Join the Drake Law Federalist Society in welcoming Asma Uddin of the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom who will be discussing Islam in the context of constitutional religious liberties. The event will take place in Opperman Law Library, Room LL19, on Monday, Nov. 6, from 12 to 1 p.m.
—James Bump
Want to learn more about how to use technology to make your daily work life easier? Sign up for the next Tech Tuesday event on Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Dial Center Large Conference Room. This session will explore how technology can help you with communication, organization, and accountability on the job with a chance to ask your pressing IT questions around these topics. Attendance at Tech Tuesdays counts toward BUILD credit. Register for Tech Tuesday sessions at itstechtuesdays.eventbrite.com.
Carla Herling, ITS
A lecture by Christina Gish Hill, assistant professor of anthropology and American Indian studies at Iowa State University, will take place Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room.
In her lecture, “For the Unborn: Kin and Northern Cheyenne Struggles to Retain their Landbase,” the praise-winning author will discuss her newly published research about family and nationhood and the Northern Cheyenne struggle to reclaim an ancestral homeland.
The lecture is an exciting opportunity to encounter emerging research at the intersection of anthropology and American Indian studies and to learn about the creative and tenacious efforts of the Northern Cheyenne nation to establish a reservation in its Tongue River homeland. Attendees will learn about the unique stories Hill has collected through years of oral history and archival research. The event is open to the public and sponsored by the Department of Study of Culture and Society. For questions, contact Michael Haedicke, associate professor of sociology.
Michael Haedicke, Study of Culture and Society
Drake students, faculty, and staff who are veterans and military family members are invited to a “meet and greet” on Nov. 10 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Olmsted Center, Pomerantz Stage. Come socialize and meet other campus community members who are veterans or military family members. The event recognizes this community of students and employees who share a common bond in addition their Drake connection. Light refreshments will be available.
Nancy Geiger, Office of the Registrar
Political scientists from Drake University and Iowa’s regents universities will host a panel discussion about political polarization in the United States.
The nonpartisan discussion titled “American Politics in Turmoil: The 2018 Midterm Elections” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, on Pomerantz Stage in the Olmsted Center. Topics will revolve around the influence of the current political climate on next year’s local, state, and federal midterm races. The event is free and open to the public.
Tom Rice, professor of political science at the University of Iowa, will moderate the event.
Panelists include:
The event is sponsored by the political science departments at Drake University and the University of Northern Iowa, the Iowa State University Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, and the University of Iowa’s Iowa Center for Higher Education.
The starting date for German Stammtisch, an informal language group, was pushed back. The group will begin meeting this Thursday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the Drake Diner.
All faculty, staff, and students interested in practicing German speaking skills are welcome to join. The Stammtisch welcomes all people at all levels of German language experience. The group will meet biweekly on Thursdays, at 6:30 p.m., beginning this week.
For further information, contact Associate Professor Marc Pinheiro-Cadd at marc.pinheiro-cadd@drake.edu.
—Dorothy Pisarski, Journalism and Mass Communication
Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. Loyola
Oct. 26 at 4 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
Football
Drake vs. Davidson
Oct. 28 at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium
For questions, contact 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
Author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Content Marketing Institute, Joe Pulizzi is excited to share his expertise with the Drake community. Pulizzi recently published his fifth book, Killing Marketing, that explains why many companies are dismissing old marketing methods in favor of a new, content-driven system. Join the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies in the Cowles Library Reading Room on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. to hear Pulizzi talk about his new book, the color orange, and all things content marketing. The event is free and open to the public.
For questions, email katie.bandurski@drake.edu.
—Katie Bandurski
A member of the auditing team for one of history’s largest U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations will deliver a free lecture on the ways data analytics can help companies to detect and expose fraud.
Victor Padilla of RSM, a global provider of audit, tax, and consulting services, will deliver the lecture “Advanced Data Analytics, The Fraudsters Worst Enemy: Introducing Powerful Tools and Techniques to Uncover Fraud” on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium.
The lecture is part of the Financial Executives International (FEI)-Drake Accounting Lecture series, an annual, free event organized by FEI and Drake University’s School of Accounting.
See the news release for more information.
—Stephen Gara, College of Business and Public Administration
Join the Drake Law Federalist Society Nov. 3 in welcoming The Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton from the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. He will discuss the role state constitutions play in the making of constitutional law. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in Cartwright Hall, Room 213. This event is open to the public. Free pizza will be provided.
—James Bump