Do you love Welcome Weekend? Was your PMAC your favorite person ever at Drake? Do you want to know what we yell during the Pump-Up?! If you answered yes to any of these questions, or just want to know more about the PMAC program, join the Peer Advisory Board (PAB) for one of the following info sessions:

Friday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 106
Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 5:30 p.m. in Sussman Theater

Can’t make a session? Email pab@drake.edu or go to https://www.drake.edu/welcome/peermentoracademicconsultantpmacinformation/ to learn more.

— Runal A. Patel, AS’20

Sign up for Bulldog Bootcamp for the spring semester. The six-week program will help you meet your New Year’s goals and build healthy habits for the rest of the school year. Each week the program will feature two group workouts and plenty of inspiration for individual workouts. The program will help you get fit, while providing a new social network along with nutrition and wellness tips. To sign up, email wellness@drake.edu.

— Drake Wellness

The web-based Drake Undergraduate Social Science Journal (DUSSJ) is accepting submissions for its Spring 2020 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, 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!

The deadline for submission is Friday, Feb. 14.

No more than one submission per person will be considered. Submissions will be blind 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 sent to the
 DUSSJ faculty advisor, Professor Heath Henderson, at advisor.dussj@gmail.com.

Find previous editions of the journal at www.drake.edu/dussj.

— Heath Henderson, Assistant Professor of Economics

We would like to extend a warm invitation to join the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program for an Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Olin Hall, Room 211.

Meet with ABA faculty and learn more about the ABA Master’s and certificate programs at Drake University. Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

Please email Dr. Sacha Pence at sacha.pence@drake.edu or Pamela Moore at pamela.moore@drake.edu with any questions about the open house or the ABA program.

— Maria G Valdovinos, Professor of Psychology

The Office of Residence Life is now accepting resident assistant applications for the 2020–2021 academic year. RA’s must be leaders, role models, and resources for their residents; however, just as important, they must be team players that work with and support other staff in their own hall as well as other halls on campus. The application deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. View the application

Information sessions:
1. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Carpenter Hall lobby
2. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at 7 p.m. in the Pomerantz Stage, Olmsted Center.

If you have any questions regarding the position or process itself, please feel free to discuss these questions with your RA, hall coordinator, or contact Randy E. McMullin at randy.mcmullin@drake.edu.

— Randy E. McMullin, Associate Director, Residence Life

International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.  Drake is excited to participate in this nationwide global celebration through a variety of events next week, Nov. 18–23.  Here are some event highlights for students:

International Bazaar
Monday, Nov. 18, 2:30–4:30 PM, Olmsted Breezeway

Stop by Olmsted Breezeway for interactive cultural table presentations, including international food samples, caligraphy, language activities and more! Hosted by the students of World Languages and Cultures and the Intensive English Program. Be sure to check out the International Photo Booth in the Pomerantz Conference Room.

U.S. Fulbright Program Information Session
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2:00–3:00 PM, Meredith 102

Join Fulbright alumni Nina Lawrin & Nathan Jacobson for an information session regarding the U.S. Fulbright Program and its post-graduate opportunities for students. Nina Lawrin received a Fulbright Student Research Grant in the Arts to Namibia from 2015-16, and Nathan Jacobson received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Bulgaria from 2017-2019.

Global Career Talks
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 4:30–5:30 PM, Sussman Theater

Join us for a panel discussion of local business and community members about their experiences in an international career field and the opportunities available to those interested in pursuing a global career.

Ways to Engage Globally at Drake
Friday, Nov. 22, 10:00–11:00 AM, Aliber 101

A panel of Drake International staff will share ways students can engage globally during their time at Drake beyond studying abroad.

DU Spain Information Session
Friday, Nov. 22, 11:00–12:00 PM, Aliber 101

Come learn about Drake’s study abroad program in Alicante, Spain for Spring 2021

About two months ago, ITS made the switch from the DUStudent wireless network to eduroam. How’s eduroam working for you? Are you having any wireless network coverage issues? Connection problems in your room? Or your classroom? Let us know.

Report any issues connecting to eduroam by submitting a Wireless Network Issue report in our service portal. By letting us know where you’re having issues and what device you’re using, our ITS staff can work on adjusting access points and other tweaks to improve the network.

And don’t forget as you travel over winter break or J-Term that you may be able to take eduroam with you and connect wirelessly at your destination.

Learn more about the eduroam wireless network at www.drake.edu/its/eduroam.

— Carla Herling, ITS