Colleagues: In conjunction with the First Gen Student Organization, the Office of Campus Equity and Inclusion is seeking a faculty or staff member to assist in the creation of a faculty/staff first generation college student group. If you have any interest in being part of this group, please contact me at terrance.pendleton@drake.edu.
— Terrance Pendleton, Associate Provost for Campus Equity and Inclusion
Mike Fucaloro will be retiring on April 5, 2024. Please join us to honor 26 years of dedicated service to the University. A farewell reception will be held from 2–4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in Levitt Hall, Old Main. Come thank Mike for all he has done to support Drake and its mission through the years.
— Chris Mielke, ITS
If you are involved with contracting on campus, we want to make sure you have the support and resources you need to perform this important function. Plan to attend the following virtual meeting where we will discuss contracting at Drake. We will answer questions and provide an overview of where to find resources and advice.
WHEN: Thursday, March 21, 11–11:45 a.m.
WHERE: Remote via TEAMS
Please send an e-mail to ducontracts@drake.edu to register.
— Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer
The Office of Sustainability will be piloting an Office Supply Collection and Reuse (OSCAR) shopping day event. It will be a two-day event taking place March 27, 2–5 p.m. and March 28, 10–4 p.m. on Pomerantz Stage in Olmsted.
Staff and faculty are welcome to stop by to drop off and pick up free gently used office supplies. You do not need to bring an item to take something. All gently used office items are accepted; please do not bring junk. Possible items to bring:
This event will take place Wednesday and Thursday. On Thursday, items will be opened up to students. Reach out to hannah.remke@drake.edu with any questions and follow @drakeu.sustainability on Instagram for more information.
— Hannah Remke, Facilities Planning & Management
The Spring 2024 Progress Survey is live in Starfish. Faculty with high enrollment of first-year, second-year, and transfer students were invited via email to provide positive and constructive feedback to students.
There are five tracking items and instructors have the ability to make comments that are visible to students:
· You Are Off to a Strong Start Kudos
· Attendance Concern Flag
· Low Test Grade Flag
· Missing/Late Assignments Flag
· Tutoring Referral
The Progress Survey will be open until Friday, March 8. Instructors can manually raise flags at any point in the semester.
For assistance with Starfish, please email starfish@drake.edu.
— Laura Shell, Academic Excellence and Student Success
Who can sign University contracts? What are important things to look out for when reviewing contracts? When are insurance provisions required in contracts? Where should we send completed contracts?
These questions can be answered by consulting the contracting resources section of the Drake University Risk and Insurance office web page. Sign up now for an overview of these resources and an opportunity to ask questions about the contracting process at Drake. Virtual (TEAMS) sessions are planned as follows:
Monday, March 18, from 2–2:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 21, from 11–11:45 a.m.
Please send an e-mail to ducontracts@drake.edu to register for one of the above listed sessions.
In addition, for a deeper dive into contracting principles, we are offering an on-demand online training program. If you would like to view that program, please e-mail ducontracts@drake.edu to request access information.
— Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer
Drake women’s basketball is hosting a faculty and staff appreciation night on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. during their game against Missouri State. All Drake Faculty and staff members can claim up to two free tickets by using promo code DUSTAFF!
Get tickets: https://shorturl.at/knBER
— Gregory Kay, Athletics
The annual Survey of Administrative Services, SAS, is an opportunity for faculty and staff to provide feedback on how services are performed across the campus. Facilities Planning and Management uses this input to celebrate our successes over the last year and where opportunities for improvement may lie within our team.
Survey respondents provided largely positive feedback about FPM services. Satisfaction with FPM staff courtesy, professionalism, knowledge, timeliness, resolution of issues and communication regarding work orders and projects received similar ratings to last year.
The eleven FPM specific services that were evacuated received ratings in which some services were slightly lower this year than the past year, with a few services receiving higher marks. Grounds team is this year’s winner of the FPM Golden Bulldog Award, 2nd year in a row, for receiving the highest satisfactory rating within FPM at 4.57 out of 5. Congratulation to the Grounds Team!
Overall satisfaction with FPM dipped a little from the previous year. We contribute this to several factors, the lower number of respondents to the survey, and from the comments, truly understanding the role of FPM. Our team is dedicated to maintaining campus buildings and grounds to the best of our abilities. We recognize there are some outdated systems and infrastructure, but those are still operational due to the hard work of the staff. We would like nothing more that be able to remodel and updated every building, until that time, our staff is ensuring that the learning environment is to the utmost main concern of our mission.
FPM continues to review areas of opportunities for improvement. This coming year communication to the campus remains a top priority. Keeping everyone updated on work orders or projects that affect their daily routine tends to be an area that gets many comments on the survey. Being proactive and reporting and addressing issues prior to those becoming larger concerns is going to be followed through by our front-line staff. Lastly, FPM will continue to exhibit the core values in everything we do.
— Kevin Moran, Facilities Planning and Management, Executive Director
Drake Honorary Degree and Drake Medal nominations are being accepted through March 31, 2024. Updated nomination information and forms can be accessed here. Completed nominations should be sent to Carrie Koenigsfeld, committee chair, at carrie.koenigsfeld@drake.edu.
— Cheryle Anania, President’s Office
In 2009, the Drake University Board of Trustees in 2009 voted to create the Ronald Troyer Research Fellowship Endowment for full-time faculty members in recognition of Dr. Troyer’s many contributions to Drake University during his tenure as Provost, 2000-2009. In creating this fellowship, the Trustees particularly wanted to recognize Provost Troyer’s unwavering commitment to the support of faculty research and development at the highest level. The Fellowship is awarded annually based on a competitive application process conducted by the Office of the Deputy Provost. Selection of the Troyer Research Fellow from among the applicants is based on the applicant’s record of scholarly accomplishment and future promise as a scholar.
The Troyer Research Fellow receives an award of $5,000 in support of his/her scholarly work. The funds must be spent in the fiscal year in which they were awarded and may be used for a variety of research-related purposes, including support of research assistants, equipment, travel and materials, but funds may not be used to provide a stipend for the recipient. A faculty member is not eligible for more than one Troyer Research Fellowship in a ten-year period.
To apply, please submit a 5–7 page document including:
The application materials should address the applicant’s record of scholarly accomplishment, future promise, how they will benefit and how the university will benefit if they are selected as the Troyer Research Fellow. Applications must be submitted to the Office of the Deputy Provost Office (via electronic submission to madison.bemus@drake.edu) on or before Feb. 16, 2024. Applications will be reviewed by a committee comprised of former Troyer Fellows and other faculty holding endowed professorships. The committee will make recommendations to the Deputy Provost and the Fellowship will be awarded by the Provost after confirmation by the Board of Trustees.
— Jimmy Senteza, Deputy Provost