Download the new and free Drake Rec app today! This app allows you to register for intramurals, GroupX classes, sports clubs, view building locations and hours, and visit all of our social media pages. Drake Rec is an IMLeauges associated app, so you can use your IMLeagues account from previous years to sign in. Search “Drake Rec” in Google Play and Apple Stores to find and download the app. Details on how to register for GroupX classes can be found on handouts in the Bell Center and Underground.

Drake Wellness

The third annual Drake Athletics Raise the Purse fall fundraiser is scheduled for Oct. 4, and we are looking for some more unique items to include in the auction. If you have a new or gently used purse, wallet, backpack, or bag that you are willing to part with, we would love to include your donation in our event. All donations are tax deductible and can be brought to the Administrative Suite in the Bell Center for drop off. All proceeds from the fundraiser directly benefit Drake student-athletes through the Bulldog Club. If you have any questions, please reach out to Shannon Saunders at shannon.saunders@drake.edu or ext. 4780.

Shannon Saunders, Athletics

The Drake Men’s Basketball team will face North Dakota State on Dec. 1 in the U.S. Bank Stadium Basketball Classic. This is part of the first ever basketball event that will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Drake faculty and staff are eligible for a special offer as a participating school. Buy tickets now using special offer code DRAKE18 to pack U.S. Bank Stadium with Drake blue.

Drake students have the opportunity to purchase Drake Student Section tickets to this event. Student tickets are $15 each (limit one per student), while supplies last. Students must purchase tickets at The Knapp Center Ticket Office and present a valid Drake Card.

For additional information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

Cowles Library will close at noon on Friday, Oct. 5, for a special event. The after-hours area will reopen at midnight, and the library will reopen at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.

Drake University policies are maintained centrally in the University Policy Library.  Policies are grouped by category for easy reference.  In addition, you may search the policy library using key terms. The development or revision of existing policies follows the Policy Development, Approval, and Communication Policy.  This policy includes links to a policy template and procedures for new policy adoption.

An example of a new policy that recently went through the policy development process is the Paid Parental Leave Policy, which took effect July 1, 2018. Watch OnCampus throughout the year for announcements about new policy proposals. Proposed policies will be published for a period of fifteen business days so that various stakeholders and members of the campus community will have the opportunity to comment on the proposed policy.

After decades of service and sponsorship by Drake, the Adult Literacy Center is moving off of Drake’s campus to DMACC’s Urban Campus, located a few blocks off University Avenue.

The Adult Literacy Center improves the quality of adults’ lives by helping them learn to read, write, and comprehend. And, it is the only program of its kind in the Des Moines area. The move will put the Center in a location where students can easily transition into a GED program, receive English language tutoring, or other career preparation services offered by DMACC.

I am very pleased to announce that Anne Murr is returning from retirement to guide the DMACC project. In addition, the current coordinator Vickie Merrifield will manage the program just as she is now with no interruption of service to students. Any funds remaining in the Drake Adult Literacy account will be shifted to DMACC allowing them the resources they need to get everything up and running smoothly.

The Adult Literacy Center provides services to over 100 adults each year. The Center is staffed by volunteers from Drake and the Des Moines community. I sincerely appreciate the many faculty and staff who have volunteered or otherwise supported the center over the years. I hope you will continue your support, which improves the lives of hundreds of deserving adults. Here’s to many more years of service!

For questions, contact Vickie Merrifield, ALCA literacy trainer, at 515-248-7517 or vlmerrifield@dmacc.edu .

—Jan McMahill, Dean, School of Education

Drake has exclusively contracted with Office Depot/Max for the purchase of all office supplies. They provide next day desktop delivery, unless an item is on backorder. This is the same contract that the Iowa Regent Universities are using so we have discounted pricing due to our consortium volume. Please refrain from using other vendors, such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, or Staples, for office supplies. As one of the largest office supply companies in the U.S.,Office Depot/Max can typically find the item you need at the lowest price. If you find that an item is higher with Office Depot, you can contact Bryan Bellis at bryan.bellis@officedepot.com and he will work with you to find an equivalent item or work with you on bulk pricing if needed.

Please contact Caron Findlay at caron.findlay@drake.edu if you have any questions.

Caron Findlay, Purchasing & Business Services