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“Waste Not, Want Not: How Food Recovery can end Hunger in the 21st Century

Hear from national speaker Ben Simon on Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m., in Sussman Theater, as he delivers a lecture about food insecurity, food recovery, and innovative solutions to these issues across the nation. Ben has reached incredible success through his entrepreneurial work in the name of fighting hunger. We will have a Q+A and refreshments after the lecture.

The event is free and open to the public and is located in Sussman Theater, in the Olmsted Center.

Ben Simon is co-founder and CEO at Imperfect, America’s leading consumer brand for ugly produce. Imperfect is on a mission to find a home for the six billion pounds per year of produce that is currently wasted because of looks. Previously, Ben founded Food Recovery Network (FRN) in 2011 while he was a student at University of Maryland, College Park. Under Ben’s leadership, FRN became the largest student movement against hunger with chapters at more than 150 colleges. FRN is a national leader in food recovery and accredits Food Recovery Certified, the national certification for businesses donating surplus food to hungry people. Ben is a Forbes “30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur” and winner of a Do Something Award on VH1.

This event is co-sponsored by Next Course – Food Recovery Network at Drake, Drake Environmental Action League, and Drake Agriculture and Environmental Law Association.

—Submitted by Renee Sedlaceck, Interim Director of Community Engagement and Service-Learning                                     

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Drake University faculty/staff days

All Drake University faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to four complimentary tickets to the events listed below. Tickets may be picked up at the Drake Athletics Ticket Office Monday-Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the ticket window on game day. Must show Drake Card (ID) at time of pick up.

Men’s Soccer
Drake vs. Missouri State
Oct. 3 @ 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

More information is available at www.DrakeTix.com/promotions.

Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.

—Submitted by Tom Florian

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A Conversation with Damon Davis, artist, activist, storyteller

Enjoy this free, open to the public event in Fine Arts Center, Room 336 on Sept. 30 at 4:30 p.m. This lecture is being held in conjunction with events surrounding the upcoming exhibit, “Creating Public Space: The Art and Politics of The Here and Now (including the virtual),” which will open Nov. 13 at the Anderson Gallery.

—Submitted by Lenore Metrick-Chen, Associate Professor of Art History

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Can’t miss: “The Use and Abuse of U.S. Intelligence” Sept. 30

The topic “Use and Abuse of U.S. Intelligence” will be presented by speakers Ray McGovern and Coleen Rowley on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in Olin Hall, Room 101. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Veterans for Peace, Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility, American Friends Service Committee, and the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship.

Ray McGovern is a retired CIA officer turned political activist. He was a CIA analyst 1963–1990, and in the 1980s, chaired National Intelligence Estimates and prepared the President’s Daily Brief.

Coleen Rowley, an Iowa native, is the retired FBI agent who blew the whistle on the FBI’s failures after 9/11. Rowley received the TIME “Person of the Year” award in 2002. She was also the first to receive the Sam Adams award in 2002, an award instituted by McGovern that annually recognizes an intelligence professional who has taken a stand for integrity and ethics.

The event is free and open to the public.

—Submitted by Drake International

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Jazz concert Sept. 25

Enjoy the smooth, toe-tapping sounds of student ensembles Jazz I and II on Friday, Sept. 25, 7:30–9 p.m., in the Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Admission is free!

Jazz I will open the year with compositions by Gordon Goodwin, Charles Mingus, and Bob Mintzer.

Jazz II is dedicated to the performance of historically significant repertoire of the past (Basie, Ellington, Thad Jones), while also exposing students to recent compositions and arrangements.

Fun for the entire family!

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Grad and Professional Expo, Sept. 23

Drake offers a multitude of graduate and professional programs in business, public administration, education, law, leadership, communication, and health care. You can take classes part-time or full-time for many degrees, and online options exist. Or, further your leadership and skills with a non-degree option from the new Executive Education Center, which is offering one-day professional development courses throughout the fall. Learn more about all your opportunities at the Graduate and Professional Expo on Sept. 23 from 4:30–6:30 p.m. in Upper Olmsted. Register today for free. Know someone else who might be interested? Spread the word!

Remember, full-time employees at Drake can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for graduate programs. For more information, go to www.drake.edu/hr/overviewofemployeebenefits/tuitionbenefits/

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Don your blue and white

Drake Athletics: Week of Sept. 21

Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. Creighton
Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

Volleyball
Drake vs. Evansville
Sept. 25 at 6 p.m.
Knapp Center

Football
Drake vs. Stetson
Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium

Volleyball
Drake vs. Southern Illinois
Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center

—Submitted by Tom Florian, Assistant Director, Ticket Operations and Donor Management

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Dance, play, socialize—DSMove!

The Des Moines Bicycle Collective is proud to present the 3rd annual DSMove for the Drake Neighborhood, an Open Streets Project. The Open Streets Project is a nationally recognized movement dedicated to temporarily closing streets to automobile traffic and encouraging people and families of all ages to use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and socializing. Last year’s event hosted nearly 3,000 community members!

The 2015 DSMove event will be held Sunday, Sept. 27, from noon to 4 p.m. on University Avenue between 41st and 23rd streets. Stations featuring organized activities will be located throughout and will be designed to promote an active and healthy lifestyle and community. Activities include a bike rodeo, bike tune-ups, Zumba instruction, sidewalk chalking, live music, food trucks, and more!

Be a part of the action by attending, serving as a volunteer, or hosting a vendor or activity station. Learn more at http://dsmove.org or www.facebook.com/DSMBikeCollective

—Submitted by Kerry King, Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life

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The Purity Myth documentary screening

Tuesday Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Sussman Theater
Sponsored by: Office for Sexual Violence Response and Healthy Relationship Promotion

About the documentary:
This alternately hilarious and infuriating film adaptation of pioneering feminist blogger Jessica Valenti’s bestselling book makes a powerful case that conservative activists have been using irrational fears around young women’s sexuality to undermine women’s autonomy and roll back women’s rights. It depicts a wide-ranging analysis that moves from ‘purity balls’ and the abstinence movement, to attacks on women’s reproductive health care, while targeting the persistent patriarchal assumption that a woman’s worth depends on what she does, or does not do, sexually.

—Submitted by Alysa Mozak, Coordinator for Sexual Violence Response and Healthy Relationship Promotion