Applications are now being accepted for 2019–2020 Drake Research Grants and Undergraduate Assistantships. If you have questions, contact Associate Provost Sanders.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

The final Friday FYS lunch/discussion is Dec. 7 at noon in the Olmsted Center, 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. It is too late to order a lunch, but you are still welcome to attend.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

The Office of Community Engaged Learning is now accepting nominations for the Newman Civic Fellowship.

The Newman Civic Fellowship is a national award that recognizes and supports community-committed students who are change-makers and public problem-solvers. Students should engage in collaborative action with others from campus or from surrounding communities in order to create long-term social change, take action in addressing issues of inequality and political polarization, and demonstrate the motivation and potential for effective long-term civic engagement.  Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides students with training and resources that nurture their assets and passions and help them develop strategies for social change.

Nominees must be enrolled in higher education for the spring semester 2019, and the 2019-2020 academic year.

To nominate a student, please submit 1–3 paragraphs including information about the nominee’s approaches to addressing the root causes of social issues. This may include involvement in public policy reform, community organizing, community-based research, social entrepreneurism, or other efforts to build the capacity of community-based organizations. Additionally, please include why you believe this person has the motivation and potential to develop innovative and collaborative approaches to addressing public problems and to contribute to a network of similarly committed students.

A committee will review nominations to select one student from Drake University to be nominated for the Fellowship. That student will need to complete additional paperwork.

Please submit nominations to Amanda Martin, assistant director of Community Engaged Learning, at amanda.martin@drake.edu no later than Jan. 11.  More information about the Fellowship can be found at https://compact.org/initiatives/awards-programs/newman-civic-fellowship.

Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning & Service

To celebrate each of our core values, several employees have shared their thoughts on a particular core value.  This month, we are highlighting Joyful Accountability– take a look!

Nate Reagen, Office of the President

Drake International is accepting applications for FY2020 International Partnership Grants. Activities eligible for funding are listed below and include a variety of opportunities such as, visiting a partner institution, hosting a scholar, exploring a site for a J-Term class, hosting a delegation, and more. The grant deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 12. Contact Julie Yankey at julie.yankey@drake.edu for additional details. Apply today.

Eligible International Partners:

• Wiener Neustadt, Austria
• Universidad de los Andes, Chile
• Minzu University, China
• Sichuan International Studies University, China
• Southwest University of Political Science and Law, China
• University of International Business and Economics, China
• University of Clermont Auvergne, France*
• University of Nantes, France*
• Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, India
• Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
• Kosovo (agreement is with Ministry of Education)
• Tec de Monterrey, Mexico
• University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Makerere University Business School, Uganda

Please note those denoted with (*) indicate partners with more restricted grant funding; contact Julie Yankey at julie.yankey@drake.edu for clarification.

Eligibility and Criteria for Funding:
Full-time faculty and staff are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to proposals that:

• • Further relevant portions of the University’s Continuous Improvement Plan and the unit’s global engagement indicators in specific and identifiable ways.
  • Broaden or deepen the faculty/staff member’s knowledge of a particular strategic international partner.
  • Advance Drake’s global engagement with our partners in new ways: such as international travel seminars, creating original activities with existing partners, global curriculum development, building upon previous activity, etc.
  • Explain how proposed activities will have specific teaching, research, and service outcomes for student learning, faculty and staff development, and Drake.
  • Are financially supported by the academic unit of the individual submitting the grant.

Julie Yankey, Drake International 

Drake International is proud to announce that the Teach in China program has been rebranded to Working Worldwide. We have made this change to include our growing opportunities in Kosovo. The China program is still as strong as ever and still offers the same amazing opportunity to live and work abroad while teaching English. To learn more, visit our website or follow us on Instagram: @drakeworkingworldwide.

Please contact Stephanie Dana Ely at stephanie.dana@drake.edu with any questions.

Stephanie Dana Ely, Drake International

Reminder: The online course, Drake University Online Information Security Awareness and Prevent Sexual Violence Together, is to be completed by faculty and staff by Dec. 7. The Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Together course is to be completed by March 31.

These new online programs underscore Drake’s commitment to the safety and security of our people. You’ll view realistic scenarios based in a higher education setting and interactively answer related questions.

Training is completed at your own pace and the courses may be accessed multiple times. Courses retain previously completed content and will return you to the place you last viewed course information. The Blackboard system will electronically record your status as “completed” when you finish each course.

Course Access
Log in to myDrake and click the Blackboard app in the shaded blue area near the top of the screen. Click Agree and Continue at the pop-up screen describing Privacy, Cookies and Terms of Use. Next, enter your Drake Banner numeric ID and password and you’ll be directed to the Blackboard home page. The courses are listed in the My Courses area of the page.

Need Help?
The home page of Blackboard includes a link to On Demand Help topics. If you experience technical issues click the Blackboard Issues link in the Bb Student News section of the home page and submit your request. For questions about course content contact Peter Lundstedt, director, Information Security and Compliance; Kathryn Overberg, Title IX coordinator and equity and inclusion policy specialist; or Mary Alice Hill, director, HR Partner Services.

Mary Alice Hill, Human Resources

The final Friday FYS lunch/discussion is Dec. 7 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.  If you would like to attend please go to: https://fyslunchdec.eventbrite.com and select your lunch preference.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost

The next session in a series on Grant Writing and Research is Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 3:30 p.m. in the Drake Room. The topic of this session is: “How to Prepare IRB Requests.”  Anyone is welcome to attend.  Participation in previous sessions is not required. There is no need to register.

Art Sanders, Associate Provost