Due to multiple events on campus and an increased community presence for the Drake Relays, it is necessary to establish the following parking and road restrictions. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Street Closures

• Forest Avenue will be closed between 27^th Street and 29^th Street from Thursday, April 26, at 2 p.m. to Saturday, April 28, at 5 p.m. No vehicular traffic will be allowed during this time. The street closure enhances the safety of those attending Relays.
• 27th Street will be shut down for bus traffic from Forest Avenue to Clark Street from Thursday, April 26, to Saturday, April 28.
• Meek Street will be shut down for the hammer throw event on Saturday, April 28.

Parking lot restrictions

• Lot 17 (Facilities) at 27^th Street and Clark Street: No parking from Sunday, April 22, to Monday, April 30. Reserved for athlete warm-up area.
• Lot 18 South (Studio Arts): No parking from Wednesday, April 25, at 2 a.m. to Saturday, April 28, at 5 p.m.
• Lot 18 North (West Stadium): No parking from Thursday, April 26, at 2 a.m. to Saturday, April 28, at 5 p.m.
• Lot 16 (Olmsted): Reserved parking from Thursday, April 26, at 6 a.m. to Saturday, April 28th, at 5 p.m.
• Lots 1 and 2: Pay lots from Friday, April 27, to Saturday, April 28, at 5 p.m. Permits are valid at no charge until 4 p.m. on Friday in Lot 1.

Please note: All residential parking lots are still under 24-hour residential permit only restrictions.

— Scott Law, Public Safety

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement is looking to make a video series that features students with financial need sharing stories about their college experience. The goal of the series is to foster pride among students who come from low-income backgrounds, create a community that can serve as a resource for students, and dispel myths about what it means to come from a low-income background. If you are or were a recipient of the Federal Pell Grant or Iowa Tuition Grant and would like to participate, email Zach Mecham at zachary.mecham@drake.edu.

— Zach Mecham, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

On Wednesday, April 11, enjoy Southern cuisine made famous from the city of Charleston, S.C. in Hubbell Dining Hall. Food will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

— Jennifer Bowersox, Hubbell Dining

The 109th Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee is right around the corner and we need you to help make it a success. Register to volunteer and invite your friends and family to join. Volunteers receive a free T-shirt, a free meal (if working over lunch), and free entry to the action. Volunteer opportunities begin Saturday, April 21, and run all week long. We hope to see you on the Blue Oval!

— Shannon Saunders, Athletics

Jon Bowermaster, JO’76, will discuss his career as a journalist and environmental activist on Wednesday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 101. His lecture, “From Journalism to Advocacy: 30 Years Reporting on the Planet’s Health,” is free and open to the public.

Bowermaster has worked for National Geographic, written numerous books, and written and produced many documentaries about environmental issues. His Oceans 8 project visited every ocean by kayak, and his most recent work includes a series of short documentaries on the Hudson River.

Bowermaster will be on campus on Tuesday, April 10, and Wednesday, April 11, sponsored by the Principal Center for Global Citizenship. He will be a guest lecturer in several classes, and he will have open “drop-in” hours to meet with students and faculty in the Meredith Magazine Center, Room 111, on Tuesday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. and on Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

— Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Last Thursday and Friday, more than 1,200 Bulldogs went All In for Drake, resulting in our most successful 24-hour challenge yet!

Thank you to all of the faculty, staff, and students who came together for All In. Whether you generously contributed, attended an event, of helped spread the word, your involvement helped to raise more than $267,000 in just 24 hours. This includes a $50,000 challenge gift awarded by a generous group of alumni. It’s amazing to see what we can accomplish when we come together to support our Drake family.

Gifts made during All In benefit all areas of campus and will be put to work to strengthen the University. Thank you, again, to all who contributed to this achievement. Your support makes a difference in the lives of our students, faculty, and staff today and for years to come.

If you missed any of the memorable and inspiring videos posted on the All In Facebook page, be sure to take a look.

 2018 All In videos

Thanks for going All In
853 donors
500 donors
400 donors
All In Trivia
Bulldog Friends Forever
Go All In for Drake!

— Becca Widmer, University Advancement

Beginning fiscal year 2019, faculty, staff, and students will see a three-year graduated rate increase for on-campus parking.

Parking permit rate increases for faculty, staff, and students has remained flat over the past 10 years, while expenses for the maintenance and operation of parking facilities has continued to rise. The increase is designed to help realign Drake’s parking rate structure with the cost to properly maintain, repair, and provision its parking operations.

The new annual and semester pricing structure is as follows. Annual rates are listed first with semester rates in parentheses.

These rates were carefully developed by the University Parking Committee along with the President’s Council. Drake continuously strives to manage cost structure, while maintaining a thoughtful plan for improving the safety and aesthetics of its parking lots and transportation services.

Faculty, staff, and students can purchase permits by logging into blueView, clicking the My Drake Account Tab, and then selecting Register for Drake Parking Tag.

As a reminder, Drake offers faculty, staff, and students a wide variety of alternative transportation options, including free DART bus rides all over Des Moines with presentation of a Drake ID Card. For up-to-date bus times, download the RideTime Transit App. In addition, faculty, staff, and students receive a discounted rate to ride BCycle bicycles. There are four BCycle stations close to campus; bikes are $3 per trip or $20 per year with unlimited 60-minute rides.

For evening and weekend transit near campus, Drake operates its own evening bus system that runs throughout the fall and spring semesters. Safe Ride is free of charge to students, faculty, and staff. Coming this fall, Drake, in partnership with Enterprise, is bringing WeCar to campus. WeCar is a car-sharing program that allows members to rent and use a vehicle 24/7. Cars will be parked at dedicated spots near campus, and members can rent a vehicle anytime and then return it to where they picked it up.

Public Safety continues to review and improve alternative transportation options to better serve the Drake community. For questions regarding parking rates or transportation options, contact Scott Law, executive director of campus public safety and operational services, at scott.law@drake.edu.

— Scott Law, Campus Public Safety & Operational Services

Today is National Service Recognition Day, and Community Engaged Learning & Service would like to recognize and thank the national service members serving on Drake’s campus. The following first-year Drake students are serving as Iowa College AmeriCorps Program members in the Engaged Citizen Corps, in which they are each doing a service internship with a local non-profit organization: Ashlie Bunten, Katie Carlton, Tate Clemen, Danielle Dircks, Brittany Freeman, Jamie Rusan, Hannah Smith, and Sabrina Uddin. In addition, Zachary Mecham is serving as a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA member with the Harkin Institute. We also thank the dozens of Drake alumni who have served or are currently serving.

Through partnerships with schools, faith-based groups, non-profits, and local agencies, national service members are embedded within the communities they serve, using their ingenuity and training to make a tangible, lasting impact. If you would like to learn more about national service opportunities, visit https://www.nationalservice.gov/ or check out the Post-Graduate Service Opportunity Panel on Wednesday, April 18, from 7 to 8 p.m. on the Pomerantz Stage.

—Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning & Service