A reminder: Helping to Create Inclusive Learning Environments: A panel featuring students with disabilities will be on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 3:20 to 4:30 p.m. in CR 310 on the second floor in Olmsted.
—Art Sanders, Associate Provost
Category Archives: For Staff Archive
Flu shot clinic for faculty and staff
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is hosting a flu shot clinic on Nov. 16, or individual appointments can be accommodated. Please sign up for a flu shot appointment online.
This year, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences student pharmacists and faculty will be holding the flu shot clinics on campus in Fitch Pharmacy Lab, Room 102. You will receive an email the day before your scheduled appointment with details.
If you have any questions regarding the flu shots, please contact CPHS.wellness@drake.edu.
—Wendy Mobley Buckstein, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Called to Be True Blue: Joyce Sharp
Drake All Staff Council is proud to announce the first 2016–2017 recipient of the Called to be True Blue Award, which recognizes staff members who go above and beyond to make a difference in the Drake community. The award was presented to Joyce Sharp, who served as administrative assistant for budget and finance for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for the past 16 years and retired at the end of October. The following is a small excerpt of Joyce’s nomination, submitted by Melissa Rice:
“Joyce goes above and beyond to be helpful to faculty, staff, and students. While at Drake for the last 16 years, Joyce has epitomized the values of leadership, teamwork, integrity, and commitment to the Drake community … She is a mentor and friend to her student workers—attending their pinning, hooding, and graduation ceremonies; meeting their parents; taking them out to lunch for their birthdays; staying in touch with them after graduation; attending their weddings, in some cases; and even taking one student worker to the emergency room … Joyce is one of the ‘greats.’”
Do you know someone who’s Called to be True Blue?
Called to be True Blue recognizes a staff member who:
- Epitomizes the values of leadership, teamwork, and integrity, and exhibits their commitment to the Drake community
- Has shown others what it takes to get a task or project done, and accomplishes that by working well with others
- Is able to be honest and fair in the situations they face
- Does all of these things for the betterment of Drake and its values and goals
If this sounds like anyone you know, please nominate them by filling out the online form at www.drake.edu/asc/recognition. Please be specific when nominating, and provide detail on how the nominee meets each value.
At the conclusion of the academic year, each “Called to be True Blue” recipient will be in the running to receive a Sapphire Award, the highest recognition of a staff member at Drake.
—All Staff Council Recognition Committee
You are invited to a meet & greet
Faculty and staff who are veterans and/or military family members are invited to a Meet and Greet on Thursday, Nov. 10, 8–9 a.m., in Turner Jazz Center. Come and meet other Drake faculty, staff, and students who are veterans or military family members. Light refreshments will be available. This casual social recognizes the community of students and employees who share a common bond along with their Drake connection.
—Nancy Geiger, Academic Excellence and Student Success
2016–2017 Olson Global Service-Learning Match Grants
The Ronald and Jane Olson Endowment for Global Service-Learning is providing support for two service-learning match grants for 2016–2017. Applications are available online and are due Dec. 16, at 8 a.m. Applicants will be notified by Dec. 23 regarding award status.
Match grants will be awarded to student global service-learning projects with faculty/staff support where funds or in-kind donations have been appropriated or raised but where additional funds would be beneficial. The Olson Global Service-Learning Match Grant funds are designated to enhance global service-learning projects by providing additional funds that would otherwise not be accessible.
Requirements:
- Funds or in-kind donations of at least $500 must have already been raised
- Projects must have a strong global service-learning emphasis
- Student applicants must have demonstrated faculty/staff support
Two grants of $500 will be awarded this academic year. Please note that we are NOT able to reimburse for individuals’ mileage.
Questions: Contact Amanda Martin, community engaged learning program coordinator, at amanda.martin@drake.edu.
—Amanda Martin
Helping to Create Inclusive Learning Environments
Faculty and staff are invited to “Helping to Create Inclusive Learning Environments” a panel discussion with student members of the Disability Action and Awareness Community (DAAC), a new student organization on campus. The focus will be on creating educational experiences that are inclusive of students with disabilities. Attendees will hear personal accounts of student’s experiences, as well as have time to ask questions. The session will be on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 3:20 to 4:30 p.m. in CR 310 on the second floor in Olmsted Center.
This session is organized by the Office of the Associate Provost and DAAC.
—Art Sanders, Associate Provost
United Way giving campaign ends this week
The Drake campus giving campaign for United Way and Iowa Shares will be Nov. 7–18. As a campus that cares about our neighbors, the Drake community donated nearly $54,000 to the cause in 2015. The goal this year is to raise $55,000, increase participation by 100 new donors, and increase giving at $500 or more to 20 individuals. Donors who increase their 2015 pledge by $25 or more will be entered in a drawing for a free 2016–2017 parking pass or for a FLEX pack of four tickets to a Drake women’s basketball game. Additionally, the first 100 donors to the campaign will receive a voucher for two tickets to any December or January men’s or women’s basketball game. Finally, all donors will automatically be entered into a drawing for gift cards from local businesses.
Donors have the option of payroll deduction, check, cash, or credit card to either a general community need or to a specific organization. The payroll deduction option will allow you to spread your gift over a 12-month period, beginning Jan. 1, 2017.
Thank you for all that you do for Drake and our community. If you have any questions, please contact Nick Valdez, neighborhood & community relations manager, at 515-271 or nick.valdez@drake.edu.
—Nick Valdez
Staff and faculty package meals
Thirty staff and faculty members participated in the ASC Hunger Fight on Oct. 28. They packaged meals at the Meals From the Heartland facility in West Des Moines as part of the natural disaster relief efforts in Haiti. More information can be found at www.facebook.com/DrakeService
—Brett Niederhauser, Public Safety
Save the date
The second “Stand Up, Speak Up: Drake Women & Leadership Symposium” for faculty and staff will be held on Friday, March 10, 2017. There will be two workshops, lunch, and a social at the end of the day. This event also qualifies for up to 3 BUILD credits.
Mark your calendar and keep an eye out for more announcements!
Questions? Please contact one of the committee co-chairs:
- Stephanie Cardwell—stephanie.cardwell@drake.edu
- Eliza Dy-Boarman—eliza.dy@drake.edu
—Stephanie Cardwell
November FYS Lunch
A reminder: Our November, FYS Lunch/Discussion is on Friday, Nov. 4, at noon in the Medbury Honors Lounge. 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 and for us to provide you with lunch please go to: http://tinyurl.com/NovFYSLunch2016 by Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m., and let us know your lunch preferences.
—Art Sanders, Associate Provost