will be returning student instructors. And Leslie Mars and Jenny Jones who are our faculty instructors. They are building out a great group fitness schedule and I encourage everyone to try out a new class this semester.
— Gail Witte, Rec Services
If you have not already done so, complete the 2024–2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for need-based grants, federal work-study, or to take advantage of federal student loan programs in the Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 semesters. The FAFSA is available to US Citizens and eligible non-citizens. If you need assistance completing the FAFSA, please reach out to Drake’s Financial Aid Office for help.
On January 30, the US Department of Education announced that schools will not begin receiving submitted FAFSA records until the first half of March. Until then, the Financial Aid Office will not be able to confirm receipt of your FAFSA.
— Ryan Zantingh, Financial Aid Office
The Harkin Institute is excited to announce this Spring’s Sussman Lecture, “Pain and Politics in the Heart of America” with Dr. Jennifer Silva. Dr. Silva will discuss the economic, social, and cultural challenges currently facing America’s working class and how those challenges have impacted the ability of the working class to achieve the American Dream. Dr. Silva has written two books surrounding these topics, Coming Up Short: Working-Class Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty and We’re Still Here: Pain and Politics in the Heart of America. In Coming Up Short, Dr. Silva conducted one hundred interviews with working class residents in two towns-Lowell, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Virginia, and shed light on their experience of heightened economic insecurity, deepening inequality, and uncertainty about marriage and family. In We’re Still Here, Dr. Silva conducted more than a hundred interviews of Black, white, and Latino working-class residents of a declining coal town in Pennsylvania to examine the civic and political disengagement of working-class people.
Date: March 6, 2024
Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m. CT
Location: Tom and Ruth Harkin Center (2800 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311)
YouTube Live Stream on The Harkin Institute’s YouTube Channel
Registration: This event is free and open to the public but registration via Eventbrite is required.
Accomodations: American Sign Language (ASL) and Live Captioning (CART) will be provided for both in person and virtual attendees. Additional accomodation requests can be made by emailing harkininstitute@drake.edu.
— Kathryn Kuckelman, Harkin Institute
Orientation leaders are dedicated to providing incoming students and their families with all of the information and resources necessary to ensure their transition to Drake is a smooth and enjoyable one.
We need you to help make this happen. Each year we recruit current Drake students to become part of the orientation leader staff. Orientation leaders play a vital role in this exciting process, working closely with new students and their families on a wide variety of topics including academics, student involvement, housing options, and more.
We highly encourage you to attend one of the information sessions being offered. Click here to sign up for a session.
You will be compensated for your time and effort and gain valuable skills in this position.
Learn more about the position. For questions, contact Lead Orientation Leaders at orientationleaders@drake.edu.
— Marina Verlengia, New Student Programs
Welcome Weekend 2024 planning is underway, and we want you to be a part of it. There are multiple opportunities to participate in the PMAC program this year, so we hope to see many applications. These roles include FYS PMACs (working with a group of students), Event Planner PMACs (planning Choose Your Own Adventure events and facilitating Welcome Weekend activities), and Social Media PMAC (a unique role within the Event Planner PMACs that will run the new Instagram page to showcase our awesome PMACs and all the fun activities of Welcome Weekend)
To hear more about these roles and get all your questions answered, please attend one of our information sessions. Click here to sign up for a session!
In addition, you can follow the @drake.pmacs Instagram account for more information about the position.
Applications are due Feb. 18 at 11:59 p.m. For questions, email pab@drake.edu.
— Marina Verlengia, New Student Programs
Calling all Drake students. Do you want to be a part of a brand new campus organization focused on changing the purpose of public debate from attacking enemies to solving problems?
Students for Dignity educates, trains, and empowers students to become leaders who change the purpose of public debate from attacking enemies to solving problems.
Through grassroots organizing and networked communities, Students for Dignity sponsors experiences, conversations, and events that stir our conscience, change our habits, and lead to a tipping point where dignity replaces contempt as the accepted, respected and preferred problem-solving strategy in the United States.
Attend our Students for Dignity information session on Thursday, February 8, at 5 PM to learn more. Register here: bit.ly/3UfMbAl.
— Kathryn Kuckelman, Harkin Institute
