Category Archives: Campus Announcements Archive

Equity and Inlcusion development opportunities

The office of equity and inclusion will be offering four development webinars for all faculty, staff, and students throughout the spring and summer on a variety of equity and inclusion topics including:

  • LGBTQ+ Safe Space Training (Friday, May 1, 12 pm CST)
  • Who’s Here – Examining Diversity (Monday, June 1, 12 pm CST)
  • How Do We Navigate – Examining Cultural Competency (July 1, 12 pm CST)
  • Who Benefits – Examining Equity (August 3, 12 pm CST)

Click here to register

Bulldog Bucks deposit portal moves to single sign-on

The Bulldog Bucks deposit portal (eAccounts) was enhanced last week to include a single sign-on feature. With single sign-on, users no longer have to enter their credentials twice when accessing the Bulldog Bucks deposit portal from myDrake.

The deposit portal can be found by clicking “Bulldog Bucks” in the commonly used apps section of myDrake, or through the direct link: drake-sp.transactcampus.com/eaccounts.

Parents or friends can also access the portal to make “guest” deposits to an account. However, this will not be tied to the single sign-on feature and will function as it has in the past.

There is also a mobile application (eAccounts Mobile) that allows users to check balances on the go. To use the mobile deposit feature, users must first have a saved payment method set up in the web portal. Please note: If you’ve used eAccounts Mobile in the past, you’ll need to re-select Drake University as your institution to allow it to reconnect with the new log-in details.

— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center

Drake Recreational Movement

Drake Recreational Services has partnered with over 40 different colleges and universities across the country to provide students, faculty, staff, and alumni access to online workout classes for free. Just create a log in with your drake.edu email address and you will have free access to all of the workouts, including those from other schools.
 
You can also log your minutes as there is a challenge going between schools. Of course, you can still do the Drake workouts through our Drake Rec app to get credit for you T-shirt.

Banner, MyDUSIS planned outage May 2

ITS is making updates to Banner. As a result, access to Banner 9, Banner/DUSIS INB, MyDUSIS, Workflow, ODBC, eTranscripts, Online Balloting, and DSAP will be completely unavailable between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. This upgrade is being made to apply security and functionality upgrades and patches.

We appreciate your patience while we perform this necessary work. If you continue to have any issues after the planned maintenance window, please contact the Support Center at 515-271-3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its to report your issue.

— Carla Herling, ITS

J-Term 2021 travel seminars deadline extended to May 15

Drake has currently restricted all international travel due to COVID-19. However, J-Term 2021 travel seminars have not been canceled at this point given that January is many months away. Due to the ever-changing situation, please know this could change in the future. Please carefully review the following information if you are interested in going abroad or on a domestic program for J-Term 2021:

  • Deadline Extended: You can still apply to study abroad J-Term 2021. The J-Term travel seminar priority deadline has been extended from April 15 to May 15. Applications will be reviewed at that time and students will be accepted or waitlisted by June 1. To apply go to: https://drake-sa.terradotta.com/.
  • Deposit: After acceptance, to secure your spot on a travel seminar, you will need to commit to the program in Terra Dotta, pay your $500 deposit, and complete Terra Dotta post acceptance steps. Given the impact of COVID-19 on students and families, we have temporarily revised our deposit refund policy. If you choose to independently withdraw prior to Sept. 1, your deposit will be refunded. As always, if Drake cancels a travel seminar, your deposit will automatically be refunded.
  • Availability: Some travel seminars already have more applicants than we can accept. If you haven’t already started an application, we encourage you to check out these options:
  • Finland: Perspectives on Education
  • Italy: Forks and Farms in Italy: Global Food Security and Sustainability
  • Kosovo: Repairing and Rebuilding
  • Panama: Place-based Integrated Science
  • South Africa and Zimbabwe: Religions of Africa
  • Spain and Morocco: Exploring the Intersection of Ethics and Culture
  • Thailand: Research, Exploration and Reflection
  • On campus registration back up plan: In addition to applying for a travel seminar, we ask that you also register for an on-campus course at Drake as a backup plan (if you need J-Term credit regardless of the travel component). Please register during the regular registration process and timeframe. If you have questions about registering for on-campus courses for J-Term, please reach out to your academic advisor.
  • Independent withdrawal: We want you to be clear on the financial implications of committing to a J-Term travel seminar. Given the impact of COVID-19 on students and families, we have temporarily revised our deposit refund policy. If you choose to independently withdraw prior to Sept. 1, your deposit will be refunded. If after Sept. 1 you decide you want to withdraw from the program, you will be subject to Drake’s withdrawal and refund policies. Because of this, we strongly recommend you familiarize yourself with our withdrawal and refund policies which can be found in Terra Dotta. In addition, we strongly recommend you purchase ‘Cancel for Any Reason’ travel insurance through an insurance carrier.

Please be assured that your health and safety is of utmost importance. Given that this is an ever-evolving global situation, applicants will be notified if we make a change to the policy regarding J-Term travel seminars. Should you have any questions, we encourage you to reach out to studyabroad@drake.edu

New J-Term Timeline:
May 15: Priority Deadline
June 1: Accept/waitlist Students who applied by May 15
June 15: Students Commit in Terra Dotta and pay a $500 Deposit to secure their place in the program
May 15–Sept. 1: Students can still apply if travel seminars have openings; deposits are due within two weeks of acceptance
Sept. 1: Final day to apply and final day for deposit refunds

— Maria Rohach, Drake International

National Volunteer Week April 19–25

Participate in National Volunteer Week April 19–25 from wherever you are. There are many ways to support our neighbors, even during social distancing. Let’s continue to give back and support our community in a time when it is most needed.

Help make a difference in your community by participating in some of the activities on the volunteer bucket list. Track your service by checking off the activity completed. Snap a photo completing that activity and post it on social media using #DrakeServes.

For every activity you complete, you will be entered in the National Volunteer Week’s prize raffle April 19–25. Learn more.

National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers to come together to tackle tough challenges and build stronger, more resilient communities. Each year during this week, a focus is put on the people and causes that inspire us to serve, recognizing and thanking volunteers who lend their time, talent and voice to make a difference in their communities.

—Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning

All In 2020 new date: June 4–5

Celebrate Drake and support the University’s bright future during All In 2020 on June 4–5. Join with the Drake community to share and celebrate what it means to be a Bulldog: resilient, innovative, adaptable, and loyal.

This day will also be an opportunity to make your generosity go further. Watch for challenge matches from generous donors during All In that can double, and even triple, your gifts!

Visit the All In website and RSVP on Facebook.

— Alicia Chilton, University Communications & Marketing

Student Services Center new hours

The Student Services Center is reducing their in-office hours for the remainder of the semester (through May 15). We will be staffing the desk on Mondays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. If possible, please visit during those hours for assistance. If you cannot visit on Monday mornings, please email studentservices@drake.edu to make an appointment for an alternate visit time.

Key pickups are temporarily being handled at Public Safety (1227 25th Street) Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contactless key returns can be done at the blue drop boxes at the SSC and Public Safety. Please fill out an envelope and leave keys in the drop box.

The best way to contact us during this time is via email (studentservices@drake.edu). If you need additional/urgent campus assistance, please contact Public Safety at 515–271–2222.

— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center