Drake Wellness is conducting free body compositions for students. A body composition analysis breaks down the percentage of body weight by estimating both adipose weight and lean weight. The results are helpful in determining certain health risks. Testing will be performed using the new InBody 270 analyzer. You will leave knowing your basal metabolic rate and body fat percentage and the national standards for these measurements. To schedule an appointment, email wellness@drake.edu.

Drake Wellness is conducting Body Compositions free for students this summer. A body composition analysis breaks down the percentage of body weight by estimating both adipose weight and lean weight. This information is useful in determining certain health risk factors. Testing will be performed using the new InBody 270 analyzer. You will leave knowing your basal metabolic rate and body fat percentage and the national standards for these measurements. To schedule an appointment, email wellness@drake.edu.

— Drake Wellness

Hubbell Dining Hall will undergo remodeling this summer so it is ready for the fall semester! We plan to order chairs in May to receive them in time for the reopening. We need your help to vote for the pair of chairs you prefer. Sample chairs will be in Hubbell Dining Hall through Thursday, May 11.  Please come by, try them out, and vote for your favorite pair before you leave for the summer!

—Caron Findlay, Finance & Administration

Tuesday, May 2: Stone Steakhouse Swipe+ Dinner in Hubbell. Enjoy a prime rib dinner for only $10.99 (+meal swipe)

Friday, May 5: Cinco de Mayo Lunch in Hubbell

Sunday, May 7: Late Night Breakfast/Cram Jam in Hubbell, 11 p.m.–12 a.m. Join us for a late-night breakfast to get ready for finals!

Tuesday, May 9: Bodacious Burgers Swipe+ Dinner in Hubbell. Try one of our delicious burgers for only $7.49 (+meal swipe).

Saturday, May 13: Commencement Lunch

—Jennifer Bowersox, Sodexo

Drake Innovation Studio held a T-shirt design contest with the top two designs being printed on shirts. We are happy to announce the winners—congrats to Kylee Bateman and Autumn Meyer!

We have teamed up with The Side Garage to bring this unique screen printing event to campus on Friday, May 5, in Meredith Hall, Room 124C. The first 100 people to come between 1 and 3 p.m. will get the chance to screen print their own FREE Drake Innovation T-shirt. For more information, visit our Facebook page or email innovation@drake.edu.

—Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers

Drake is seeking comments from students and the public about the University in preparation for its periodic evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Drake’s institutional accrediting agency. Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academics programs. Student input is considered in the evaluation process and is important to giving HLC a holistic view of Drake’s learning and living environment and ability to fulfill its mission.

You are invited to submit comments regarding Drake University to the following address:

Public Comment on Drake University
Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7–500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411

You may also submit comments on HLC’s website at www.hlcommission.org/comment.

Comments must be in writing, and must be received by Sept. 22, 2017.

Drake will host a visit Oct. 23–25, 2017, with a team representing the HLC. The team will review the institution’s ongoing ability to meet HLC’s criteria for accreditation. Drake has been accredited by HLC since 1913.

—Kevin Saunders, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

The 2017 Executive Women International (EWI) ASIST Scholarship is open for applications! This program, which aligns with EWI’s core tenets—connections, careers, and community—awards scholarships to adult students in scholastic transition. It is open to adults 18 and over who reside within the boundaries of our chapter: Polk, Dallas, Story, and Warren counties.

The application can be downloaded on the EWI Des Moines Chapter’s website.  Applications are due May 12.

Please direct any questions to Sarah Roeder, 2017 ASIST committee chair, scholarships@ewidsm.org.

—Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers

Calling all Bulldogs! Now is your chance to try out to become a Drake cheerleader. Open to both males and females, the Drake cheer squad is a great way to get involved with Drake Athletics!

Date: Saturday, May 6
Time: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Where: Knapp Center

For more information, please click here or call the Drake Athletics Marketing Office at 515-271-4003.

—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics

Drake graduate and law students have the opportunity to take advantage of a special ticket offer to the 2017 Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee. Starting Monday, April 24, at 9 a.m. and ending Thursday, April 27, at 11:59 p.m., the first 50 graduate/law students of each college or school can reserve one complimentary ticket to the Friday (day or night) sessions of the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee.

Students will have the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets once all complimentary tickets have been claimed or the deadline to request complimentary tickets has passed. Please note that students may only receive one complimentary ticket OR purchase one discounted ticket. Additionally, students must reserve tickets using their Drake email address to confirm status as a Drake graduate/law student.

To claim complimentary tickets, please use the promo codes below at  www.DrakeTix.com/promo.

Promo Codes
EDSTUDENT (School of Education)
CBPASTUDENT (College of Business and Public Administration)
JMCSTUDENT (School of Journalism and Mass Communication)
LAWSTUDENT (Law School)

Additional ticket and pricing information for graduate and law students is also available at www.DrakeTix.com/graduate or by contacting the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics