The Banner 9 project team is focusing on a few things as the Admin Page portion of the project nears completion.

Training
The Banner 9 project team continues to be focused on campus training. Around two thirds of campus Banner users have received Banner 9 training. The plan is to schedule another five sessions of general navigation training between now and the Thanksgiving break. This will wrap up training efforts for Banner 9 Admin Pages.

Admin Page Customizations
The team is also finishing up testing for ten customizations and expects to wrap up this work in the next few weeks.

Eliminating Banner 8
The Banner 9 project team is targeting to turn off user access to Banner 8 INB and switch completely to Banner 9 Admin Pages at the beginning of the new year.

Questions? Please contact Kris Brewster at kristina.brewster@drake.edu or ext. 2305. Learn more about this and other ITS projects here.

Kris Brewster, ITS

The next Friday FYS lunch/discussion is on Nov. 2 at noon in TMR 133. While these meetings are designed for those currently teaching FYS, we welcome those with an interest in possibly teaching FYS in the future as well. If you would like to attend please go to https://fyslunchnov.eventbrite.com and let us know your lunch preferences.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

Join the University Book Store for refreshments and festivity on Monday, Oct. 29, and Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m at the Book Store in Olmsted Center. Get a jump on your holiday shopping with a special in-store discount and sign up for our raffle. Watch for your invite in campus mail. Bring along your book adoption information for spring semester. Staff will be on hand to answer any questions about course material options.

There will be a faculty regalia sale, too. Take advantage of a special 10% discount from Oak Hall on orders before Nov. 30. A sales representative from Oak Hall will be available both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Donna Hallstrom, University Book Store

All Staff Council is holding its annual chili cook-off on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Parents Hall South. Come enjoy samples of a wide variety of homemade chili made by Drake University faculty and staff members.

Donate non-perishable food or other goods to Drake’s Free Little Food Pantries and be entered into a drawing to win a Drake Parking Pass. Drawing takes place at end of the school year. Goods may include canned foods, personal hygiene products, baby formula, or diapers, etc.

Those competing, consuming, or just wanting to be part of the fun, please join All Staff Council for a $5 soup and bread bar lunch provided by Sodexo. The People’s Choice Award winners will be announced shortly after 12:30 p.m. during the event. For questions, please contact ascspecialevents@drake.edu.

Reminder: All Staff Council event days are jeans days (per managers approval). Wear your Drake blue on Oct. 17.

Aimee Lane, Athletics/All Staff Council

Please join us for the Provost’s Drake Social for faculty and staff on Friday, Oct. 19, from 4–6 p.m. at the FAC Arcade. This alcohol-free event will include a popcorn bar, cider, and soft drinks. It is a chance to relax and mingle with colleagues and enjoy Iowa’s fall weather.

This will be the first Drake Social to feature awards recognizing our new Core Values. Joyful Accountability will be the value spotlighted at the social. Three people, nominated by their colleagues who exemplify Joyful Accountability, will be drawn at random and honored, and they will be able to choose from a menu of prizes. It’s not too late to nominate a colleague. Please send the name of the nominee and a sentence or two describing how they demonstrate the value of Joyful Accountability, which is defined as striving each day to be their best, being creative and curious, brave, and bold.

This year, there will be two Drake Socials planned in our outdoor spaces, and both will be alcohol free. This Friday’s social at the FAC Arcade is the first, and the next outdoor event will be in May on the Ray Promenade.

In case of inclement weather, the social will be moved to the Shivers Hospitality Suite.

Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

LAST CHANCE: Faculty and staff, if you haven’t already, please consider completing the survey of administrative services by the end of day tomorrow, Oct. 17. Take the survey.

The survey is completely anonymous and should take no more than 15 minutes to fill out. The survey assesses the University’s performance in delivering services to the campus and is an important part of Drake’s Continuous Improvement Plan.

The survey focuses on six areas: Finance, Public Safety, Human Resources, Facilities Planning and Management, Information Technology Services, and University Communications and Marketing. It was developed by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment in collaboration with several other of our colleagues. Your feedback is appreciated and will help us better meet the needs of the University. Thank you in advance for your participation.

Nate Reagen, Office of the President

The fourth session in our series on Grant Writing and Research, is Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Drake Room in Olmsted from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The topic is Writing a Grant Proposal I. By the end of the two sessions on this topic, the second is on Nov. 6, you will have the beginnings of the outline of a grant proposal. It is best to attend both sessions, but we can work with you if you only can attend one. There is no need to register.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

The second of our “Meet the New Faculty” social gatherings will be Monday, Oct. 22, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Levitt Hall. The session will open with four of our new faculty speaking briefly about their professional and personal development, answering questions in dialogue with the audience. We will then will move into an informal social gathering where attendees will have the opportunity to meet and get to know the new faculty. All attendees will receive a drink ticket (beer or wine) and there will be non-alcoholic drinks and snacks served.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

The second Friday Scholarship of Teaching and Learning session is Oct. 26 at noon in TMR 133. These discussions are opportunities for those engaged in SoTL projects at any level—from just thinking about starting one, to almost complete, or those simply curious about SoTL—to share ideas, seek advice or ask questions of colleagues engaged in this process. Members of the IT Support Services staff will be present to provide advice/information about SoTL projects that might involve technology usage. If you would like us to provide lunch for you, please register by Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

The third session in our series on Online Learning is Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Drake Room in Olmsted from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The topic is Building Presence. These sessions are not meant to be “nuts and bolts” how-to sessions, but rather discussions of the issues related to the topic. You do not need to have experience teaching online to attend, nor do you have to have attended the previous session. There is no need to register.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost