Jump start your week with our Bulldog Pump classes from 7:30-8:15 am on Mondays starting October 23rd! Learn some lifting basics that will get you pumped for the week! Or, join us for a total body workout in our new Bulldog Crew rowing classes! These will be weekly classes held in the Knapp mezzanine starting Friday, October 20th from 11:00-11:45 am. Don’t forget to sign up for these classes, as well as our other weekly classes, using the Drake Rec App! See you there!

Please email wellness@drake.edu with any questions. If you are unable to attend for any reason, no worries! You can cancel your slot in the Drake Rec App, and we will see you next time!

Gail Witte, Drake Rec Services

Join us Oct. 16–20 for National Transfer Student Week. We know that transfer students bring extensive diversity and experience to Drake’s campus. The Office of Advising will be hosting a series of events to connect with transfer students and transfer student allies. We encourage departments to join us in celebrating the transfer students who enrich our departments and the supportive faculty and staff who continue to make the transfer process accessible and attainable for entering students.

Events: 

• Oct. 18, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. — Pumpkin Decorating in Olmsted Breezeway 
• Oct 19, 8:30–9:45 a.m. — Zimpleman Celebration in Aliber lobby 
• Oct 19, 5:30–7:30 p.m. — Potluck dinner in Cline Atrium 
• Oct 20, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. — Buttons and Coffee in Olmsted Breezeway 
• Oct 20, 1:15–2 p.m. – Transfer Student Virtual Focus Group (join here!) 

Laura Hayes, Transfer Advising Specialist

Drake students, faculty, and staff can activate free online access to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal through subscriptions available from Cowles Library.

For instructions and information on setting up your accounts, visit our New York Times or Wall Street Journal guide, and start reading today!

Erin Menardi, Cowles Library

Did you know that one pint of whole blood can save up to three lives? The Drake Law School chapter of Delta Theta Phi will hold a lifesaving Blood Drive on Friday, Oct. 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Cartwright Hall, Kern Commons. Healthy adults who are 16 years old and weigh at least 120 pounds are eligible to donate. The blood drive is planned in honor of Cady Day of Service.

— Terri Howard, Law School

WEllcon23 is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to learn about the resources that Drake has to offer in terms of support through the dimensions of wellness—intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, vocational, emotional, and environmental. WEllcon23 will also serve as an opportunity for learning tools that will be helpful in achieving success throughout the semester and beyond.   

Join us on Oct. 25 from 3–6 p.m. for a variety of educational and experiential workshops (i.e. yoga, body image and nutrition, mental health, and more), pet therapy, massage therapy, and resources from a variety of community and Drake organizations.

— Kayla Bell-Consolver, Student Health Center

The Broadlawns Drake Counseling Center offers a variety of Counseling Support Groups. Visit our website to learn more.

— Kayla Bell-Consolver, Student Health Center

Do you struggle with sleeping too much, or too little? Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep? Or simply unsure of ways to improve your sleep? Join this workshop to learn about the common sleep concerns and how you can begin to improve your sleep.

Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. in the Drake Room (Upper Olmsted)

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sleep-hygiene-workshop-tickets-676015519617?aff=oddtdtcreator

— Kayla Bell-Consolver, Student Health Center