The deadline to apply for the D.C. Experience Scholarship has been extended to Monday, April 15. This scholarship helps students with financial need cover the cost of pursuing an internship with a congressional office, government agency, or nonprofit in Washington, D.C. View the scholarship application.

The D.C. Experience Scholarship helps to eliminate the financial barriers for qualified students by providing funding for transportation and housing. Students who are looking to complete internships in D.C. this summer are strongly encouraged to apply.

Important Note: You do not need to have an internship at the time of applying for the scholarship. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Schettler, emily.schettler@drake.edu.

Zachary Mecham, VISTA Special Projects Coordinator for The Harkin Institute

Below are some reminders pertaining to campus mail deliveries. 

Bulldog Bucks: A new functionality allows you to mail packages and letters by paying for postage with your Bulldog Bucks account. Funds can be added to your Bulldog Bucks account at any time through the myDrake portal. Current USPS postage rates can be viewed online if you would like an estimate on what your mail piece might cost. 

Shipping/mailing addresses: Residence Hall mail should be sent to the individual hall addresses, not to the main University address. Each Residence Hall address is listed below. Make sure to update your address over the summer and when you move to a different hall so you don’t miss important mail. Mail and packages are not forwarded to residents over the summer, they are returned to sender. 

Carpenter – 2900 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Crawford – 1333 30th St, Des Moines, IA 50311
Goodwin-Kirk – 1215 30th St, Des Moines, IA 50311
Herriott – 2842 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Jewett – 2700 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Morehouse – 2803 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Ross – 1214 31st St, Des Moines, IA 50311
Stalnaker – 1319 30th St, Des Moines, IA 50311

UPS/FedEx Outgoing Packages: There are two UPS drop boxes that get checked daily on campus. One is near Olmsted, the other near Old Main. Feel free to leave any small, pre-paid packages in those drop boxes for evening pickup by UPS. If your box is too large for the box, you may take it to the mailroom. UPS stops at the mailroom each morning, and FedEx is on campus regularly (daily pickup is NOT guaranteed, but we will get it out as soon as possible). 

Fall mail delivery: Keep in mind that mail does not get delivered to Residence Hall addresses until Monday, Aug. 19, for the fall semester. Please wait until after this date to send mail to the halls — packages should be sent to your home address prior to this date. Also, note that Ross Hall will be offline for the 2019–2020 school year. Any mail sent to Ross will be returned to sender.

Thank you for your help in getting packages delivered correctly. If you have any questions or concerns about Residence Hall mail, feel free to contact housing@drake.edu. If you have questions or concerns about regular campus mail, contact campusmailoperations@drake.edu.

Sara Heijerman, Postal Operations Supervisor

The John Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition is accepting applications until April 1, 2019. If you need cash for your startup idea, be sure to apply for the Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition. Students with winning ideas at the regional level will receive $500 and get a chance to pitch before Mr. John Pappajohn and a team from Equity Dynamics for a chance to win up to $5,000! Drake University regional pitches will be on Friday, April 5. View more information, or email jpec@drake.edu for questions.

Stephanie Cardwell, Buchanan Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Interested in holding a representative seat for Drake University within student governance? Elections for the Drake Student Senate will begin this month. View official election calendar.

Student Senate is the governing organization of the student body whose function, in simple terms, are (1) allocation of funds, (2) approval and maintenance of student organizations, and (3) direct liaisons to campus administrators, staff, and faculty. 

Any full-time Drake student is eligible and encouraged to run for a seat around the table. There is a spot for everyone. 

Petitions are available in the Student Life Center in Olmsted for both election cycles. Executive Board (Student Body President, Vice President of Student Life, Vice President of Student Activities, and Student Body Treasurer) petitions are available from March 7–14 and voting will be from March 27–28. The general Senator election (Senator-at-Large, Academic Senator, and Equity & Inclusion Senator) petitions are available from March 27–April 3 and voting will be from April 11–12. 

If you think you are interested in running, or you would like to know more about the Senate in general, you can always reach out to student.senate@drake.edu and/or ElectionCommission@drake.edu.

Bakari Caldwell, Vice President of Student Life

The summer 2019, fall 2019, and 2020 J-Term schedule of classes and related registration information is available online. Registration for all three of those terms begins Monday, April 1.

View registration information, including the registration time table that shows when you become eligible to register.

View the schedules of classes.

Some courses will be temporarily reserved for students who have declared a certain field-of-study (major, minor, concentration, or endorsement). On Monday, April 15, those reservations will be removed. Note that some coursed have restrictions that are permanent.

If you are an undergraduate or pharmacy student intending to make any changes to your field-of-study and have those changes take effect before registration begins, you must file your changes at your dean’s office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25. Requests submitted after this date may not be accommodated until Wednesday, April 17.

For specific questions, including how to change your field of study, please contact your dean’s office.

Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

Calling all students with unpaid internships in D.C. this summer. You may be eligible for funding through The Harkin Institute D.C. Experience Scholarship. Students of all majors are encouraged to apply. Apply by March 15 for summer 2019. 

View more information on how to apply.

Emily Schettler, Communications Strategist, Harkin Institute

Have you signed up to use Enterprise CarShare yet? The program now has three cars located in the Olmsted parking lot available for hourly rental 24/7. If you are 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license (international licenses also accepted), you are eligible to become a member. Drake students get an exclusive discount on memberships, so sign up here.  

For questions, contact Mandi Lockwood at mandi.lockwood@ehi.com or visit Kara Berk outside of Hubbell dining hall most Fridays from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Scott Law, Executive Director, Campus Public Safety & Operational Services

The Office of Student Inclusion, Involvement, and Leadership is looking for a self-starter to work with student organizations. View job details.

Applications are due March 6 at 5 p.m. For questions, email student.life@drake.edu.

Riley Fox , PH’19

The Office of Student Inclusion, Involvement, and Leadership is looking for a self-starter to work with student organizations. View job details.

Applications are due March 6 at 5 p.m. For questions, email student.life@drake.edu.

Riley Fox , PH’19