In early November, we worked with our vendor partners to develop the temporary solution of creating separate FollowMe printing queues for Lexmark and Konica Minolta printers (one for each device for color and for black and white). This is not ideal, but it has allowed everyone on campus to print to a printer of choice.

We intended for this to be a stop-gap measure, and have been continuing to work with PaperCut and LRI to resolve the issue. While a possible solution has been identified, we have decided to wait to update print queues until the summer. This will allow us additional time to test, and let us launch the changes with less impact to campus. Our goal is to return to a single black and white FollowMe queue and a single color FollowMe queue that will work across both types of devices prior to fall semester. Once we have scheduled this change, we will communicate more specifics on timing. Watch OnCampus and the other standard ITS communication channels (blueView login screen, ITS website, Twitter) for more information.

—Chris Mielke, ITS

Drake Relays ticket packages went on sale today. Drake faculty and staff receive a discount on ticket packages and single-session tickets. To get the best available seats, purchase All-Session tickets today.

Faculty and staff pricing can be found at www.draketix.com/drakerelays. Discounted tickets can be purchased by visiting The Knapp Center Ticket Office and displaying your Drake ID.

For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit www.godrakebulldogs.com.

— Ryan Harris, Athletics

Drake faculty are invited to submit nominations to the Deans’ Council for University Marshal and Assistant Marshal. The marshals oversee and participate in Drake commencement and other ceremonies.

University Marshal: To be eligible for consideration, nominees for University Marshal must 1) hold the rank of professor, 2) be actively engaged in the life of the University through all-university leadership and service, and 3) have regularly attended Drake University commencements.

Assistant Marshal: To be eligible for consideration, nominees for Assistant Marshal must 1) have been recognized by their academic unit or by the University for excellence in teaching, scholarship or service, and 2) have regularly attended Drake University commencements.

The University and Assistant Marshals are appointed by the President, upon the recommendation of the Deans’ Council. The term is for five years, renewable at the discretion of the President. Nominations can be directed to Drinda Williams, administrative assistant to the provost, at drinda.williams@drake.edu.

University Marshal Joseph Schneider, Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of sociology and department chair, and Assistant Marshal David Wright, professor of journalism and mass communication, are stepping down as Drake’s Marshals following the 2018 commencement.

—Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

A reminder: Nominations for the Levitt Teacher of the Year Award and Mentor of the Year Award are due Feb. 12.

— Art Sanders, Associate Provost

FYS proposals are due Friday, Feb. 9. Visit the FYS Resource Page to find the submission form. The form asks you to rank order the four FYS times, so we ask everyone to fill out the form, even those who have taught the FYS they are proposing in the past. For questions, contact Art Sanders at arthur.sanders@drake.edu.

— Art Sanders, Associate Provost

Applications for the Drake Research Grants and Undergrad Assistantship Programs are due Feb. 9 in the office of your dean or program director.  Find more information here.

— Art Sanders, Associate Provost

The next in a series of meetings focused on creating inclusive learning environments will be at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12, in the Olmsted Center, Drake Room. These meetings provide an opportunity for anyone on campus to come and discuss the challenges, successes, and failures we have faced as we try to navigate the difficult issue of creating inclusive learning environments. For questions, contact Art Sanders at arthur.sanders@drake.edu.

— Art Sanders, Associate Provost

Save the date for the 2018 Drake Learning Symposium on Monday, Aug. 20. This year the symposium for faculty and staff will be held at the Olmsted Center to make it easier for everyone to attend all or part of the event. The theme this year is Building Trust: Leading the Conversation. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Kathy Obear of the Center for Transformation and Change. Her topic will be Facilitating Difficult Dialogues. A call for proposals for break-out sessions will be going out in a few weeks. See the Learning Symposium web page for more details.

—Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

Final grades for J-Term courses are due by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb 7. If you have difficulty entering final grades, contact Kevin Moenkhaus or Shannon Odenbach.

— Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of Registrar