Students, you should have received an email inviting you to complete the Drake Student Survey. Check your inbox for an email titled “Reminder: Drake wants to hear from you.”

The Drake Student Survey explores your perception of your time here at Drake; including your learning experiences, Drake services, and other issues from both inside and outside the classroom. Your feedback is very important as it will help administrators, faculty, staff, student leaders, and others improve curriculum, student support, and the campus environment.

For questions, contact Kevin Saunders in the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment at kevin.saunders@drake.edu.

Thank you for your participation.

—Kevin Saunders, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

As a student tech, you will be able to support fellow students, faculty, and staff with day-to-day troubleshooting of campus-wide technical resources. Assistance may be needed to promote computing resources across campus and professional customer service is required every day to coordinate with those who need assistance, as well as with the others at Drake ITS.

Preferred candidates have great time management and communication skills, the ability to apply learned knowledge to new and challenging situations, excellent verbal and written skills, and general computer literacy. No prior IT support experience is needed-all majors encouraged to apply. Training will be provided. Apply to be a student tech on Handshake today.

— Becky Klein, ITS

Celebrate Drake Relays in style with a piece of retro apparel. Stop by the Office of Community Engaged Learning, located in the lower level of Cowles Library, on Wednesday, April 27, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. and take a photo with the Pathways Photo Background. Post your photo on social media and tag @DrakeService to earn your swag (one per person). Items include T-shirts, tank tops, sweat pants, shorts, and other goodies. While supplies last!

— Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning

Join Hannah Clayborne, dean of students, for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  Meals will be provided at Hubbell Dining Hall and sign-up is limited to ten students on a first-come first-served basis. Registration is required for this event. Please review the available slots below and register.

Monday, April 18
8–9 a.m. – Breakfast
9–10 a.m. – Breakfast
6–7 p.m. – Dinner

Thursday, April 21
5:30–6:30 p.m. – Dinner

Friday, April 22
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. – Lunch

For questions, contact Gina Ryan at gina.ryan@drake.edu.

— Gina Ryan, Dean of Students Office

You can now apply for a J-Term 2023 travel seminar through Terra Dotta, Drake’s online application portal.  Use your Drake ID and password to login. For additional information about J-Term 2023 travel seminars, go to the J-Term website.

How to View J-Term Travel Seminars and apply

1. Go to Terra Dotta.
2. Click on Programs in left-top corner of the screen in the black bar across the top of the page.
3. In the Simple Search section, under Term, use the dropdown and choose J-Term, then click the blue button at the bottom of the page, Search.
4. Under Program search results, all Drake J-Term Travel Seminars are listed first with an * and Star.  Under Program search results, click on the program you are interested in learning more about.
5. Review travel seminar program specific information. If you are ready to apply click the blue Apply Now button on the right side of the page.
6. Log in with your Drake ID and password to start the application.

Priority deadline for applications is May 15. Students will be notified of acceptance or waitlist by June 1.  When applying to a program you can apply for a Global Learning Scholarship as a part of your study abroad/away application.

Regarding questions about a specific travel seminar, contact the course instructor.  For general study abroad questions, or issues with Terra Dotta, contact studyabroad@drake.edu.

— Maria Rohach, Global Engagement

Join Hannah Clayborne, dean of students, for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  Meals will be provided at Hubbell Dining Hall and sign-up is limited to ten students on a first-come first-served basis. Registration is required for this event. Please review the available slots below and click here to register.

Monday, April 18
8–9 a.m. – Breakfast
9–10 a.m. – Breakfast
6–7 p.m. – Dinner

Thursday, April 21
5:30–6:30 p.m. – Dinner

Friday, April 22
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. – Lunch

Contact Gina Ryan (gina.ryan@drake.edu) with questions.

Apply for a J-Term 2023 travel seminar starting Thursday, April 14, through Terra Dotta, Drake’s online application portal. Use your Drake ID and password to login.

Priority deadline for applications is May 15. Students will be notified of acceptance or waitlist by June 1. When applying to a program you can apply for a Global Learning Scholarship as a part of your study abroad/away application.

Additionally, come learn about all the J-Term 2023 travel seminar offerings from the faculty leaders at the J-Term Fair on Thursday, April 14, Parents Hall South, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Regarding questions about a specific travel seminar, contact the course instructor. For general study abroad questions, or issues with Terra Dotta, contact studyabroad@drake.edu.

— Maria Rohach, Global Engagement

Four Black students are sought to contribute to the development and use of a discussion tool for non-Black faculty, staff, and students to use in developing skills for addressing racially-charged situations on campus and beyond. Specifically, hired students will be asked to collaborate with Dr. Shelley Fairbairn on developing, refining, and implementing the discussion tool that focuses on three topics drawn from the “Racially Sensitive Classroom Practices” document developed through the BLM@Drake initiative during the fall of 2020. These topics are:

• the use of racially charged language
• attention to Black hairstyles
• putting BIPOC students on the spot

Each student contributor will be paid $12.50/hour for up to 12 hours of work to be completed between April 12 and May 12. Interested students should contact shelley.fairbairn@drake.edu by 9 a.m. on Monday, April 11, to indicate their interest. In the email, please describe your:

• willingness to assist with the anti-racist development of non-Black members of the Drake campus community  
• experience and comfort with leading anti-racist development activities
• ability to meet between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday–Friday

Application emails will be evaluated based on the extent to which the applicant is interested in doing anti-racist development work among non-Black members of the Drake community, the amount and relevance of their experience with that work, and their availability to assist with the work during the stipulated work hours. Applicants will be informed of the hiring decision by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 11.

— Shelley Fairbairn, Professor of Education, SOE

Facilities Planning and Management seeks student applicants to join our inaugural summer work team position for 2022.

Student employees can make a positive impact on campus by assisting FP&M staff with residence hall turnover, maintenance and trades work, grounds & landscaping work, and other special projects throughout the summer months.

The position begins the week of May 16 and runs through mid-August. We offer flexible schedules, competitive pay, and a fun atmosphere.

Current Drake students are eligible to apply online through Handshake (search “Facilities Summer Work Team”); interviews will be scheduled after successful completion of the application. Questions? Contact Colin Atkinson, assistant director, Facilities Planning & Management.

—Colin Atkinson, Facilities Planning and Management