The All Staff Council Recognition Committee is accepting True Blue nominations.
Do you know a staff member or department that is “Called to be True Blue?” An individual or team that goes above and beyond expectations to serve students, colleagues, and the Drake community.
A staff member who is Called to be True Blue is someone 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.
All individual and teams who receive a Called to be True Blue award are in the running to win top honors for staff accomplishment—the Sapphire Award—at a recognition event in May.
Nominations are considered on a rolling basis. An individual can only be recognized once each year. Nominations must be received by March 1 to be considered for that year’s Sapphire Award. Nominations received after March 1 will be considered for recognition in the fall and will be included in the following fiscal year’s Sapphire Award voting.
Please click here to submit your nomination. Be specific and provide details about how the nominee meets the True Blue award criteria.
Also, did you know the All Staff Council has its very own SharePoint page? We invite you to explore it HERE for updates on upcoming events, committee details, past True Blue recipients, and much more!
Historically, University Advancement has managed the recognition of alumni and their degrees. In the past, undergraduate degrees were the two letters for the college and then the class year (AS’09), all graduate degrees (except Law and Pharmacy) were changed to GR for graduate degree and then the class year (GR’09).
We have evolved as a University and have added degrees, and this recognition has not been updated for quite some time. We have heard from you throughout the years with questions. We also spoke with the Registrar’s Office who supports this update.
Recently we have updated this recognition that mirrors much of what is in Banner degree-wise.
We will continue to recognize Liberal Arts (LA) and Fine Arts (FA) since we have living alumni from those schools (they merged in 1987 and became AS).
Undergraduate recognition will not change (but we have added some), graduate degrees will now be recognized by their degree. We believe this comprehensively gives us a better update of the current offerings at Drake and correctly identifies how these alumni should be recognition.
New rules:
Undergraduates are recognized by their College and Year (this includes John Dee Bright College students with their associate degrees)
Non-Degreed Alumni are recognized by their anticipated graduation year only
Graduate and Honorary degrees are recognized by their specific degree abbreviation
New/changes to undergraduate degree recognition.
Undergraduate from former 4- or 5-year Pharmacy Programs
PH
Undergraduate from John Dee Bright College
JB
Undergraduate from Pharmacy & Health Sciences**
HS
** Note the change from the previous standard for the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Since Pharmacy degrees are now graduate degrees only, they will be recognized according to the graduate degree table as PharmD. Those who graduated with a 4- or 5-year undergraduate Pharmacy degree in the past will be recognized with PH. Those with other undergraduate degrees (Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Nursing) from the College of Pharmacy & Health Science will be recognized with HS.
Also note, there is always a comma after the name, and then no spacing between degree and year.
Example
CY Salutation
Undergraduate with degree from single college or school
John Smith, AS’04 John Smith, BN’07
Undergraduate with degree(s) from two different colleges or schools
John Smith, AS’04, BN’04 John Smith, JO’07, HS’07
Undergraduate with associate degree only
John Smith, JB’23
Undergraduate with associate degree and bachelor’s degree
John Smith, JB’23, BN’25
Alum who received an undergraduate pharmacy degree through the 4- or 5-year program
John Smith, PH’92
Non-degree student who would have graduated with UG degree in 2007
John Smith, ‘07
Non-degreed student who would have graduated with a graduate degree in 2007
John Smith, ‘07
Alum with only a Juris Doctor
John Smith, JD’07
Alum with both a bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor
John Smith, HS’05, JD’08 John Smith, ED’17, JD’20
Alum with degrees from two different undergraduate colleges or schools and a PharmD
John Smith, AS’00, BN’00, PharmD’07
Alum with several graduate degrees
John Smith, MBA’07, MPH’09, JD’11
Honorary Degree
John Smith, HLLD’14
Alum with degrees at all levels
John Smith, JB’23, AS’25, BN’25, MBA’28, MS’30, JD’33, OTD’36
We will share this with the alumni in the fall issue of Blue magazine. We encourage you to share this with alumni as well.
Update your name badge and email signature
Should these changes apply to you, we ask that you work to get an updated nametag and business card to reflect the change. These can be ordered by your department staff through Image Solutions (badges) or Woolverton, Mfg. (business cards). Your division’s Budget Manager can direct you to the appropriate person to place those orders.
