Category Archives: Campus Announcements Archive

Apply for an Olson Global Service-Learning Match Grant

Applications are being accepted for the Olson Global Service-Learning Match Grant to support projects taking place in the spring or summer 2017. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the funding is gone.

Match grants are awarded to student global service-learning projects with faculty/staff support where funds or in-kind donations have been appropriated or raised, but where additional funds would be beneficial. The Olson Global Service-Learning Match Grant funds are designated to enhance global service-learning projects by providing additional funds that would otherwise not be accessible. Global service-learning at Drake is defined as the intersection of service-learning, immersion in global contexts, and intercultural education.

Requirements:

  • Funds or in-kind donations of at least $500 must have already been raised
  • Projects must have a strong global service-learning emphasis
  • Student applicants must have demonstrated faculty/staff support

Please note that we are NOT able to reimburse for individual’s mileage or personal costs. Visit the service-learning website for more information and the link to apply.

Contact: Amanda Martin, community engaged learning program coordinator, at amanda.martin@drake.edu.

—Amanda Martin

Get fit this semester

Kick off the start of a new semester right by attending a Group X fitness class! The new spring schedule begins TODAY. You can find the schedule on the Rec*It Fitness app as well as on the Rec Services website: www.drake.edu/recservices/.

Are you interested in setting new wellness goals for this semester? Check out Drake’s Wellness Services. We offer various fitness and body composition assessments and can help you develop a wellness plan! Email wellness@drake.edu for more information and/or to set up an appointment!

Get your flu vaccine

With the recent outbreak of influenza across Iowa, the Student Health Center is encouraging all students, staff, and faculty to get their flu vaccine. Anyone is welcome to receive a flu vaccine for $20 at the health center. Please contact our office at 271-3731 to set up an appointment.

—Mary Beth Olander, Student Health Center

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday hours

Doors to most buildings will be locked for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (Monday, Jan. 16). Card access will still allow you to access your authorized buildings, but they will be locked to the general public due to decreased staffing and foot traffic. Regular door schedules will resume on Tuesday.

Please contact Public Safety (515-271-2222) if you have a door access emergency during this time. Feel free to email the Student Services Center (studentservices@drake.edu) if you have a general (non-emergent) card access question or concern.

—Sara Heijerman, Campus Card Office

Changes to mileage reimbursement rate

Drake reimburses mileage for use of personal automobiles by employees for actual miles driven during business travel. The reimbursement rate is based on the current standard mileage rate issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

Please note that the IRS has recently issued the 2017 standard mileage rate. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the standard mileage rate is 53.5 cents per business mile driven, down from 54.5 cents for 2016.

The standard mileage rate is evaluated annually by the IRS and is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile.

If you have any questions regarding the reimbursable mileage rate, please visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov/Tax-Professionals/Standard-Mileage-Rates or contact Accounting at accounting@drake.edu.

—Jennifer Baugher, Accounting

J-Term Dining hours reminder

Hubbell Dining and Spike’s Spot have shorter hours during J-Term:

Hubbell Dining
Monday–Friday: Breakfast, 7:30–9:30 a.m.; Lunch, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.; Dinner, 5–6:30 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday: Brunch, 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.; Dinner, 5–6:30 p.m.

Spike’s Spot Convenience Store
Monday–Friday: 1–4 p.m.

—Jennifer Bowersox, Sodexo