The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences still has some doses of flu vaccine remaining. Sign up to receive your flu shot at no cost. The vaccines are administered by Drake CPHS student pharmacists and pharmacist faculty members.
For questions, please contact Nora Stelter, PharmD, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice at nora.stelter@drake.edu.
The next technology project request review is happening in just a few months. If you have a project idea for consideration, please submit it by Dec. 18 by using the Technology Project Request form. The Submitting a Technology Project Request (How To) guide is available and explains how to complete the submission process.
Want to know about the current ITS projects? Visit the project management section of the ITS website.
Need additional assistance? Please reach out to Kris Brewster.
— Carla Herling, ITS
When was the last time you reviewed the privacy and security settings on your mobile devices? When a new version of your phone’s operating system (OS) is released, do you install it right away? How often do you update your mobile applications (apps) or delete those you don’t use?
These questions are about more than staying up to date, they are about being proactive to protect important data. Your phone is so much more than just a way to stay in touch. It lets you pay for purchases; answers your questions; entertains and informs you; and holds vast amounts of sensitive, personal, and valuable information.
One of the best ways to protect your personal information involves updating your devices on a regular basis. Most OS and app upgrades include security improvements, and delaying installation of those updates can expose your private information to attacks designed to exploit known security holes in older versions. Learning how to protect devices and personal information takes time, but keeping your phone’s OS and apps up to date, and deleting unused apps can help keep your information safe online.
Another way to protect your information is by regularly reviewing your phone’s security settings. The National Cybersecurity Alliance provides a resource page with more information on securing mobile devices and key accounts.
ITS will continue to simulate phishing and assign training to those most at risk. If you’d like to discuss any information security issues, please feel free to reach out to ITS or email informationsecurity@drake.edu.
— Information Security, ITS
Midterm grades are due by 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19. Students are able to view their midterm grades as soon as you submit them.
To access the MyDUSIS grade-entry link, log into myDrake, click on the “Grading” icon under the Faculty & Advising section, and then click on “Mid Term Grades–Submittal Link.”
Those of you who would like to send your midterm grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS can follow the instructions here.
Students have until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, to drop a course with a “W.”
— Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar
Drake is partnering with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to host a virtual conference on equity and inclusion in higher education March 3–5, 2021.
The 2021 Global Citizen Forum will bring together educators, students, policy makers and citizens from around the world to explore the struggles, strategies, and solutions for creating a more equitable and inclusive higher education field.
Call for proposals
We invite proposals for practitioner and paper presentations; workshops and interactive sessions; posters; and roundtable or panel discussions. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to apply to present. Submissions will be considered on a rolling basis with final decisions made by Nov. 30, 2020.
To submit your proposal, please fill out this Google Form that asks for:
Visit our webpage to learn more about the conference, submit a proposal or register as an attendee.
— Hannah Sappenfield, Global Partnerships Coordinator
Midterm grade entry is now available in MyDUSIS.
Midterm grades are due by 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19. Students are able to view their midterm grades as soon as you submit them.
To access the MyDUSIS grade-entry link, log into myDrake, click on the “Grading” icon under the Faculty & Advising section, and then click on “Mid Term Grades – Submittal Link.”
Those of you who would like to send your midterm grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS can follow the instructions here.
Students have until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, to drop a course with a “W.”
— Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar
As we move toward switching from our current Blackboard courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra courses, we are rolling out faculty development and training. Courses with student enrollments will not see the new Blackboard Ultra course views until Fall 2021, which provides time for training and designing quality, student-centered courses.
Starting Oct. 27, all faculty will be enrolled in a Blackboard Learn Ultra instructor orientation course to introduce the new features in a scaffolded approach, and to help you transition to creating engaging courses in this new environment.
We are planning for delivery of four training modules over three weeks this fall with additional training modules to be released in the spring. When appropriate during this time, faculty will have access to sandbox courses (empty course sites with no student enrollments) to explore the new features’ capabilities.
For the fall training, we estimate each weekly training suggestion will take between 1–2 hours to complete. Once the weekly module(s) are released, they will remain available.
Details about each week’s training task will be provided in a weekly OnCampus post beginning Oct. 27.
— Karly Good, ITS
Apply now to lead a J-Term 2022 travel seminar. A travel seminar is a short-term, faculty-led study abroad (or domestic) program. This is an opportunity to teach a course that integrates an academic experience with intercultural and experiential learning while traveling. Qualtrics submissions are due Friday, Nov. 6, 2020.
Submit a proposal or review the proposal process
For questions, contact Maria Rohach, director of education abroad, at maria.rohach@drake.edu.
— Maria Rohach, Global Engagement
Human Resources would like to “tap into” the strong internal resources we have on campus to help us facilitate future BUILD (Bulldogs United in Learning Drake) sessions. BUILD sessions are 1–2 hour classes for faculty and staff that cover topics ranging from benefits and wellbeing to learning more about Drake’s history and departments, and enhancing professional development skills.
If you have a topic you think would fit well into the BUILD program, or would like to discuss the possibility of participating in this program, please send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu.
All sessions are currently being presented in a virtual format.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
The list of fall 2020 Bulldogs United in Learning Drake (BUILD) classes is available online. To access the list, go to HR BUILD Classes under All Apps – Other Employee Apps on myDrake.
BUILD is a series of 1–2 hour presentations on topics relevant to faculty and staff. Classes will be held virtually. Most will offer a live virtual presentation, which allows for meaningful interaction with colleagues and the presenter. Presentations will also be recorded for later viewing.
The next class is Compassion Fatigue on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 2–3 p.m. Witnessing the trauma, grief, or aging of a loved one is the daily challenge of being a caregiver. This session explores the concept of compassion fatigue, what it looks like, how it affects both formal and informal caregivers in both a personal and professional context, as well as the resources available for building coping skills and practicing self-care. Presented by Scarlett Lunning from Employee & Family Resources.
To register for this or any class, please send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
