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.
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2017–2018 Drake basketball season tickets
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
2017–2018 Drake Basketball Season Tickets: Secure Your Seats Today!
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
Preferred vendor list
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
Bulldog Applause Spotlight: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
In March, Drake’s All Staff Council Recognition Committee celebrated staff in Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a cookie delivery. Here, we learn more about the staff members behind all of the CPHS success.
Staff members: 20
Mission: to support the College’s mission “Preparing Today’s Learners to be Tomorrow’s Leaders.” CPHS staff supports students, faculty and staff in the college as well as academic and experiential education needs so academic programs, scholarship, and service activities can be delivered.
Longest-time team member: Kathy Schott, director of experiential external affairs (January 2007)
Newest team member: Mikayla Olson, administrative assistant and communication coordinator (January 2017). Other new team members added over the past year include Melissa Rice, Sarah Alexander, Sydni Fenner, Carmalee Woods, Julie Smith, Cory Redman, and Rachel Allen-McHugh.
Where they “live”: Fitch, Cline, Cline Atrium, and the new Occupational Therapy Facility
Recent challenges/accomplishments: CPHS has supported the addition of new programs as well helped plan for the Science Connector Building and Occupational Therapy Facility. These team members embrace the college’s values and demonstrate them each day: Collegiality, Collaboration, Professionalism, Learner-Centered, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Many thanks to the CPHS staff for all they do!
—All Staff Council Recognition Committee
CPHS staff, pictured:
Front row – Sydni Fenner, Assistant Director Student Programs; Marilea Chase, Office Manager; Renae Chesnut, Dean
Second row – Joy Bachman, Animal Care Technician; Julie Smith, Occupational Therapy Administrative Assistant; Anthony Squire, Campus Technician
Third row: Donna Tuttle, Animal Vivarian; Kate Evans, Professional Career Development Services Coordinator; Melanie Givens, Experiential Education Support Specialist; Jeannie Nielsen, Experiential Education Coordinator
Fourth Row – Melissa Rice, Administrative Assistant; Jill Batten, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs; Sarah Alexander, Compliance Coordinator
Fifth Row– Jessica Lang, Admissions Liaison; Carmalee Woods, Administrative Assistant; Kathy Schott, Director of Experiential Education External Affairs; and Mikayla Olson, Communications Coordinator/Administrative Assistant, Student Affairs
True Blue: Anthony Squire
Anthony Squire, technology support specialist with Drake’s Information Technology Services department, was awarded the Called to be True Blue Award from All Staff Council in March. He was nominated by Kelly Read, administrative assistant in the dean’s office of the School of Education.
In her nomination, Read described the support she and other faculty and staff members in the School of Education receive from Squire, and recounted a recent issue he resolved in his characteristic calm, professional fashion.
“I had a major issue with my password change and 30 iPads in the SOE. The iPads all used my credentials and were pinging my account … which locked me out every half hour. Anthony and I talked all the time—so much so, that he just checked my account on his own, without me having to call every couple of hours to unlock it, for two weeks until we could rectify the iPad situation! It was a huge mess and Anthony remained calm and figured out how to accommodate me so that I could effectively work and didn’t make me feel like I was bothering him. Anthony is a true team player with integrity and did what it took to keep me up and running.”
Make your own nomination!
The Called to be True Blue Award recognizes Drake staff members and teams who epitomize the values of leadership, teamwork, integrity, and commitment to the University. If this sound like someone you know, please nominate them at www.drake.edu/asc/recognition. Recipients are automatically in the running to win a year-end Sapphire Award, the highest staff recognition at Drake.
—All Staff Council Recognition Committee
Occupational Therapy facility open house
On Thursday, April 13, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., the College of Pharmacy and Health invites faculty and staff to an open house and tour of the occupational therapy program facilities at 3003 Forest Ave. (the previous bookstore location).
Some highlights of the space include:
The LifeStyle Redesign Lab is featured on the first floor, which will be used for instruction on adapting a home, as well as assisting students in teaching patients how to use lifestyle adjustments for different abilities and needs in daily living. The space includes a 1-bedroom apartment, an ergonomic office, a model Hy-Vee grocery store, and a streetscape featuring an ‘OT Cruiser’. The Occupational Therapy Department has a community service goal to make the Lifestyle Lab available to the central Iowa occupational therapists periodically for use with their patients.
The lower level contains flexible learning labs/classrooms, a conference room, and a student commons area. Drake ITS has worked with the faculty on the technology incorporated into the classrooms and labs and will be available to demonstrate the new technology during the open house.
The Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program began in Summer 2016 with the first cohort of 26 students. The OTD is a three-year program, requiring two years of classroom and laboratory work and one year of fieldwork experiences in practice sites around the nation. The second cohort of students will begin in May of 2017 with an expected enrollment of 28 students.
—Renae Chesnut, Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Science
Called to be True Blue: Emma Daily
Emma Daily, senior strategist, visual design in the Office of University Communications, was surprised in early March with the Called to Be True Blue Award from All Staff Council. Her nominator, colleague Tim Schmitt, praised Emma, in particular, for her work as a designer and project leader in support of the Annual Fund.
“She effectively leverages and combines her experience as an alum with her professional knowledge and experience to communicate Drake’s message in ways that go far beyond her role as a designer,” Schmitt wrote. “Perhaps more important is [her] skill at bringing every person on a project together in a collaborative effort that is natural and effective. She is the model of an effective communicator.”
Make your own nomination!
The Called to be True Blue Award recognizes Drake staff members and teams who epitomize the values of leadership, teamwork, integrity, and commitment to the University. If this sound like someone you know, please nominate them at www.drake.edu/asc/recognition. Recipients are automatically in the running to win a year-end Sapphire Award, the highest staff recognition at Drake.
—All Staff Council Recognition Committee
2017 Drake Relays Presented by Hy-Vee: Single-session tickets on sale now!
Single-session tickets to the 108th Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee are now available! As a reminder, faculty and staff can take advantage of discounted pricing by visiting or contacting the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.
Summer book club book available
The book club selection is available for checkout at Cowles. Our next book will be Lab Girl by Hope Jahren; this book just won a National Book Critics Circle Award, so it should be a great summer read. Cowles Library has books available for checkout on a weekly basis (hint: ask for the book on reserve at the circulation desk).
Contact Sara at ascspecialevents@drake.edu if you have any questions, would like to receive future book club info directly to your email, or would like to RSVP for the discussion. We are planning to meet Thursday, July 20, at 4:45 at Eatery A—hopefully on the patio—we’ve had a lot of fun at these, please feel free to join us.
If you can’t make the discussion, we hope you’ll enjoy the book recommendation—we’ll also be looking for book selection ideas for the next fiscal year, so feel free to send any book suggestions our way.
Drake Book Club—previous selections:
The Kind Worth Killing – Peter Swanson
Thirteen Ways of Looking – Colum McCann
The Boys in the Boat – Daniel James Brown
The Nest – Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Hidden Figures – Margo Lee Shetterly
Bottomland – Michelle Hoover
Lab Girl – Hope Jahren (current selection)
—ASC Special Events Committee and Cowles Library
Sara Heijerman and Dan Chibnall
(Current Book Club Contacts)