Drake Public Safety has a new home. The department is now located on the first floor of Ross Hall. Dispatch is located in Suite 102. Public Safety is available 24/7 and can be reached at 515–271–2222.
For questions, contact Scott Law at scott.law@drake.edu.
— Scott Law, Public Safety & Operational Services
A new application, My Information, was added to the student, employee, and parent home pages of myDrake. The link goes to an updated screen with your personal information (see below). While on the page, you can add, update, or delete email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, and emergency contact information.
In addition to its temporary spot in the Commonly Used apps section, My Information is also located in the My Drake Profile section for students, the Human Resources section for employees, and the Parent Resources section for parents. For students, the My Information link replaces the My Contact Info, My Directory Profile, and My Addresses links. The MyDUSIS link and name will be phased out as the project progresses.
As the project continues and new features are launched, ITS will keep you informed by updating the project FAQ page and through future issues of OnCampus.
— Kris Brewster, ITS
Fall parking permit sales for the upcoming academic year will begin July 6. Permit prices have not changed from last year and are listed below.
Permits will be available on a first come, first serve basis, and all permit sales will be completed online through the myDrake portal. Full-time faculty and staff have the option to utilize payroll deduct to purchase their passes online. Credit/debit card is also accepted for any pass purchase. Visit drake.edu/map to view a map of all the campus lots.
Resident passes: $375
Premium passes: $250
Perimeter passes: $125
Evening/weekend passes: $100
Passes are valid from August to August, and will be available to pick up in the Student Services Center (Olmsted) in August. For questions about passes, contact studentservices@drake.edu.
— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center
HOSA: Future Health Professionals is a student organization for pre-health students pursuing careers in all areas of health care including medicine, dentistry, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, administration, management, public health, and more. HOSA at Drake is an affiliate of HOSA International, a student organization across high schools, colleges, and universities around the world working to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.
At Drake, HOSA supports pre-health students through academic programming, social events, and professional development experiences such as leadership development, job shadowing, and graduate/professional school preparation.
HOSA has partnered with RightResponse to host a first-aid kit sale for students. This is a great idea especially for new students moving into the residence halls; commuting students driving to and from campus; and students active in athletics, intramurals, and other outdoor activities. HOSA makes 50% of all first-aid kit sales. All proceeds will go toward HOSA programming and events for students. Learn more and order and kit.
Sales end on Friday, July 2, at 11:30 p.m. All first-aid kits purchased must be picked up on campus during Welcome Week in August. HOSA will not be able to mail first-aid kits to off-campus locations. Students will be contacted via Drake email when first-aid kits are available for pick up on campus. For questions, contact fiona.kearns@drake.edu.
— Fiona Kearns, PH’21
Register for summer group exercise classes on the Drake Rec App or on imleagues.com/drake. Please note: The Bell Center will be closed June 18–19 and July 3–5.
— Emily Madsen, Recreational Services
Drake printers/copiers are leased from and maintained by Laser Resources Inc. (LRI). Our current lease period expires this summer and we will be entering into a new agreement with LRI to continue providing printing to campus.
As our original contract with LRI began five years ago, we are taking this opportunity to re-evaluate campus needs and better manage the cost of printing.
A project team, made up of staff members from ITS, Student Services, and Finance along with representatives from LRI has begun meeting weekly. In early June, LRI staff will be meeting with representatives across campus to discuss printing, scanning and copying needs for their departments. Once these interviews are complete, a proposal will be presented to the project team.
The goal of the project team is to have new printers in place before the start of the fall semester and ensure that resources and instructions are available for these new devices. In order to reach this goal, equipment will be ordered in early July, and old equipment will be removed and replaced with new devices in July and August.
The project team is developing a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) website and will provide a link to this site in future issues of OnCampus. We intend to provide ongoing updates in each issue of OnCampus this summer.
—Kris Brewster, ITS
Blackboard is making updates to the Blackboard Learn database—the data center behind all Blackboard courses. As a result, access to Blackboard Learn will be unavailable from Saturday, June 12, at 11:30 p.m. until Sunday, June 13, at 3:30 a.m. This maintenance is being performed to update the system to modern database specifications. We appreciate your patience.
If you are unable to access Blackboard Learn after the planned maintenance window, please contact the support center at 515–271–3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its to report your issue.
—Karly Good, ITS
Thank you to all of Drake University’s essential workers! We are so thankful to have you and appreciate all the work that you have done the past year. In collaboration with many on campus, the All Staff Council Recognition committee assisted in the planting of a tree (thanks to the grounds crew) to show appreciation for this dedicated group of staff members. This tree is located near Goodwin Kirk residence hall and marked by a plaque. It reads:
To Drake’s Essential Workers: We will always remember your steadfast commitment during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
“We celebrate them by acting with courage and compassion,
By doing what is right and just,
For while we honor them today,
It is they who every day honor us.”
— Amanda Gorman
Shukran, Hvala, Thank you, Gracias
Planted Spring 2021, as recognition from All Staff Council.
We would also like to share this heartfelt Haiku, written by Provost Sue Mattison:
Essential workers
Not all the heroes wear capes.
Thank you, our heroes.
Thank you to all staff members for the work that you have put in this year as we navigated through the COVID-19 global pandemic, especially our essential workers!
The Bell Center is open, and its policies remain the same, aside from the following:
We are also looking to hire lifeguards for the summer. Email ryan.parriott@drake.edu for more information.
— Emily Madsen, Recreational Services
Over the past year and a half, we have increased the use of Microsoft 365 applications on campus, including Microsoft Teams, and as the basis of our myDrake campus portal. As a resource to keep everyone up to date on the Microsoft 365 tools available to Drake, ITS created a new knowledge base article available in our IT service portal.
This article provides a list of all currently available Microsoft 365 applications and related tools. Please note that while they are available to use, ITS does not provide support or training for most applications. We do, however, provide links within the article to curated Microsoft resources to help you get started.
On Friday, May 28, Drake ITS will be releasing the Forms application for use as both a standalone tool and as part of Microsoft Teams. You will be able to use Forms to collect data via surveys, quizzes, and polls. NOTE: Creation of surveys, quizzes and polls via Forms is limited to Drake faculty and staff but all Drake users, including students, can submit responses.
As additional Microsoft tools and applications are made available to the Drake community, we will include them in this article with Microsoft resources on how to best use them. We hope this evolving resource will help you use Microsoft 365 tools more effectively.
— Carla Herling, ITS
