Do you need your official Drake transcript so you can study abroad, get an internship, or apply for graduate school? Drake offers PDF transcripts that can be sent electronically. In most cases, your transcript will be sent within minutes of placing your order. This option also eliminates the possibility of your transcript getting lost in the mail. You will even receive an email when your transcript is sent and another email when your recipient retrieves it.

If you need a hard copy, several delivery options are available for you. You may pick it up yourself during regular office hours in the Student Records Office in Old Main, or have the University mail, fax, or ship it via UPS Next Day Air.

No matter your desired delivery method, you can order online any time, any day of the week, from anywhere you have an internet connection. Access the “Order Official Copy” link on the Student Services tab in blueView, then follow the prompts. You will receive an email notification when your transcript has been sent.

If you have any questions call or email Student Records at 515-271-2025,  studentrecords@drake.edu.

 —Sara Schoneberg, Student Records and Academic Information

IMAC applications for 2017–2018 are now open—apply by Thursday, March 9 at noon. Be a mentor and a friend and gain valuable multicultural leadership experiences by helping us greet new, exchange, and transfer international students. Click here to find a detailed description and requirements.

—Drake Mosaic

Students, have you considered learning a few words and phrases in Japanese? Are you planning one day to apply for a Fulbright or the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) program? Do you want or need to keep up your foreign language fluency? Drake’s Department of World Languages and Cultures wants to help.

The Japanese Language Club meets every Friday, 3–5p.m. in Room TM-133, located in the lower level of Olmsted. All students are welcome to join in for conversations directed by a native speaker.

For further information, contact Associate Professor Chinatsu Bachmann at chinatsu.sazawa@drake.edu.

—Dorothy Pisarski, Drake International communications liaison

The 2017 Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition is now open! This competition for Iowa college and university students who have an interest in starting their own venture. Three regional winners will receive $500 and go on to the state competition with a chance to win $5,000. In 2016, the Drake team for Kelsi Ziemann Artistry won a top prize—you could be next! For more information, visit the Entrepreneurship Centers in Aliber Hall, Room 302, or online at tinyurl.com/drakepappajohn2017.

—Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers

The Harkin Institute D.C. Experience Scholarship provides financial assistance to a Drake undergraduate student who has secured an internship in a congressional office, government agency, or nonprofit in Washington, D.C. This opportunity is open to students of every major, area of study, and political party affiliation.

The scholarship covers:

• Travel expenses up to $500
• Housing accommodations for a 12-week period from May to August 2017 with Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH)

Apply and learn more at drake.edu/harkininstitute/scholarship. Applications are due April 4.

—Erin Austin, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement

Drake’s Community Action Board (CAB), in collaboration with Drake’s Community Engaged Learning Office, is pleased to offer mini-grants to support students and student organizations carrying out service-learning and social justice programming. This program should help meet a community-identified need, spread awareness, or make a meaningful impact for others. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/cabgrant. Applications are accepted year-round. Questions? Email drakecab@gmail.com.

—Mollie Clark

Who: Drake students (priority for upperclassmen)

What: Learn to play golf from a professional and how to use it as a business tool from local business professionals.

The non-credit course is two parts. The first part is 7–10 group golf lessons at Glen Oaks Country Club and then a small best ball golf outing. You will choose which golf time works for you, Wednesday or Thursday evenings.

The second part comprises about four classroom sessions with speakers who will discuss the importance of golf in the business world. These sessions will be on various Tuesday evenings 5:30–6:30 p.m. throughout the semester.

You must be available for both parts of the program.

 When: The first classroom session will be Tuesday, March 21 at 5:30 p.m. and lessons will begin March 22.

Why: To gain the knowledge and skills to utilize golf as a vital business skill

Cost: $80
Application Deadline: March 3; Applications are online at www.drake.edu/recservices

For more information, please contact Lisa Murphy at lisa.murphy@drake.edu or 271-4710.

—Lisa Murphy, Recreational Services