On Oct. 11, President Martin shared—with great sadness—the passing of Amanda Wilken, a student at Drake University. Amanda was in her fourth year of Pharmacy and was also working on a Master of Business Administration degree.

Amanda’s visitation and funeral service is scheduled for this week. The visitation is Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 5–8 p.m. at Hamilton’s, 3601 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa. The funeral service is Thursday, Oct.18, at 11 a.m. at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, Iowa.

Amanda started at Drake in the fall of 2013 as a Pre-Pharmacy major. She was a 2016 graduate of the Adams Leadership Academy and was committed to being a model servant leader. In addition to her academic pursuits, Amanda was involved in a number of co-curricular organizations, to include the Alpha Phi sorority, the National Association of Women MBAs, and the American Public Health Association.

Please continue to keep Amanda’s family in your thoughts and prayers.

In recognition of National Tailgate Weekend, the University Book Store will hold a four day sale Oct. 18–21. The sale will take place in store and online on Oct. 18–20 and online only on Oct. 21.

The Book Store is located in the Olmsted Center and open from 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  Visit the store for more details or go to www.drake.bkst.com.

Katie Wilz, University Book Store

Drake University is once again proud to be a part of the IMT Des Moines Marathon, which will occur on Sunday, Oct. 21.

The IMT Des Moines Marathon benefiting Children’s Cancer Connection runs through quaint neighborhoods, city parks and streets, and offers a loop around the famed blue oval track at Drake University. Register now.

The IMT Des Moines Marathon starts at 8:00 am on Sunday, October 21 in the Court Avenue District, 300 Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309.

Mile 11 of the race will bring the participants down 25th street in front of Drake Public Safety, Drake International and University Communications & Marketing. Runners will proceed across Forest Ave. and turn on Clark street to enter into Drake Stadium and run on the Blue Oval. In Mile 12, runners will leave the Stadium onto 27th street and turn left on to Forest Ave.back down to 25th street and then follow 25th street to Kingman Boulevard.

As a result of the race course, no parking will be allowed on 25th street from University Ave to Clark Street and no parking along Clark street or 27th from Clark to Forest Ave.  Anyone travelling in the area should expect road closures and delays. Please refer to the Course map & Course description if you have questions.

Scott Law, Public Safety

There will still be a few GroupX classes happening during fall break. Make sure to look at the Group Fitness calendar on the Drake Rec app, IMLeagues website, or on any of our social media pages. There will still be POUND at 4:45 p.m. today. The regular class schedule will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Drake Wellness

Women’s Basketball season is starting and our Drake Divas program is back. Drake Divas is a group for women of all ages in the Des Moines area led by Drake Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jennie Baranczyk. A Drake Diva is a strong woman who is confident, comfortable in her own skin, and inspires others to feel the same way.

Each month, members will have access to morning networking and meetings centered around Leadership, Integrity, Motivation, and other personal and professional development topics. These meetings will be led by esteemed women in the Des Moines business community. Monthly meetings will be taking place on Wednesday mornings this year.

Please email Sarah Hoffman at sarah.hoffman@drake.edu for more information and to get registered.

Sarah Hoffman, Athletics

Drake will hold fire drills on Oct. 17, 18, 19, and 22 in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act and in conjunction with National Fire Prevention month. All drills will be conducted at 10:45 a.m. with the exception of the residence halls, which will be conducted from 6–9 p.m. on Oct. 22.

We have planned this to minimize disruption to classes, and the majority of academic buildings will be completed the week of fall break. This also allows us to have a more efficient utilization of our staff for these drills. The residence halls will be done from 6–9 p.m. to increase participation in the residence hall evacuation.

Fire alarms will be activated in all campus buildings to signal the start of the drill. When the alarm sounds:

• Evacuate the building.
• Buildings will be locked down and cannot be re-entered until the drill ends.
• Remember to dress accordingly.

