Rosemarie Van Dyck, former Drake foreign language department head, passed away earlier this month. Please see her obituary and information for remembrances here.

You are invited to nominate students for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) D-PREP program.

D-PREP is a program that introduces students to careers in the health care professions by educating them about opportunities in health sciences and inspiring them to explore different pathways. Students participate in hands-on laboratory experiences, educational sessions, and interactive discussions with students and faculty in the CPHS to understand how to best prepare for a career in health care. Special emphasis is placed on promoting cultural competence and diversity in health care and among health professionals. The overarching goal of this program is to expose students to a wide variety of opportunities within health care and educate them about how they can best prepare for a career in the health professions.

Program Goals:

• Students will learn about careers in the health care professions.
• Students will learn about promoting cultural competence and diversity in health care and among health professionals.
• Students will learn about the importance of practical lab experiences and begin to develop laboratory skills.
• Students will investigate the role of health care professionals to gain a better understanding of patient-provider relationships through skill-building exercises.
• Students will be able to plan their remaining high school curriculum and extracurricular activities to prepare for a career in health care.

This summer we will host an overnight event for students who are interested in learning more about careers in health care and what they can do with a degree in the sciences. This event will take place on Thursday, July 20–Friday, July 21, on campus and will include a number of activities that will help students learn about preparing for a career in the health professions. Our sessions will include:

• Career options in health care
• Promoting cultural competence and diversity in health care
• Lab activities in pharmacy and health sciences
• Interaction with current pharmacy and health sciences students and faculty
• College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences programs at Drake
• Preparing for college admission
• Staying overnight in an on-campus residence hall
• Meals on campus

Students must meet the following requirements in order to participate:

• Must be enrolled as a 9th, 10th, or 11th grader during the 2016–2017 academic year (current year)
• Have an interest in careers in health care, math, and/or science fields

Due to the costs involved in providing an overnight experience on campus, there is an $80 fee for participating in the D-PREP program. All students that meet the eligibility criteria above are welcome to apply. Scholarships may be available to students from traditionally underrepresented groups within the health care professions.

If you have students who are interested in a career in the health professions, please nominate them using our nomination form. Students will be notified of your nomination via email, at which time we will send them a link to complete our online application. Student applications are due by Thursday, June 1. Students will be notified of their acceptance into the program via email by Thursday, June 15.

If you have questions about D-PREP or our CPHS programs, please contact:
Sydni Fenner
Assistant Director of Admissions & Student Affairs, CPHS
271-3018
sydni.fenner@drake.edu

We appreciate your help in supporting and preparing the next generation of health professionals!

—Sydni Fenner, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Principal Global Citizenship Award nominations are invited from Drake faculty and staff for the Principal Global Citizenship Award recognizing outstanding contributions to global engagement and internationalization of the campus and curriculum on the part of faculty or staff. The selected awardee will receive a plaque, up to $3,000, and will be announced at the annual Learning Symposium. A screening committee, appointed by the provost, reviews all nominations and makes recommendations to the provost.

Pursuant to the University’s mission to develop “responsible global citizens,” nominees have made outstanding contributions toward realizing the three main goals of the Internationalization and Global Engagement Strategic Plan, 2015-2020:

• Goal 1: Serve as a global knowledge hub that brings value to external partners in local, national, and international settings.
• Goal 2: Infuse global and multicultural perspectives across the campus and curriculum.
• Goal 3: Develop infrastructure, resources, and communication systems to support internationalization and global engagement.

Nominees must be faculty or staff members in at least their fourth year of service at the University. Nominees cannot have won this award within the past five years. Faculty and staff members who work directly for Drake International are ineligible.

Letters of nomination are due May 1. Nominees who indicate a willingness to be considered will be invited to submit a CV and a statement discussing their contributions to the above goals. One or two letters of support from faculty, staff, or students will be accepted (this is optional). The deadline for submitting supporting materials is May 22.

Any individual who was nominated for the award in 2015 or 2016 may be renominated if the nominator resubmits a letter offering the individual for consideration this year. Files of previous nominees are maintained for two years. If a faculty member is renominated, the nominator will be invited to review the file from the previous year to ensure that the nomination is as current as possible.

Nominations should be sent to Denise Ganpat (denise.ganpat@drake.edu). Questions may be directed to David Skidmore (david.skidmore@drake.edu).

—Denise Ganpat, Drake International

Nominations are now being accepted for the Ron and Jane Olson Outstanding Global Service-Learning Faculty/Staff Award.  Nominations are due Monday, April 24, at 5 p. m. The selected awardee will receive a $500 award and will be recognized at the All Staff Council Sapphire Awards Event on Thursday, May 4, in Levitt Hall, Old Main.

