Plans to move the University Bookstore to Olmsted Center are underway. The bookstore will be located on the western end of the first floor of Olmsted Center (west of the Pomerantz stage area). This move presents a great opportunity to bring Drake-branded items, as well as textbooks, closer to the customer. Enhancements to online ordering capabilities will also be a key advantage introduced in the coming months to bookstore customers. As part of the improvements to Olmsted Center, a focused effort on enhancing student gathering spaces continues.

The current bookstore location at 3003 Forest Ave. is being evaluated as the future site of Drake’s occupational therapy program. Watch for more information about the project in OnCampus.

—Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer

Drake’s facilities department will be working on several projects across the campus in the next few months. These projects are from the high-priority list of the University’s deferred maintenance lists. These projects include new roofs, electrical upgrades, mechanical repairs, sidewalk repairs, exterior door replacement, and carpet replacement. Below is the list of the projects and tentative schedule for the work to be completed.

—Jolene Schmidt, Director, Operations and Support Services

On Wednesday, June 15, the first of the new managed printers will be installed on campus. The new machines will continue to arrive until the end of July.

In order to use the new printing system, we have to install new printing software on all Drake-owned computers.

• For Mac computers, this will be an automated process. As early as this afternoon you will see a pop-up message in the upper right corner of your screen indicating the software has been installed on your computer. You will need to restart your computer, at your convenience, to complete the setup.
• For PC computers, we will initially have campus techs install the necessary software as new machines arrive in buildings. We are, however, investigating a more automated process for ongoing printer software installations.

The first time you log on after restarting your computer, you will need to log in to Papercut with your Drake ID and password for authentication.

If you have any questions on the printing software installation, please contact the Support Center at supportcenter@drake.edu or 515-271-3001.

—Carla Herling, IT Communications Manager

ITS has published the results for the survey it conducted on classroom needs. This survey is the first, but necessary, step toward a larger conversation with faculty and students around their instructional technology needs. The full results can be found online. We encourage you to view the survey results, and contact us with any questions you might have.

—Clayton Mitchell, Lead Academic Technology Partner

Budget managers can request user accounts for staff members wishing to use the Woolverton, Inc., and Competitive Edge e-stores, and place orders for Drake name tags by completing the “Access Request Form” on the University Communications web page.

Link to the Access Request Form:
http://drake.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eJ6BOe0UvqkWxJb 

Link to the University Communications merchandise, stationery & loanable items web page:
www.drake.edu/communications/resources/merch/

—Sara Sommerlot, Office Manager

ITS, along with our vendor, Cisco, is performing a complete refresh of the campus wireless infrastructure, including removing obsolete and/or inadequate equipment from the campus network and replacing it with new, more reliable, higher capacity equipment. Technicians from Tesdell Electric will be working in buildings across campus, installing access points and wiring until the end of August.

The goals of the project are:

• Improve wifi coverage gaps indoors
• Improve overall network performance and reliability
• Upgrade to the latest wireless technologies to future proof our investment

Over the next few weeks, we will focus on work in the residence halls (except for those being used for Orientation and other summer events) along with a few other academic buildings.

Watch for ongoing updates about this project in future issues of OnCampus and on the ITS Major Projects page.

—Carla Herling, ITS Communications Manager

ITS recently implemented new protections into Drake’s email system, designed to guard against phishing attacks that have targeted faculty, staff, and students. This tool scans incoming external emails and detects malicious links and attachments, blocking them before they can reach our mailboxes. What’s your experience with it so far? Do you have any questions or concerns? Contact informationsecurity@drake.edu and let us know.

—Peter Lundstedt, Information Security Manager

The installation of the GeoPier foundation system for Collier-Scripps Hall will begin on June 20, weather permitting. Those buildings and occupants in the immediate surrounding areas will experience noise and possibly minimal vibration as a result of the compaction of the foundation material. If you have any questions or concerns, please call Drake Public Safety (515-271-222) to report the issue.

In an effort to enhance Drake’s capacity for data informed decision making, the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is posting a data analyst position. The data analyst will help to develop and implement data systems required to support continuous improvement and operational planning. This position will also develop capacity for accurate, accessible, and efficient reporting solutions that transform data into actionable information. For more information about the position, please review the job posting online.

—Kevin Saunders, Director of Institutional Research and Academic Assessment