The fire drills will be coordinated through the Office of Public Safety (271-2222) working with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (271-3804) and Facilities Services (271-3955). Please report any fire alarm malfunctions or evacuation problems to Facilities or Public Safety. Your cooperation in this very important campus safety exercise regarding the Drake Emergency Response Plan is appreciated. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Fire drill schedule:
Oct. 17
Meredith
Aliber
Cowles
Opperman
Cartwright
Harmon Fine Arts Center
Howard
Carnegie
Medbury
Collier-Scripps

Oct. 18
Olin
Science Connector Building
Harvey-Ingham
Cline
Fitch
STAH
Occupational Therapy
3206 University Ave.

Oct. 19
Olmsted Center
Hubbell
Student Health
Alumni House
ROTC
Bell Center
Knapp Center
Fieldhouse
Tennis Center

Oct. 22
Cole
Old Main
Public Safety
University Communications
Kinne Center
Multi-use resource (old Ray Center)
Vote Smart
Legal Clinic
Dial Center
All residence halls (6–9 p.m.)

Chris Nickell, Environmental Health and Safety 

The School of Education is now enrolling students in the undergraduate Talent Development (TD) concentration. Classes start in the spring of 2019. As a talent development professional, you will assess organizational needs and propose solutions. TD professionals design, facilitate, and evaluate training programs. Typical jobs include trainer, instructional designer, and e-learning specialist. You will need 15 credit hours to complete the concentration: three TD courses (Organizational Learning, Performance Consulting, and Designing and Facilitating Learning) and two elective technology or digital media courses approved by the TD advisor. All majors are welcome. Find more information on the School of Education website, or contact Dr. Cris Wildermuth at cris.wildermuth@drake.edu.

Molly Shepard, School of Education

Drake’s centralized air travel program with Short’s travel officially launched Oct. 2. All Drake affiliated airline travel for individuals, students, and groups will now need to be booked through Short’s Travel. There are two portal sites for you to create your login profile, one for University/Academic Travel and one for Athletic Travel:

University/Academic Travel: Below is a list of electronic training materials for University/Academic Travel. If you need more information or training, contact caron.findlay@drake.edu or jputz@shortstravel.com, our Short’s representative.

• Getting Started with Short’s Travel Management
• Short’s Travel Online FAQ
• FindIt User Guide

• Short’s Travel Online Mobile User Guide

Athletic Travel:If you need information or training on Athletics Travel, contact megan.franklin@drake.edu or jputz@shortstravel.com, our Short’s representative.

Please note the following when booking your travel:

• When creating your login profile, please be sure to use only your official Drake University email address.
• When booking international fares, please contact an agent rather than booking directly online.
• When splitting a fare between your P-Card and a personal credit card, please contact an agent.

Caron Findlay, Purchasing & Business Services

Following the launch of myDrake, ITS is making changes to the faculty and staff contact directory, currently located at www.drake.edu/directory. On Oct. 22, the full campus directory will only be available in myDrake from the Campus Directory link (under the Commonly Used Apps section). It will contain the contact information for departments as well as individual faculty and staff members. The directory at www.drake.edu/directory will be modified to only contain the main departmental contact information.

This change will centrally locate the main contact directory within myDrake, and over time, will decrease unwanted spam and phishing of faculty and staff by having individual contact information unavailable to the public. With the every-increasing complexity of attacks, we cannot afford to give away our personal information.

For questions, contact Peter Lundstedt at informationsecurity@drake.edu or Jeremy Sievers at jeremy.sievers@drake.edu.

Peter Lundstedt, ITS and Jeremy Sievers, UC&M

Domestic Trip Risk Mitigation Process Update. A more streamlined process for domestic trip registration and tracking of forms was developed over the summer. This updated process has resulted in a decentralized approach where departments, schools/colleges, and student organizations have ownership of their specific online trip forms and can easily monitor the receipt of the form(s).

A travel risk mitigation decision checklist tool was created to help identify the risk level for the domestic trip (low, medium or high) and then based upon risk level, determine what risk mitigation form(s), if any, to complete. Currently several travelers are using this process. Learn more. Please remember to book any airline travel through Shorts Travel.

>8 Passenger Vehicle Driver Approval Process.

Reminder: the driving >8 passenger rated vehicle driver approval process can be found online.  These driver protocols were implemented last year to improve Drake’s current vehicle/driver safety program and to help reduce potential accidents and losses.

Donna Blunck, Director, Risk and Insurance