The spring 2020 schedule of classes and related registration information is available online. Registration for all three of those terms begins Monday, November 4.

View registration information, including the registration time table that shows when you become eligible to register. View the schedule 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, November 18, 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, October 28. Requests submitted after this date may not be accommodated until Wednesday, November 13.

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

— Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

Can you see yourself living and working in Washington, D.C.?  A representative from The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars will be on campus on Tuesday, Sept. 25, and will hold an all-campus information session from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Meredith, Room 237.

The Washington Center (TWC)  is a nonpartisan non-profit educational provider in Washington, D.C. that specializes in experiential learning for students across the country.  TWC is very well-regarded for its semester-long study in D.C. program, where students combine academic coursework, a full-time internship, and professional skills development.  They also run short academic seminars every January, offer summer internship programming, and have on-the-ground seminars during party nominating conventions every four years.

As an affiliated institution, Drake has a tuition exchange and credit exchange agreement with TWC.  One of the unique characteristics of TWC is the extent to which they orient their programming to student audiences outside of Political Science majors—from business and finance to media and communications, art and fine arts, law, social justice, sociology, history, museum studies, international affairs, english—their offerings and internships integrate a broad array of policy topics and areas of study. 

—Rachel Paine Caufield, Professor of Political Science

Which professors at Drake have inspired you to learn and grow as a student and as a person? The Center for Teaching Excellence is asking for your referrals as we build a corps of excellent teachers and mentors to help sustain Drake’s teaching-central mission. Please send an email to teaching.excellence@drake.edu with the name or names of excellent professors you’ve worked with and a few words about what makes them so great. Help us build a truly excellent Center for Teaching Excellence.

— Craig Owens, Professor of English

The Office of Admission is looking for enthusiastic students to join Admission Cole-ition, a group that has the opportunity to provide campus tours and overnight stays for our prospective students on a voluntary basis. Admission Cole-ition members are a valuable asset to the Admission team, and all full-time Drake students are welcome to participate.

Prospective members are required to attend one of the following informational sessions in Sussman Theater:

Monday, Sept. 16, from 3:30–4:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept., 18 from 12:30–1:45 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11:30–12:45 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 26, from 3:30–4:45 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 27, from 2–3:15 p.m.

These sessions will provide an overview of tour routes, key messages, responses to commonly asked questions, facts, and benefits of the University. Interested students should possess an enthusiasm for their Drake experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to relate to individuals from various backgrounds, ages, and experiences.

For more information, contact admissioncoleition@drake.edu.

—Lauren Kennon, AS’20

Drake is partnering with BreakShuttle to offer students a ride home for Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks on routes to Minneapolis and Chicago. BreakShuttle is the nation’s largest provider of college break transportation services. Learn more about BreakShuttle and 10–20% savings opportunities on their website. Learn more.

Drake Phonathon is hiring for the fall semester. Looking for on-campus employment that will develop the communication and interpersonal skills employers are looking for? We are seeking students to join our growing team at Phonathon. We offer amazing scheduling, flexibility, and a great work environment.  We are looking for dedicated students who want to have an impact on our Bulldog community. To apply, please contact Liz.Seffrin@drake.edu.

—Becca Widmer, Director of Annual Giving

The DUStudent wireless network is being retired on Sept. 13. Please be sure to switch to using the eduroam network before Friday.

A few tips on using eduroam:

• You must log into eduroam using your Drake email address, instead of your Drake ID number.
• If you’ve previously connected your laptop or cellphone to connect to DUStudent, you’ll want to prompt it to forget DUStudent before connecting to eduroam.
• Need instructions? See Connecting to the eduroam Wireless Network (How-to). Having issues? Visit the support center in the lower level of Carnegie Hall.

Learn more about the benefits of eduroam at www.drake.edu/its/eduroam.

—Carla Herling, IT Communications Manager