As election season approaches, a reminder that faculty and staff are free to engage in political advocacy as individuals but should never do so using any Drake University-affiliated resources or as a representative of Drake University. As a tax-exempt institution, it is vital that we maintain political neutrality to maintain our tax-exempt status with the IRS. Faculty and staff are encouraged to review and familiarize themselves with Drake’s Political Activity Policy.
This means that any Drake-affiliated social media channels are subject to scrutiny and cannot be used to like, post, share, or comment on any content that could be perceived as Drake showing support of (or opposition to) any political party or candidate. We ask that anyone responsible for a Drake-affiliated social media page carefully monitor your content/likes in the months ahead to ensure that it cannot be interpreted as showing support or opposition to any political candidates, positions, or viewpoints.
For questions, contact John Krantz, director of strategic communications, University Communications and Marketing.
— John Krantz, University Communications and Marketing
Join colleagues from across campus for a $5 lunch at Hubbell on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members of All Staff Council’s Events & Community Service committee will host the lunch, so you will have a friendly face to talk to. Come and go as your schedule allows. Bulldog Connect Lunch will take place on the first Wednesday of every month, September through May.
Join All Staff Council on Friday, Sept. 6, from 2–4 p.m. to spruce up the Sprout Garden and Food Forest. Help with weeding, harvesting, and other important tasks.
No experience is necessary. Gloves and tools will be provided and you can come and go as your time allows. Please dress for the weather and wear something you don’t mind getting a little dirty. Close-toed shoes are recommended. Bring sunscreen and a hat if you prefer.
One lucky volunteer will receive a Lucky Horse gift card!
Refreshments will be provided by the All Staff Council Events & Community Service committee. The Sprout Garden is located at 1270 30th Street in Des Moines.
As we begin the new academic year, you are encouraged to review Drake’s Continuous Improvement Plan. As a reminder, this is our strategic plan and lists out all of the objectives and major, University initiatives. Please take time to explore how each of those objectives are embodied in many ways across our campus life. You can do so by clicking on the “Learn more” link or the “+” in each objective area to see more on student, faculty, and staff successes.
This site is continuously updated and can be also found any time by going to the drake.edu home page, clicking on ‘Campus Links’ at the top and selecting “Strategic Plan”.
Drake faculty and staff are eligible to receive a discount on season tickets to Drake football and volleyball games. To purchase your tickets, visit the Knapp Center Monday–Friday from 12–4 p.m., call the ticket office at 515-271-3647, or email at tickets@drake.edu.
Get ready for the fall semester! We invite you to come to Ultra Hours, hosted by Drake Online & Continuing Education and the Center for Teaching & Learning, to update and copy the courses you need for fall.
Ultra Hours are from 11 am. .– 2 p.m. on the following days:
Thursday, August 8 – Cowles Library “fishbowl” Room 201
Monday August 12 – Aliber Hall 3rd floor faculty lounge
Tuesday August 13 – Cline Atrium
Wednesday August 14 – Meredith Hall room 124C
Thursday August 15 – Collier-Scripps Room 120 (Kelley Conference Room)
Friday August 16 – Howard Hall Room 131
Thursday August 22 – Howard Hall Room 212 (Faculty Commons)
If possible, please complete this form to indicate when you plan to come and what you plan to work on. If a virtual appointment or another time works better for you, fill out a service request and one of our instructional design staff will be in contact shortly.
On Friday, August 9, ITS will be transferring phone lines from our current provider, Lumen, to a new provider, Granite. Work will begin at 7 a.m., when all phone calling will be taken offline. Services will be restored for each phone as it’s ported to the new system. We expect the full migration to take less than 4 hours with all campus calling services restored by 11 a.m.
During the transition, internal Teams calls will continue to work as usual.
Teams meetings, both internal and external, will continue to work as usual.
Calls from off campus to on-campus numbers and vice versa will be temporarily unavailable as numbers are ported to the new service.
This change is being made to ensure better telephone service for the Drake campus community.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding as we work to improve campus phone services.
If you have questions or need assistance, contact us by submitting a ticket though the ITS service portal (service.drake.edu/its) or by calling the Support Center at 515-271-3001.
Drake’s vendor partner Accruent will be migrating our event management system (EMS) to a new cloud platform on Sunday, Aug. 11 between 3–11 a.m. CT., and the system will be unavailable during this maintenance window. This transition will enhance the system for better long-term performance and reliability.
If you experience service issues outside this maintenance window, submit a Banner Third-Party Issue ticket, call the ITS Support Center at 515-271-3001, or visit the lower level of Carnegie Hall.
