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Campus Announcements Archive

Beautiful Bulldog Contest and Drake Relays Merch

The Bulldog Shop will have a pop-up shop in the southwest corner of the track level during the Beautiful Bulldog Contest on Monday, April 21.

Mark your calendars, and don’t miss the chance to get exclusive Beautiful Bulldog Contest merch like this crew or this T-shirt in addition to some fun gear for your furry friends.

Event Details:

  • Date: Monday, April 21
  • Location: Knapp Center
  • Doors Open: 5:00 PM
  • Contest Begins: 6:00 PM

Drake Relays Merch

In addition to specialty Beautiful Bulldog Contest gear, the Bulldog Shop has select Drake Relays styles now available in-store. Additional exclusive Relays gear will drop during the Relays event at the three Bulldog Shop merch tents. Stay tuned on our website for a preview link to see all products that will be available for onsite purchase.

Tent Locations:

  • Plaza: Behind the Press Box at Drake Stadium
  • Fieldhouse: At the corner of Forest Avenue and 27th Street, in front of the Drake Fieldhouse
  • FanZone: Right by the food trucks outside the main entrance to Drake Stadium

Tent Hours:

  • Thursday, April 24: 1 PM – 9 PM
  • Friday, April 25: 7 AM – 9 PM
  • Saturday, April 26 (Fieldhouse & Plaza): 7 AM – 5 PM
  • Saturday, April 26 (FanZone): 7 AM – 2 PM
Campus Announcements Archive

Planned Banner/Self Service Maintenance April 26

ITS staff will be performing maintenance on Banner and Self Service on Saturday, April 26, starting at 7 p.m. and lasting approximately 14 hours. During this time, Admin Pages, Self Service, ProcessMaker, TouchNet, and other connected systems will be unavailable. This downtime is necessary to install the latest mandatory updates and security patches and better secure and protect University data.

If you experience issues after the maintenance is complete, contact the ITS Support Center for help by visiting service.drake.edu/its, calling 515-271-3001, or visiting the lower level of Carnegie Hall.

To see the full 2025 maintenance schedule, visit drake.edu/its/maintenanceschedule.

— Becky Klein, ITS

For Students Archive

Drake Students: Claim Your Free Tickets to the Drake Relays

Drake students can now claim their free tickets to all four sessions of the 115th Drake Relays taking place April 24–27 at Drake Stadium by clicking here. Be sure to log in using your Drake email to claim your tickets. Once claimed, tickets can be added to your Apple or Google Wallet for easy access. Don’t wait—secure your spot today as we push toward our 59th consecutive Saturday sellout! View the full schedule of events.

— Greg Kay, Athletics

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Great Colleges To Work For Survey—Thank You for Your Participation!

Thank you to everyone who completed the Great Colleges to Work For survey. We were able to achieve an overall response rate of 55%. We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback and make your voice heard.

Continuous improvement remains a critical part of Drake’s strategic planning and your feedback will help shape continuous improvement in our work-place culture.

All unit leaders will receive the results in early summer and will be working with their respective teams on prioritizing areas for improvement in the coming academic year. Overall campus results will be shared later in the summer.  Thank you again for your part in helping shape a positive and productive work-place culture.

— Nate Reagen, Office of the President, and Erica Kluver, Human Resources

Campus Announcements Archive

Planned Panopto Maintenance April 12

Drake’s Vendor partners at Panopto will perform database maintenance on Saturday, April 12, beginning at 9 a.m. and lasting approximately 3 hours. During this time, Panopto will be unavailable. This work is necessary to improve the stability and capacity of the overall Panopto system.

If you experience issues after the maintenance is complete, contact the ITS Support Center for help by visiting service.drake.edu/its, calling 515-271-3001, or visiting the lower level of Carnegie Hall.

To see the full 2025 maintenance schedule, visit drake.edu/its/maintenanceschedule.

— Becky Klein, ITS

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Bring Counseling to Your Classroom

The Broadlawns Drake Student Counseling Center offers various workshops and presentations, aimed to bring mental health education outside of the therapy office. If you are interested in the counseling center team discussing various mental health topics during your class time, please fill out our program request form.

If you have any specific questions, please contact Tyler.Lewis@drake.edu.

— Kayla Bell-Consolver, Director, Counseling Center

For Faculty Archive

Call for Nominations: Global Scholar/Practitioner-in-Residence

The Principal Center for Global Citizenship invites nominations for the Global Scholar/Practitioner-in-Residence program for Spring 2026, seeking to attract talented individuals from academia or the professions who have outstanding international expertise to teach a course, mentor students, give public lectures, work on joint research with faculty, and aid the global capacity-building of the institution through fruitful external collaborations. One scholar will be selected.

Nomination Instructions

Candidates should be nominated by the academic unit to which they will be attached. Please submit the following supporting materials:

  • A nomination letter discussing the qualifications of the candidate and expected contributions to the department and University as a whole
  • Candidate’s biographical information and CV
  • A letter of interest from the candidate
  • A letter of support from the department chair and college/school dean, including how the scholar advances departmental and college/school strategic goals related to internationalization

Nominations should be directed to Annique Kiel, Executive Director of Global Engagement and International Programs, by April 11, 2025. Preference will be given to practitioners or scholars from one of Drake’s global partners. Units considering a nomination are encouraged to consult with Annique prior to submission.

Among the criteria to be considered for the nominee:

  • A record of recognized international leadership and distinguished professional accomplishment in their field
  • A demonstrated commitment to global capacity-building and responsible global citizenship
  • An ability to bring a uniquely global perspective to the Drake community
  • A willingness and ability to offer courses that complement the existing curriculum and meet rigorous academic standards.

In recognition of their contributions, Global Scholars/Practitioners receive a stipend, a travel allowance, an appropriate workspace in the host college/school, and access to university facilities. Global Scholars/Practitioners will be affiliated with an appropriate academic unit for the semester and will offer at least one course.

— Erin McSween, Cowles Library

For Students Archive

J-Term Travel Seminar Priority Deadline TODAY

If you’ve been thinking about applying to a travel seminar for J-Term 2026, be sure to submit an application by the end of today (April 1) to get priority access. Some programs are competitive, so it’s important that you apply now. There is NO application fee, and no financial commitment until you are offered a spot and accept it.

Start your program application at https://drake.via-trm.com/authV2/welcome.

Today is also the scholarship deadline! Scholarship applications appear in your Via portal after you start the program application.

Any questions about travel seminars can be directed to chelsea.funk@drake.edu.

— Chelsea Funk, Global Engagement

Strategic Updates Archive

Griff Gives Back Pet Food Drive; Help Griff II Reach His Goal

Griff II’s annual Griff Gives Back pet food drive is underway. In its 10th year, Griff’s goal is to collect 20,000 pounds of pet food to benefit area pets in need through The Pet Project Midwest, a local pet food pantry. There are many easy and convenient ways to donate.

How to donate

Together, and with your help, Griff hopes to continue supporting The Pet Project Midwest’s very important initiative of feeding pets in need so they can stay in the homes where they are loved.

— Erin Bell, University Communications and Marketing