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Tuition Guarantee announcement

After more than a year of research, discussion, and financial modeling, I’m excited today to share that Drake will be undertaking a new approach to pricing tuition for next year’s incoming undergraduate class—we’re calling it the Drake Tuition Guarantee.

I encourage you to watch this video to learn more about the Tuition Guarantee, which fixes tuition for full-time, undergraduate students’ four years at Drake. This has several benefits to prospective students and their families—chief among them enhanced financial clarity—and enables us to stabilize tuition and financial aid distribution. This new tuition price still keeps us lower priced than a majority of our out-of-state peer institutions and five Iowa private colleges and universities. You’ll  find more about how we compare to our peers and other answers to common questions in the FAQ.

I wish to extend my gratitude to our colleagues who have been hard at work to make this new approach a reality. Paired with the great value of a Drake education—outlined in The Drake Commitment—the Tuition Guarantee positions us strongly in the marketplace and reflects our ongoing dedication to delivering an exceptional experience to our students.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have additional questions after reviewing the video and FAQ document.

 —President Marty Martin

 

Regards,

 

 

Marty

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning lunch

The first of our monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) lunches is this Friday, Sept. 30, at noon in Olmsted Center, 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 for those simply curious about SoTL to share ideas, seek advice, or ask questions of colleagues engaged in this process. If you would like us to provide lunch for you, please register at http://tinyurl.com/SoTLsep16  by 10 a.m. on Sept. 28. For more information, contact arthur.sanders@drake.edu.

—Art Sanders, Associate Provost

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Faculty & Staff Appreciation Lunch

Faculty & Staff Appreciation Lunch
Faculty and staff are invited to join us for lunch at Hubbell Dining for only $5 today, Sept. 19. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Food will be South-of-the-Border themed, including spicy chicken or tofu tacos, baked achiote pork, fried sweet plantains, mashed sweet potatoes, taco pizza, pumpkin crisp, and more.

Dining options for faculty and staff 
There are two main dining options for Drake students, faculty and staff. Hubbell Dining Hall provides all-you-care-to-eat dining with a variety of fresh salads, pizza, pasta, grill items, international foods, desserts, home-style comfort foods, and more. Quad Creek Café offers many items including a Mediterranean station, subs, Chinese food, Mexican food, grill items, and fresh salads. For weekly menus and dining hours, please visit our website: https://drake.sodexomyway.com/

Sodexo provides the CINCH program free for frequent dinners in Hubbell Dining Hall. A CINCH card allows users to “Buy 3 Get 1 Free” for their meals. Also, receive a special discount of a half-priced meal when you first sign up. Ask the receptionist at Hubbell for more details.

—Jennifer Bowersox, Unit Marketing Coordinator, Sodexo

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Global Service-Learning Workshop

This fall’s workshop, supported by Ron and Jane Olson’s Endowment for Global Service-Learning, will build on the expertise of the Drake faculty and staff who have spent the past year learning about global service-learning.

Spend the afternoon engaged in hands-on activities, develop a deeper understanding of service-learning, and leave with specific tools and strategies for implementing critical reflection with your students. While it is encouraged that you attend the full workshop, see schedule below if you can only attend certain sessions. Lunch provided. Please RSVP.

Tuesday, Oct. 11
12–4 p.m.

Cowles Library, Room 201

Schedule:
12–12:15 Lunch
12:15–12:30 Welcome and building community
12:30–1:15 Defining service-learning: theory and practice
1:15–1:30 Break
1:30–2:30 Partnering on global service-learning, special guest Diego Zavala from Monterrey Tec, Guadalajara, Mexico
2:30–2:45 Break
2:45–4 Before, during and after: cultural competency and critical reflection

—Maria Rohach, Assistant Director, Drake Administered Programs Abroad

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Innovation and collaboration space open house

Drake’s Entrepreneurship Centers, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Cowles Library will hold an open house for the new innovation and collaboration space on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from noon to 2 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 124C. All faculty and staff are invited to stop by and see some of the new gizmos we have for use by all current Drake students, including photo studio equipment, Legos, clay, and a 360⁰ camera and VR goggles. We’ll also have snacks and beverages.

—Stephanie Cardwell, Administrative Assistant

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Education Abroad 101 for faculty & staff

Drake International will be holding an information session on Drake’s new study abroad application system and process on Friday, Sept. 9, 2–3 p.m. in Sussman Theater, located in lower Olmsted. This session will go over the application process and the new system’s features, which include the ability to search for study abroad programs by term, subject, location, and more.

—Breanne Ellis, Education Abroad Advisor

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On-campus dining for faculty & staff

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Faculty and staff are welcome to join us for a variety of healthy, convenient dining options throughout the day in Quad Creek Café and Hubbell Dining Hall. Dining options are available from 7 a.m. to midnight, Monday–Friday. Quad Creek Café is a food court that offers Mediterranean, Chinese, and Mexican food; subs; grill items; and fresh salads. Hubbell Dining Hall offers an all-you-care-to-eat dining for just $7.40 and includes a variety of fresh salads, pizza, pasta, grill items, international foods, home-style comfort foods, desserts and more.

Faculty and staff can also take advantage of our CINCH program which provides a punch card for “Buy-3-Get-1-Free Meals” in Hubbell Dining. We also offer monthly Faculty & Staff Appreciation Days in which faculty and staff can dine in Hubbell Dining Hall for just $5! Hope to see you there!

—Submitted by Caron Findlay, Director, Purchasing and Business Services