The spring 2019 edition of the Drake Undergraduate Social Science Journal (DUSSJ) is now available. Check out the DUSSJ website for online versions of the papers. Also, consider browsing past editions for interesting research previously published in DUSSJ.
Congratulations to all authors for their fantastic research, and a special thanks to the editorial board for all of their hard work.
Heath Henderson, Assistant Professor of Economics
Whether on the Blue Oval or on campus, Relays Week is where faculty, staff, students, and alumni celebrate together and reconnect during special events. For a complete listing of Relays events, including the Grand Blue Mile, pole vaulting at Capital Square, and the Relays Carnival, visit the University calendar.
Other ways to find information, include:
Due to multiple events on campus and increased community presence for the Drake Relays, it is necessary to establish the following parking restrictions from April 21–29. Please review the restrictions listed below. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Please note: All residential parking lots will still be under 24-hour residential permit only restrictions. All Drake lots will be held on Friday morning until 9 a.m. for Drake permits only.
Sunday, April 21–Monday, April 29: Reserved—No Parking: Lot #17 (Facilities, 27/Clark) — Reserved for placement and use as Relays athlete warm-up area.
Tuesday, April 23, 10 p.m.–Monday, April 29, 4 p.m.: Reserved—No Parking: Lot 18 South (Studio Arts) and Lot 18 North (West Stadium)
Wednesday, April 24, 8 a.m.–Sunday, April 28, 8 a.m.: Limited Parking—North Half of Olmsted Lot #16 and half of Law School Lot #13
Thursday, April 25, 11 a.m.–Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m.: Parking Lots 1 and 2 will be pay lots (Drake Permits valid at no charge until 4 p.m. on Friday in Lot 1).
City Street Closures:
Thursday, April 25–Saturday, April 27:
— Forest Ave. will be closed from 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, between 27th Street and 29th Street.
— 27th Street will be shut down for bus traffic from Forest Avenue to Clark Street.
Saturday, April 27: Meek Street will be shut down for the Hammer Throw.
Scott Law, Executive Director Campus Public Safety and Operational Services
The Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC) is pleased to announce the following grants awarded July 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. Congratulations to all those involved!
Tricia Atterberg, Sponsored Programs Administration and Research Compliance
Earlier this month, ITS shared that its next step in the data center move was to perform maintenance on campus connections to the Internet. ITS successfully completed the Internet bandwidth and redundancy work on April 13.
The next and last step for this move is to relocate equipment to the new offsite data center. This will be done between April 29 and May 2. While we do not expect any interruption to campus, it is always a possibility. In the event that any outages occur, we will notify campus through our regular communication channels.
Kris Brewster, ITS
A planned electrical shutdown for campus is scheduled for Friday, July 5. The electrical shutdown will begin at 6 a.m. and the work will be completed by 12 p.m.
Facilities Planning and Management is working on cleaning the large electrical transformers located at the Forest Avenue Heating Plant. This electrical shutdown will also enable Waldinger to complete a grounding project of all the equipment located in the Forest Avenue Heating Plant. Facilities Planning and Management apologizes in advance for the planned electrical shutdown. July 5 is the only opportunity to complete the work.
Facilities Planning and Management will soon begin working with the departments impacted by the electrical shutdown. The buildings impacted include: the Dial Center, SCB animal facility, IT equipment in the Hubbell Tunnel area, Morehouse residence hall, construction projects in process on campus, and others. Please contact Facilities Planning and Management if there are other departments/buildings that will require help preparing for the planned electrical shutdown.
Jolene Schmidt, Facilities Planning and Management
Interested in having a role with the 2019 Drake Relays presented by HyVee? Register to volunteer for the Drake Road Races, Grand Blue Mile, or Drake Relays. Each volunteer will receive a T-shirt and a meal (depending on your shift). Volunteers need to be at least 14 years old, so spread the word to your family and friends.
Shannon Saunders, Drake Athletics
ITS is making updates to Banner/DUSIS. As a result, access to myDUSIS, Banner, eTranscripts, Banner INB, Job Submission, Workflow, and some myDrake functions will be unavailable between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. Faculty, staff, and students will still be able to log into myDrake, but a few functions will be down, mostly between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. This work is being done to keep our Banner system up to date with the latest patches and upgrades.
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
Air conditioning for campus will be turned on the morning of April 22. This is a week later than normal due to the cool overnight temperatures, which have delayed the switch from heat to air conditioning.
Jolene Schmidt, Facilities Planning and Management
Need some new Drake Gear? The University Book Store has added new clearance items and has taken additional markdowns on items, which means 25–50% saving on select merchandise in men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing.
Katie Wilz, University Bookstore Manager
