Students, final grades for J-Term courses are due on Wednesday, Feb. 6. You may view your final grades by clicking the My Grades link under the Student Records area in MyDrake.

Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

As a new semester is starting, we wanted to provide an update that the Student Services Center will remain in the temporary location in Lower Hubbell Hall for the remainder of the spring semester. We will be happy to assist you with purchasing parking passes, paying parking citations, adding Bulldog Bucks to your account, picking up student payroll checks, or printing off new Drake ID cards. 

We’d also like to provide some helpful information regarding campus card access. Students from certain majors are granted extended access to buildings relating to their field of study—this is automated, and based off of either your major or specific classes in your schedule that may require access to a building. Students living in the residence halls also receive automated access to their hall, and ability to access other halls during the day.

Additional card access is available when needed, and includes an approval process and manual update (please be aware that some access is based on a specific approval process, and may not be granted). Most manual access updates are tied to specific campus jobs or research. If you think you are missing a plan, speak with your manager, main building contact, or submit an ITS Help Ticket so we can research your card issue. 

If your card is lost and needs to be replaced, you may purchase a new card in the Student Services Center. The lost card will be deactivated automatically upon printing of new card. If your card is no longer working (but has worked in the past), make sure that you are registered for your spring classes—cards will not function if you are not a current student or employee. Also make sure there are no cracks in the card—cracked cards cannot communicate with door readers, and will need to be replaced at the Student Services Center. 

Have a great semester, and feel free to reach out with questions or card issues.

Sara Heijerman, Student Services Manager

Job applications for communications assistants and public policy, office, and event planning assistants for the student staff at The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement will be available on Handshake from Jan. 14–Feb. 6. To access Handshake, log into myDrake, click Campus Resources, then click the Handshake icon.

Please direct all questions to Catherine Anderson at catherine.anderson@drake.edu.

Catherine Anderson, The Harkin Institute 

Final grades for non-Law School courses are due Wednesday, Dec. 19. Final grades for the Law School are due Tuesday, Jan. 15.

Generally, final grades are available to view by the first calendar day following the day the grade was entered. You may view your final grades by clicking the “My Grades” link under the Student Records area in MyDrake.

Have a wonderful and safe winter break.

—Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

A limited number of student tickets are available for the Hy-Vee Classic on Saturday, Dec. 15. The Drake Men’s Basketball team will play the Iowa State Cyclones at Wells Fargo Arena. Drake undergrad and graduate students may claim one free student-section ticket by visiting the Knapp Center Ticket Office and showing a valid Drake Card during regular business hours Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This ticket will give you access to both games: Drake vs. Iowa State at 3:30 p.m. and UNI vs. Iowa at 6 p.m.

For more information please contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

—Ryan Harris, Athletics

Have you ever been playing Monopoly and got stuck with the thimble instead of the race car? We all know that feeling. Come to the Innovation Studio in Meredith on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 5–8 p.m. or on Dead Day, Friday, Dec. 7 and design your own game piece. Help us carve a chess board using our wood carver, and design and 3D print your own game piece that you can keep. Pizza and drinks will also be available on Dead Day. Can’t make it but want to know more about the Drake Innovators Club? Email Blake Trebelhorn at blake.trebelhorn@drake.edu.

Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers

A limited number of student tickets are available for the Hy-Vee Classic on Saturday, Dec. 15. The Drake Men’s Basketball team will play the Iowa State Cyclones at Wells Fargo Arena.  Drake undergrad and graduate students may claim one free student-section ticket by visiting the Knapp Center Ticket Office and showing a valid Drake Card during regular business hours Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This ticket will give you access to both games: Drake vs. Iowa State at 3:30 p.m. and UNI vs. Iowa at 6 p.m.

For more information please contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

Ryan Harris, Athletics

Instructors are able to enter final grades online anytime between now and Wednesday, Dec. 19. Final grades for the Law School are due Tuesday, Jan. 15. You may view your final grades by clicking the “My Grades” link under the Student Records area in MyDrake.

Best wishes to you in the final weeks of the fall semester.

Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar