When: Mar 25, April 8, and May 5; 4–5 p.m. on each date Where: Olmsted Center, Rooms 310–311
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer: the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Register here for the QPR training.
Stop by the Olmsted breezeway on March 25 or April 22 from 9–10:30 a.m. for a chance to chat with counselors from the Broadlawns Drake Student Counseling Center. Get answers to questions related to mental health and receive free coffee from our local coffee shops.
When: March 25 and April 22 from 9–10:30 a.m. Where: Breezeway, Olmsted
The Constitutional Law Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series brings to campus the nation’s leading constitutional scholars to engage students and faculty on the important issues of the day. Speakers deliver a formal lecture, teach a class, and meet with students in informal settings.
The Adams Leadership Awards is an annual, campus-wide ceremony that celebrates the achievements of student leaders and organizations at Drake University. Each May, we honor students and organizations who have made valuable contributions to the campus community through their outstanding commitment to leadership.
Nominations are now open!
Please see this full list of award categories and criteria and consider nominating Drake students and student organizations who’ve exhibited strong leadership and excellence throughout the 2023-2024 academic year using the link below. Nominations can be submitted by any Drake student, faculty, and/or staff any time before Sunday, April 7, 2024:
Join Student Senate and Delta Theta Phi on March 20 at 5:45 p.m. for a letter writing event. If you are passionate about politics, law, or just want to see social change, this is the event for you. Letter writing supplies and snacks will be provided. The location is still being determined. Watch for a future communication with further details.
Later this week the All In 24 Hour Giving Challenge will launch for its 11th year. Starting Thursday, March 7, at noon members of the Drake Community will come together to show their support and appreciation for this exceptional University.
All In is a beloved tradition full of fun content, connection, and pride for Drake. Visit https://all-in.drake.edu/ to follow along during the 24 hours and see how much we can accomplish together with this critically important philanthropic tradition!
The Spring 2024 Progress Survey is live in Starfish. Faculty with high enrollment of first-year, second-year, and transfer students were invited via email to provide positive and constructive feedback to students.
There are five tracking items and instructors have the ability to make comments that are visible to students:
· You Are Off to a Strong Start Kudos
· Attendance Concern Flag
· Low Test Grade Flag
· Missing/Late Assignments Flag
· Tutoring Referral
The Progress Survey will be open until Friday, March 8. Instructors can manually raise flags at any point in the semester.
Wellness isn’t just mental (emotional) health—it’s also about the physical, intellectual, occupational (financial), spiritual, and social dimensions.
Fresh Check Day is a campus-wide mental health fair held Feb. 29 from 12–2 p.m. in Olmsted. Fresh Check Day is unique from more traditional programs around mental health in that it combines a fun, fair-like atmosphere with constructive conversation around mental health and wellness and suicide prevention. It also helps students get connected with important campus resources. There will be interactive booths hosted by campus offices and student organizations combined with music, games, prizes, giveaways, and tacos. Some of the main goals are to help students understand that they are not alone in what they may be struggling with, that Drake cares about campus-wide mental health, and that there are resources available to help.
One staple booth at Fresh Check Day events is Nine out of Ten. The Jordan Porco Foundation (who coordinates Fresh Check Day nationally) explains, “One in ten college students contemplates suicide. That means that at any given time, nine out of ten students have the opportunity to help that one who is struggling (if they are aware of the warning signs and resources).
We’d love to see you in Olmsted on Feb. 29 (Leap Day) from 12 – 2 p.m. at Fresh Check Day, where you can find resources to support your own wellness and learn more about helping your fellow Bulldogs.
— Laura Shell, Academic Excellence and Student Success
Judo Have you ever wanted to master a martial art? Now’s your chance! Scott Law will be teaching a four-week session of Judo starting Feb. 21 and ending March 20.
Glow Up the Night HIIT and yoga party Do you want to glow up the night? We’ve got you covered. We’re breaking out the blacklights, glow paint, and glow sticks on March 1 for a Glow Up the Night HIIT and yoga party. You will also receive a Drake Wellness T-shirt. Sign up for these events and our regularly scheduled classes using the Drake Rec app and don’t forget to invite your friends.
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)
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.
