Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you needing help getting organized?  Are you struggling in your classes?  Access and Success can help!

Access and Success is a resource that offers academic coaching, disability services, and tutoring. We also offer workshops and webinars on a variety of topics.

If you are interested in any of these resources, check out your Starfish Success Network to get connected quickly and easily. Our next workshop, Tests and Time, is coming up soon. Check out our website for more information: Access & Success Workshops.

— Michelle Laughlin, Access and Success

The Drake University track and field program will hold tryouts Wednesday, Sept. 29,  from 3:30–4:45 p.m. for both men’s and women’s track and field. To participate:

• Email Asha Gibson at asha.gibson@drake.edu with intent to tryout.
• Attend an interest meeting Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. Location details will only be provided to individuals who submit email of intent to tryout.

— Asha Gibson-Smith, Head Track & Field Coach

First-year students have 10 opportunities to participate in a J-Term experience, including travel experiences, a retreat, and virtual courses. Apply for a J-Term first-year experience now. Applications are open until Sept. 21 on a first come, first served basis..

Travel abroad experiences:
1. Belize: Ethical Chocolate: How does that cacao actually get into my chocolate bar?
2. England: Responsible Global Citizenship in Action: Exploring Cultural Identity through the British Experience

To apply for a first-year J-Term abroad experience, visit Terra Dotta, Drake’s online application portal for travel experiences. Use your Drake ID and password to login. For questions about a specific program, contact the seminar leader. For general study abroad questions or issues with Terra Dotta, contact studyabroad@drake.edu.

Retreat experience:
3. Every Bulldog a Changemaker

Virtual experiences
4. Mental Health First Aid
5. Mindfulness: what, why, how?
6. Prevention Ambassador Training
7. Social Change Leadership
8. Unchain Your Motivation
9. Unleashing Your Genius
10. You DU Follow Through

To learn more about these experiences and to find registration instructions, students should visit the First-Year J-Term Experience website. For questions, contact Laura Shell at laura.shell@drake.edu. For questions specific to abroad experiences, contact Maria Rohach at maria.rohach@drake.edu.

— Maria Rohach, Director of Education Abroad, and Laura Shell, Access and Success Coordinator

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.

The full text of Drake’s policy, along with examples of reasonable accommodations can be found online.

— Jennifer Harvey, Campus Equity and Inclusion

Need some extra cash? 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

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 30^th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311

Herriot Hall – 2842 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311

Stalnaker Hall – 1319 30^th 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 30^th 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