Savings alert! Drake’s Bulldog Shop is running a clearance sale online and in-store. Apparel, headwear, pet supplies, and other items are marked down to unbeatable prices. Shop online now at drake.ecampus.com.
— The Bulldog Shop
Category Archives: Campus Announcements Archive
New SPSS license code available
ITS staff are happy to share that the updated SPSS 29.0.2 licensing for 2024 is now available. To request the download and license to update your software, submit a Software Request ticket through the ITS service portal. ITS staff will respond with the license code and assist you in updating your software.
If you have any additional questions, contact us by submitting a ticket though the ITS service portal at service.drake.edu/its, visiting us in lower level Carnegie Hall, or by calling the Support Center at 515-271-3001.
— Becky Klein, ITS
Griff II is turning 6! Help him celebrate at Black Cat Ice Cream, July 13, 1–3 p.m.
You’re invited to celebrate Griff II’s sixth birthday on Saturday, July 13, from 1–3 p.m. at Black Cat Ice Cream!
Join your Dog for some birthday cake ice cream and photos. Black Cat Ice Cream is located at 2511 Cottage Grove Avenue in Des Moines.
Instead of gifts, consider bringing non-perishable food and/or hygiene products to help Griff II restock the Little Free Pantries in the Drake Neighborhood. Griff II can’t wait to see you there!
— Erin Bell, University Communications and Marketing
Move-In Crew sign up
We are excited to continue the planning and work to welcome our 2024 incoming first-year students. Move-in day is an exciting and energy filled day on our campus.
We invite you to join us on Wednesday, Aug. 21, between 8 a.m.–4 p.m. to sign up as a member of our Move-In Crew.
Shifts are available in two-hour increments. You may sign up for as many as you wish. Move-In Crew shirts will be available on the 21st, but we also welcome you to wear your Drake gear or something that promotes the club/organization you are involved in.
We will have prizes for the department and club/organization with the most members signed up and in attendance.
— Lynne Cornelius, Associate Dean of Students
Parking permits: Watch for a confirmation email
Parking passes for the 2024–2025 academic year are now available for purchase. You can purchase a pass on the Public Safety website (www.drake.edu/publicsafety/parking).
Please note that a successful registration will result in a confirmation email immediately after your purchase from the Drake Workflow account. Please double check that you received a confirmation email.
You’ll receive a second email once the parking pass is ready to pick up at Student Services in Olmsted from studentservices@drake.edu.
Please email studentservices@drake.edu if you’d like us to confirm your parking purchase, or if you have any additional parking questions.
— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center
Everclass: A Conversation with alumnus Brendan Daly, Kansas City Chiefs linebackers coach
The Drake community is invited to tune in June 26 at 12 p.m. for an exclusive Everclass session featuring Brendan Daly, AS’97, a seasoned NFL coach with six Super Bowl rings and nearly two decades of experience. As a Drake University alum and current linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, Daly has been a key figure behind the Chiefs’ back-to-back Super Bowl victories in 2023 and 2024.
The session will be moderated by Michael Admire, the ‘Voice of the Bulldogs’ and Drake’s Director of Broadcasting. Register and attend via Zoom.
— Bruce Heintz, University Communications and Marketing
June group fitness classes
Every Tuesday and Thursday in June, Gail Witte will be teaching Functional Fitness from 12:15–12:45 p.m. Functional Fitness is a dynamic and versatile training program designed to improve your everyday life through exercises that mimic real-life movements. By focusing on movements that you perform daily, such as lifting, pushing, pulling, and twisting, Functional Fitness aims to enhance your strength, balance, coordination, and flexibility. This approach not only builds muscle and burns fat but also increases your overall mobility and reduces the risk of injury.
— Gail Witte, Recreational Services
Electrical shutdown notice
Construction on the Johansen Student Center (formerly Morehouse Hall) is continuing as planned. Significant upgrades to the main electrical service to the building are part of the project. To bring the new Johansen Student Center electrical equipment on-line, there will be an electrical shutdown on June 11 from 6 p.m. to midnight for the following buildings: Olmsted Center, Aliber Hall, Meredith Hall, Cowles Library, and the Johansen Student Center (Morehouse). No access or use of these buildings will be permitted during this time.
— Heather Winslow, Capital Projects, Facilities Planning & Management
Self Service/Banner planned outage June 30 at 12 p.m.
Due to required maintenance for the end of the fiscal year, Admin Pages, Touchnet, and portions of Self Service will be unavailable from 12 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, through 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 1. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
If you experience issues after the maintenance is complete, contact the ITS Support Center for help by visiting service.drake.edu/its, calling 515-271-3001, or visiting the lower level of Carnegie Hall.
— Heather Travis, Finance
Neighborhood Playwright Series winner announced
The Department of Theatre Arts is pleased to announce that the winning playwright for this year’s Neighborhood Playwrights Series is Karen Schaeffer. Karen’s winning entry, HEAD VOICES, was selected by a committee comprised of Drake Theatre students and faculty. HEAD VOICES will be produced as a staged reading Friday, Sept. 13, and Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Turner Jazz Center as the first production of our 2024–2025 Main Stage Season. The reading will be directed by Drake Associate Professor Erin Degner.
This is Karen’s second win in the NPS competition. Her play PROLOG (co-written with her son, Alex Schaeffer) was the winning entry in 2023. Congratulations to Karen and we hope you will join us for the reading of HEAD VOICES in September.
— Josie Poppen, Theatre Arts