A letter of nomination should be submitted recommending an individual for the award speaking to the award criteria.

Ron and Jane Olson established the Outstanding Global Service-Learning Award to recognize outstanding work guiding global-service learning initiatives. This award recognizes a Drake faculty or staff member who:

• Develops and coordinates intentional global service-learning opportunities
• Demonstrates an ongoing commitment to community partner relationships internationally and/or locally
• Exhibits values that encourage global service-learning
• Provides leadership to support the sustainability of global service-learning initiatives

The nominee must be a current faculty or staff member at Drake.

Nomination Process

The letter of nomination is due to the Assistant Director of Drake Administered Programs Abroad Maria Rohach at maria.rohach@drake.edu no later than Monday, April 24. A committee of faculty and staff will review all nominations and make recommendations to the executive director of global engagement and international programs.

—Maria Rohach, Drake International

The phishing education scenario in March went to 500 faculty and staff and 81% of the people that received the email avoided opening the attachment. It was designed to mimic a highly effective ransomware campaign, which resulted in the loss of data for thousands globally. The email and attachment are designed to lock files and prevent access to them unless a ransom is paid, and even then, there’s no guarantee.

Late last year, Coastal Carolina University was scammed out of over half a million dollars after thieves used clever phishing emails designed to look like an official vendor. This story and countless other headlines are stark reminders of why phishing training is so important.

This week we will be sending out another simulation email to 500 random faculty and staff members. If you receive the email and submit any information, you’ll be directed to an educational page. Participating in training like this is an effective and risk-free way to learn about the dangers of phishing and help protect individual and campus data. If you have questions or concerns about this training or any other IT security issues, please contact informationsecurity@drake.edu.

If you ever receive an email you suspect is phishing, simulated or not, please forward it as an attachment to informationsecurity@drake.edu.

—Peter Lundstedt, Information Security Manager

All faculty or staff members are welcome to participate in a 10-week golf league beginning May 24. Our league is hosted by Grand View golf on Wednesday late afternoons. Registration is due May 5 (Fac/Staff Golf League 2017 Registration Form), and the team fee is $270—divided into teams of 2 or 3. For more information, contact Jordan Grindeland at jordan.grindeland@drake.edu or x3020.

Men’s Basketball: Interested in becoming a season ticket holder for men’s basketball? Fans can now place a $100 deposit per seat to have first priority at season tickets following the renewal period this summer. Don’t miss any of the action at The Knapp Center this year under Head Coach Niko Medved. Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu today!

Women’s Basketball: Existing season ticket holders and interested new fans can take advantage of special ticket pricing starting now until May 12! We have FROZEN season ticket prices at the 2016–2017 rate before they increase for the 2017–2018 season. If you are an existing season ticket holder, be sure to renew your seats before May 12 to lock in your seats at the 2016–2017 rate. If you were not a 2016–2017 season ticket holder, but are interested in season tickets for the 2017–2018 season, you can also lock in tickets at the lower rate before May 12. Simply call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.

Go Bulldogs!

Questions? Please contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics

Men’s Basketball: Interested in becoming a season ticket holder for Men’s Basketball? Fans can now place a $100 deposit per seat to have first priority at season tickets following the renewal period this summer. Don’t miss any of the action at the Knapp Center this year under Head Coach Niko Medved. Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu today!

Women’s Basketball: Existing season ticket holders and interested new fans can take advantage of special ticket pricing starting now until May 12! We have FROZEN season ticket prices at the 2016–2017 rate before they increase for the 2017–2018 season. If you are an existing season ticket holder, be sure to renew your seats before May 12 to lock in your seats at the 2016-2017 rate. If you were not a 2016–2017 season ticket holder, but are interested in season tickets for the 2017–2018 season, you can also lock in tickets at the lower rate before May 12. Simply call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.

Go Bulldogs!

Questions? Please contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu

Purchasing maintains a Preferred Vendor List on the Finance and Administration website. This spreadsheet has been recently updated and includes many vendors and hotels Drake uses on a regular basis with which we have contracts, consortium memberships, or special discounting. It is a good practice to check first when looking for goods or services for your needs. If you have questions on how to connect with any of the vendors, please contact caron.findlay@drake.edu to find out how to be set up as a user for that particular vendor.

The list is a continual work in progress, so if you have vendor relationships you wish to have added to this list, please send me their contact information. The list of preferred and contracted vendors is accessible on the finance & administration website at http://www.drake.edu/busfin/vendorinformation/vendors/

–Caron Findlay, Director, Purchasing & Business Services