Group X offers a variety of fun and effective classes. Don’t forget to come check out one of our fitness classes this week! Go to www.IMLeagues.com or download the phone app to see the weekly schedule or register for a class. Hard copies of the schedule can also be found in the Bell Center.
—Drake Wellness
The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority (DART) and the Des Moines Bicycle Collective recently partnered to open four new BCycle stations around campus, offering students, faculty, and staff a convenient way to bike around campus and Des Moines.
One of the new stations—located in front of the Kinne Center on University Avenue—is a mobility hub, meaning it includes both a bus shelter and BCycle station.
How BCycle works:
Des Moines BCycle members can pick up a bike at any B-station and return it to that same station or any other B-station when they’re done. It’s like Redbox for bikes. Using their B-cards, members can quickly unlock a bike in seconds. Returning a bike is even easier. Just roll it into a dock and walk away.
Exclusive discount for Bulldogs:
Students, faculty, and staff can buy an annual pass at a discounted price of $20 (normally $80). An annual pass allows members to rent a BCycle for an unlimited amount of 1-hour rides. Purchase your BCycle membership at DesMoines.BCycle.com. Use your drake.edu email and the promotional code: Bulldogs.
Where to find BCycle stations
Mobility hubs (Bus shelter and BCycle station):
BCycle station (no bus shelter):
Drake is proud to be a leader in offering alternative transportation solutions for students, faculty, and staff. In addition to BCycle, Drake also has a Bike Library, in which faculty, staff, and students can check out a bike for free. The Bike Library is located in the Olmsted Center. The check-out process is easy. Users need to bring their Drake Card and sign a liability wavier, and then they are on their way.
And as always, faculty, staff, and students can ride DART busses for free with a Drake Card (ID).
Construction began yesterday on the Robert D. and Billie Ray Promenade. All gates will be closed, limiting access to the construction area. The project, although weather dependent, is expected to be completed by the middle of December.
The Law School Parking Lot (north of Opperman Library) will remain open until approximately Oct. 15. When accessing campus, from east to west, use the north side of Forest Avenue or the south side of Carpenter Avenue.
Weitz Construction will be closing the south lane on Forest Avenue from the Science Connector Building to 27th Street. Concrete barriers will be installed on the south lane to enable pedestrians to use the west cross walk at 27th Street and Forest Avenue. Carpenter Avenue and Painted Street will be closed for construction. Click here for a map of the impacted construction area.
Building Access
The construction project will impact several buildings on campus. The buildings affected are listed below. The doors will be open to faculty, staff, and students.
For questions, contact Jolene Schmidt at jolene.schmidt@drake.edu.
— Jolene Schmidt, Facilities Planning and Management
Cowles Library will close briefly on Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for a special event. The library will reopen at 7:30 p.m.
— Leslie Noble, Cowles Library
The Studio Arts parking lot (18 South) will close at 2 p.m. for a Welcome Weekend event and on several football game days. The lot will reopen approximately two hours after the end of the football games. See the dates below.
Thursday, Aug. 24—Welcome Weekend
Saturday, Sept. 2—football game
Saturday, Sept. 9—football game
Saturday, Sept. 23—football game
Saturday, Oct. 7—football game
Saturday, Oct. 28—football game
Saturday, Nov. 18—football game
— Scott Law, Public Safety
Facilities Planning and Management (FPM) installed a cardboard-only compactor near the loading dock behind Hubbell Dining Hall over the summer. Hubbell and the Olmsted Center use the most cardboard packaging on campus. By strategically locating the cardboard compactor near these buildings, other dumpsters can be concealed and placed out of public view, labor and equipment hours can be minimized, and recycle disposal fees can be reduced. The recycling plant actually pays the University for providing pure cardboard.
For small, sporadic cardboard recycling needs, the single-stream recycling dumpsters should still be used. However, if you have a large amount of cardboard to dispose of, due to a large shipment of equipment or supplies, please contact FPM for assistance in moving it to the compactor.
Last year, Drake recycled more than 163 tons of recyclables, including cardboard, and so far this year, Drake has recycled 75 tons of materials. Click here to review Drake’s recycling guidelines to ensure materials are being recycled correctly and responsibly. Just because an item has a recycle symbol and number, does not mean it is recyclable through the Central Iowa Plant.
It’s important to note that the plant cannot recycle hard cover books. In order for these to be recycled, the cover needs to be removed and placed in the trash, and then the remainder can be recycled.
— Mitch Wieczorek, Facilities Planning and Management
Fall sports season tickets on sale now
Cheer your Bulldogs on to victory this fall. Take advantage of affordable season ticket pricing for football, volleyball, and soccer.
Season Ticket Pricing:
Football: $40 per person with faculty/staff discount (Regular $60)
Volleyball: $15 per person with faculty/staff discount (Regular $30)
Men’s Soccer: $20 per person
Women’s Soccer: $20 per person
For more information or to purchase your tickets today, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.
53rd annual Bulldog Club Corn Feed
Come meet Drake coaches, recognize outstanding student-athletes, and celebrate the start of a new year for Bulldog athletics on Drake’s first day of classes.
Date: Monday, Aug. 28
Location: Shivers Practice Facility—Courtside Club
Social: 5:30 p.m.
Dinner: 6:15 p.m.
Program: 6:45 p.m.
Cost: $30 per person
Register by Thursday, Aug. 24 at www.DrakeTix.com/cornfeed.
For more information, please contact Austin Strawhacker, director of Bulldog Club, at 271-2228.
— Tom Florian, Ticket Sales and Donor Management
The Drake community is teaming up with Joppa Outreach in a weeklong event to help build tiny homes for their tiny home community, which is designed to provide safe, transitional housing for the homeless. The build will take place in the parking lot across from the alumni house Sept. 11–16, and faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the Drake neighborhood are encouraged to participate.
The event coincides with DU Good Day on Sept. 16, in which alumni across the country participate in a day of service. Click here to sign up to volunteer for the build. This is a great opportunity for faculty and staff to use their community service leave hours. For questions or more information, contact Amelia Klatt, assistant director of alumni relations, at 271-3378 or amelia.klatt@drake.edu.
— Amelia Klatt, Alumni Relations
There’s a new addition to the lobby of Meredith Hall: Drake ITS is piloting a self-service laptop kiosk. If you are a student, faculty, or staff member, you can borrow one of 14 Macbook Pro laptops for up to four hours for free. Laptops are available to check out during building hours, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sundays from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Please stop by and take advantage of this new service.
— Carla Herling, ITS
Drake has been making an investment in emergency response equipment by adding Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to various buildings on campus. AEDs can be used in an emergency to help individuals who may be suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. Quick response to cardiac arrest significantly increases the likelihood of survival for a victim. AEDs can provide that quick response. The locations for the AEDs on campus are:
Locations are still being determined for Aliber Hall, Cowles Library, and Meredith Hall.
Please remember that AEDs are for emergency situations only and should not be removed for any other purpose. If you have any questions regarding AED use, would like a training session on the operation of AEDs, or if you notice a problem, please contact environmental health and safety at 271-3804.
— Chris Nickell, Environmental Health and Safety