Drake women in student leadership:
You are invited to apply for the Deni Druehl Naumann Women’s Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship was established by Deni Druehl (JO’78) and Michael Naumann in April 2014 to recognize undergraduate women at Drake University who inspire, have passion, and positively impact the lives of others around them. Applicants to this scholarship must exhibit a commitment to contribute their leadership skills and talents to Drake activities such as residence life, the Adams Leadership Institute, the leadership minor, recognized campus student organizations, and/or University sponsored activities, e.g. Panhellenic Council, Student Activities Board, and/or Student Senate.

The selected scholarship recipient will be awarded $2,000 to be disbursed during the 2023-2024 academic year. The scholarship is not automatically renewed each year, but previous recipients are eligible to apply each year following their initial award.

To apply for the scholarship, please submit an application here by Friday, March 10^th at 5pm: bit.ly/drakenaumann.

Be prepared to submit the following information in the application form linked above:

• Name, Primary Major, Drake GPA, and anticipated graduation term (i.e. Spring 2024)
• Essay Questions:

• 1. Describe your most meaningful leadership experience and/or role on campus as a leader at Drake. What, specifically, did you learn as a result of this experience?
• 2. Describe a woman-identified student whose leadership has made a positive impact on your college experience at Drake University. What have you learned from her, and how will you apply it moving forward?
• 3. How would this scholarship assist you in making a positive impact among other women in our Drake University campus community?

Applications are due by Friday, March 10th at 5:00pm. Candidates will be notified of their selection status by early April, with the selected recipient to receive funds in the upcoming academic school year (funds will be dispersed at the beginning of fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters, respectively). Please follow up with Kristin Economos if you have questions at kristin.. We hope to see you apply!

— Kristin Economos, Adams Leadership Institute

Join Dean of Students Hannah Clayborne for a chance to have dinner and catch up on things that are happening at Drake University this semester. This is a great opportunity to make connections with fellow students along with the Dean of Students. Dinner will be provided for students who just sign up in advance, but space is limited to 10 students. Please review the available slots below and click here to sign up. Thank you!

• Monday, February 27
  • 5:00-6:00 PM
  • 6:00-7:00 PM
• Wednesday, March 1
  • 5:00-6:00 PM
  • 6:00-7:00 PM
• Monday, March 6
  • 5:00-6:00 PM
  • 6:00-7:00 PM

Questions about this event, please contact Gina Ryan at gina.ryan@drake.edu with questions.

— Gina Ryan, Office of the Dean of Students

Are you interested in improving your money management skills? Do you wish you knew more about investing and credit? Do you need to learn more about the benefits that employers offer? Drake University has partnered with GradReady® to provide a free digital platform where you can learn about these topics at your own pace from any device. Visit drake.gradready.com to create your account and get started today.

— Ryan Zantingh, Director of Financial Aid

Join the Student Alumni Association and the Central Iowa Regional Alumni Board for a pre-game pizza party at Dough Co. Pizza on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 1:30 p.m.  This is a great opportunity for current Drake students to network with regional alumni and to cheer on the Drake Men’s Basketball team ahead of their game against Belmont Bruins.

All attendees will receive a free slice of pizza and vintage Drake University merchandise. The first 20 student attendees will receive a free drink ticket (21+).

Reach out to Marguerite Stoffel (marguerite.stoffel@drake.edu) with questions.

— Stephanie Kiel, AS’23

Drake is excited to announce DU England: Harlaxton as our second cohort-model semester study abroad program.  The program will be offered each fall, starting Fall 2023, with Professor of Psychology Maria Clapham as the inaugural Drake Faculty-in-Residence teaching on the program.

Harlaxton College is one of the most unique study abroad locations in the UK based at a Victorian Manor and has been operating for over 50 years. Set in 300 acres of beautiful countryside in the heart of England, Harlaxton allows our student cohort to enjoy the British Midlands with the ability to be in London in about an hour.  Harlaxton’s central location in Lincolnshire also brings other major cities and towns within easy reach, allowing academic and culturally important sites to be visited in an afternoon, a day out, or weekend away. The Drake cohort-model program will include the Harlaxton semester experience, with students taking classes taught by British and visiting faculty members, as well as additional specialized activities and excursions exclusive to Drake courses.

Campus visit from Harlaxton representative on Feb. 20 & 21

A representative for Harlaxton College, Jordan Hall, will be visiting Drake University on Monday, Feb. 20, and Tuesday, Feb. 21.  If you are interested in learning more about Harlaxton, we can set up an advising appointment with you and Jordan to get more in-depth information of this exciting new program.

In addition, you are invited to attend a program information session on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. in Olmsted TMR132 to learn about studying at Harlaxton this upcoming fall semester.

If you have questions about DU England: Harlaxton or want to schedule an advising appointment, reach out to studyabroad@drake.edu. To apply to DU England: Harlaxton for fall 2023, you can apply through Terra Dotta here.

— Maria Rohach, Global Engagement

The web-based Drake Undergraduate Social Science Journal (DUSSJ) is now accepting paper submissions for its Spring 2023 edition. Any current Drake undergraduate (or recent graduate) is eligible to submit a paper on a topic in the social sciences (political science, international relations, anthropology, sociology, economics, history, philosophy, religion, and social psychology). Submissions may be short analytic essays or longer research papers. Papers that feature thoughtful, original analysis, polished writing, and careful citation are especially welcome!

No more than one submission per person will be considered. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by a student editorial board. When submitting a paper, please indicate if it is a research paper or short analytic essay. Also, please indicate the primary discipline and any secondary discipline(s).

Questions and submissions should be directed to the DUSSJ faculty advisor Professor Li and DUSSJ Acquisitions Editor at advisor.dussj@gmail.com. 

— Kaiya Kielb Young, AS’23

To be considered for need-based grants and scholarships or federal student loans in the Summer 2023, Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 semesters, complete the 2023–2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The form is available at www.studentaid.gov. The FAFSA is available to U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens.

If you need assistance completing the FAFSA, please contact the Office of Student Financial Planning.

— Ryan Zantingh, Financial Aid

Did you know that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides tax benefits for education? The tax benefits can be used to get back some of the money you spend on tuition or loan interest or to maximize your college savings.

Even if you normally wouldn’t file a tax return because of your income level, be sure to do so! If you don’t, you’ll miss out on tax credits that would put money in your pocket.

Learn more here.

— Ryan Zantingh, Financial Aid

Welcome Weekend 2023 planning is underway, and we want you to be a part of it. There are multiple opportunities to participate in the PMAC program this year, so we hope to see many applications. These roles include FYS PMACs (working with a group of students), Event Planner PMACs (planning Choose Your Own Adventure events and facilitating Welcome Weekend activities), and Social Media PMAC (a unique role within the Event Planner PMACs that will run the new Instagram page to showcase our awesome PMACs and all the fun activities of Welcome Weekend)

To hear more about these roles and get all your questions answered, please attend our information session on Friday, Feb. 3, in Sussman Theater in Olmsted. The session will be around 30 minutes long and will be very helpful if you want clarification on any part of the process.

You can sign up here: PAB: PMAC Information Session’22/’23 (signupgenius.com)

In addition, you can follow the @drake.pmacs Instagram account for more information about the position.

Applications are due Feb. 12 at 11:59 p.m. For questions, email pab@drake.edu.

— Lesly Velazquez, junior