Underground Fitnesses is now open! The fitness center will be open the following hours:
Monday–Friday: 7–9 a.m. and 2–9 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 12–8 p.m.
If you are interested in working for Recreational Services, email recservices@drake.edu.
— Emily Madsen, Recreational Services
Drake Dining
Drake Dining is hiring all part-time positions at the following locations:
Starbucks at Olmsted
Hubbell Dining Hall
Drake Catering
Spike’s C-Store
Please visit drake.joinhandshake.com to submit your application.
— Casey Morgan, Dining Services
Drake Recreation Services
Open recreation employment offers very flexible schedules, competitive pay, and a fun work environment. For more information, or if you are interested in working, please send a resume to recservices@drake.edu.
— Emily Madsen, Recreational Services
Office of Events
The Office of Conference and Event Services is hiring student workers for the 2021–2022 school year. Responsibilities include setting up, tearing down, and working during a variety of events across campus. Scheduling is flexible, and there are opportunities for promotion. Prior events experience is not required. Email steve.ramsey@drake.edu for more information and to apply.
— Steve Ramsey, Events Management
In December 2020, the Faculty Senate passed a motion that stated: “To ensure equity, Drake University will make a good faith effort to provide reasonable religious accommodations to students whose religious beliefs and practices conflict with an academic requirement unless such an accommodation would create an undue hardship on the University community.”
Students can inform instructors of classes they will miss due to religious holidays via this form. Students are encouraged to have a conversation with their instructors ahead of time in order to reschedule exams or assignments and find a mutually acceptable path to make up for missed work.
— Jennifer Harvey, Campus Equity and Inclusion
Need some extra cash? Drake Dining is hiring all part-time positions at the following locations:
Please visit drake.joinhandshake.com to submit your application.
— Casey Morgan, Dining Services
The writing workshop is staffed by trained peer tutors who help students identify areas of difficulty and work with them on a range of issues including fluency, organization, development, analysis and argument. Tutors also help students copyedit their work as needed.
The Writing Workshop is located in Cowles Library, Room 47, on the lower level. Students can sign-up for appointments at this website or by calling 515–271–4712.
—Renee Cramer, Provost’s Office
For those wanting to receive mail at your new address on campus, please use the exact physical address where your residence is located—not Drake University’s main street address.
Please make sure your name and hall are listed in the address as well. Campus residence hall addresses are listed below:
Carpenter Hall – 2900 Forest Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311
Crawford Hall – 1333 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311
Herriot Hall – 2842 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Stalnaker Hall – 1319 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311
Jewett Hall – 2700 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Morehouse Hall – 2803 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Goodwin Kirk Hall – 1215 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311
Also, for future deliveries, please update your personal information with all commercial mail carriers (USPS, FEDEX, UPS, AMAZON, DHL, etc.) and any local businesses using their independent courier services for deliveries.
These important steps with our combined efforts will effectively help to prevent misguided and misplaced packages and will ensure you get your packages as quickly as possible.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Mail Operation Center at: campusmailoperations@drake.edu or 515-271-3162.
— Natalie Russell, Drake Postal Operations
Open recreation employment offers very flexible schedules, competitive pay, and a fun work environment. For more information, or if you are interested in working, please send a resume to recservices@drake.edu.
— Emily Madsen, Recreational Services
It’s not too late to get a meal plan and/or Flex Dollars if you haven’t already. Find out more about your meal plan options: drake.sodexomyway.com/my-meal-plan/index
Students who wish to have a Commuter Meal Plan should log into my.drake.edu, click on the fork and knife icon (Housing & Meal Plans), and click “Apply Here.” Finally, click on “Commuter Fall 2021” application to begin the process of getting a commuter meal plan.
Once submitted to the Housing & Meal Plans portal for approval, students will receive an email to their drake.edu email account that will tell the next steps in completion of choosing a meal plan and final confirmation of this request.
If there are any questions, please contact housing@drake.edu.
— Casey Morgan, Dining Services
The Drake University track and field program will hold tryouts Sept. 29 from 3:30–4:45 p.m. for both men’s and women’s track and field. To participate:
— Asha Gibson-Smith, Athletics
Have you ever thought about how you can make a difference in your career? Check out the Careers in Social Change Virtual Panel series taking place the second Tuesday of the month this Fall from 4–5 p.m. via Zoom. The panels include representatives from local businesses and organizations who will share about their career and educational paths and how they think they make a difference with their career.
The first panel will be Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 4–5 p.m. on the topic of Community Engaged Learning and Research, and will feature Director of Community Engaged Learning Renee Sedlacek Lee, and several faculty members who have conducted community research. You can register for this panel and all other panels on Handshake. Reach out to amanda.martin@drake.edu with questions. The series is sponsored by the Office of Community Engaged Learning and Professional and Career Development Services.
— Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning
