Category Archives: Campus Announcements Archive

Campus Announcements Archive

Join the 21-Day Equity Challenge

All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to register for the 21-Day Equity Challenge, a program launched by United Way of Central Iowa and several partner organizations to help the greater Des Moines community develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives.

After registering online, participants will receive an email each weekday, from Oct. 5 through Nov. 2, with readings, videos, podcasts, and ways to take action. Each day will feature a different topic, and participants will be challenged to partake in at least one of the four or five pieces of content they receive.

Participation is free and registrants can participate solo or as a part of a group. Topics will include understanding privilege, housing and redlining, justice system inequities, allyship, and many more. The content for each topic has been curated by an advisory committee of local experts and leaders on racism and equity issues in our community. Drake is a supporting organization of the 21-Day Equity Challenge and hopes all campus community members will partake in this shared learning opportunity.

— Erin Lain, Associate Provost, Campus Equity & Inclusion

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Take the face-to-face learning survey for a chance to win an Amazon gift card

You are invited to participate in a research study about face-to-face courses at Drake University. This study is being conducted by a team of Drake University faculty on behalf of the Center for Teaching Excellence. The purpose of this study is to explore student and faculty perceptions and attitudes of face-to-face learning environments.

We are seeking your participation in an anonymous Qualtrics survey, which should take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete. You are eligible to participate if you are 1) enrolled as a student or faculty member at Drake University, 2) have taken or instructed face-to-face, in-person college courses, and 3) are 18 years of age or older. Participation in the study is completely voluntary, and no identifiable information will be tied to your survey responses.

If you choose to participate, you may complete the survey via the following link: http://drake.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5vEe3r1rZIdN99r.

At the end of the survey, you will be invited to enter a drawing for one of ten $20 Amazon gift cards, five for students and five for faculty members. All surveys must be completed by Monday, Oct. 19.

For questions regarding the survey or this research project, contact Eliza Dy-Boarman at eliza.dy@drake.edu.

Thank you,

Eliza Dy-Boarman
Rachel Allen-McHugh
Chinatsu Bachman
Kevin Carlson
Cris Wildermuth

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Campus buildings to switch from cooling to heating

Generally, Oct. 15 is our target date to transition campus buildings from cooling to heating season. However, with variable temperatures in the forecast, we are closely monitoring temperature predictions to determine the best date to initiate the switchover. Changing from air conditioning to heat takes about one week to complete with student housing starting first. Once the process is complete, air conditioning will no longer be available. If you have any specific questions or concerns, please email Brett Lovelady at brett.lovelady@drake.edu.

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Connect with ITS during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and be entered to win a prize

Cybersecurity starts with you and is everyone’s responsibility. There are currently an estimated 4.8 billion Internet users—over 62% of the world’s population! As this number continues to grow, protecting personal and institutional information and devices becomes even more important.

To bring focus to this important topic, and make sure Drake students, faculty, and staff know how to stay safe online and keep their devices safe, ITS is holding a cybersecurity awareness contest.

Follow @ITServices on Twitter and retweet a #DrakeCyberSmart tip between Oct. 12 and 23 to learn how to stay safe online and be entered in a prize drawing!

Open to all current Drake students, faculty, and staff members. Full contest rules can be found at drake.edu/its/cybersecure.

— Carla Herling, ITS

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Free financial and medical powers of attorney and living will clinic

Drake Law School is offering a free community clinic to help individuals prepare powers of attorney and/or living will documents as part of Cady Day of Public Service, Friday., Oct. 23. Participants may choose from three convenient sessions: 10–11 a.m., 2–3 p.m, or 5–6 p.m.

Each session will consist of a 30-minute overview about powers of attorney and living wills followed by a one-on-one appointment with a Drake Law student to complete the required documents. Attorneys will be available to answer additional questions. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain signed and notarized documents for their files.

The clinic will be held at the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, 2400 University Ave. This is an in-person clinic. Social distancing guidelines will be observed. Face masks are required.

Register here.

— Theresa Howard, Law School

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Free online workout classes

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. Visit the Recreation Movement website, and then create a login with your drake.edu email address. With this account, you will have free access to all workouts from other schools. Don’t forget to log your minutes as there is a challenge going on among all the schools. Of course, you can still do our OnDemand workouts through the Drake Rec app to get credit for more classes and win a prize. Be sure to check out the Recreation Movement website for more workout options outside of Drake.

— Emily Madsen, Recreational Services

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Spend your Bulldog Bucks in the Drake Neighborhood

An exciting addition to the Bulldog Bucks program has launched—you can now spend your Bulldog Bucks at participating businesses in the Drake neighborhood. View a list of participating businesses.

Drake ID cardholders will have the option to use their Bulldog Bucks account as a payment method at accepting locations. Please note: Bulldog Bucks cannot be used on tobacco, alcohol, or gift cards. We hope this new initiative will allow you to support some great local businesses. 

As a reminder, Bulldog Bucks are an account on your ID card that can be loaded with funds by either students or guests through an online portal.  These funds are separate from your meal plan flex dollars, and they carry forward from semester to semester as long as you have an active Drake ID card.  In addition to this new off-campus program, facilitated by CampusCash, funds can also be spent in the University Bookstore, at Drake Dining food and vending locations, and for campus printing. Feel free to contact studentservices@drake.edu if you have any questions about this program, or if you want to suggest a business that you’d like to see participate in the future.

— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center

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Save the Date: International Education Week

Join us virtually to celebrate Drake’s global engagement and international programs during International Education Week! Global and intercultural learning is a key objective of Drake’s Continuous Improvement Plan, supporting our mission of responsible global citizenship. Join in the fun this week and discover more about who Drake is as a global institution.

There will be events for students, faculty, and staff—with some of our partner institutions joining from around the world. For example:

  • Summer Study Abroad Info Session (students)
  • U.S. Fulbright Program Info Session (students)
  • Designing a Travel Seminar Workshop (faculty & staff)
  • International Dining Experience at Hubbell (students, faculty & staff)

Additional events will be announced on the IE Week Calendar leading up to November 16–20.

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Registration still open for virtual Drake Road Races and Grand Blue Mile

The 2020 Virtual Drake Road Races kicked off on Sunday, Sept. 27, and the Virtual Grand Blue Mile starts on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Registration remains open for both races.

Register now and complete your Virtual Grand Blue Mile on the Bulldog Mile! This bulldog-shaped, one-mile path through campus is the perfect route to complete your race.

To view the route, go to drake.edu/map, click on the drop down tab next to Points of Interest, and click on The Bulldog Mile.

Drake Road Races registration includes a performance 1/4 zip and commemorative finishers medal. To register for the Drake Road Races 5k, 10k, or half marathon visit DrakeRoadRaces.org.

For questions, email drakeroadraces@drake.edu.

— Aimee Lane, Athletics

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Sprout Garden is moving

The Sprout Garden will be relocating this fall from its Forest Avenue location to make room for the DMPS Community Stadium project. The garden’s new location will be in the grassy area west of campus on 31st Street, just south of Drake West Village. The new space will allow the garden to expand its growing capacity and educational opportunities through the addition of native plants, trees, and permaculture. You may start seeing this move occur over the next several weeks. While the proposed expansion will happen in phases, click on the photo to see what the space may look like one day.

There are volunteer opportunities and opportunities for classes to get involved with the garden. Email amanda.martin@drake.edu to learn more.

— Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning