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For Faculty Archive, For Students Archive

Grants available to support service-learning

The Office of Community Engaged Learning is offering mini-grants to help support service-learning, both locally and abroad. Projects can be through a class, student organization/group, or as an individual. Proposals must be in partnership with a community agency. In the past, funds have been used for supplies, printing costs, food, and more.  Funding is awarded on an ongoing basis until depleted, so apply early! In addition, applications for the Olson Global Service-Learning Match Grant are being accepted. This grant is awarded to student global service-learning projects with faculty/staff support where funds or in-kind donations have been raised but where additional funds would be beneficial. View more information about any of these opportunities.

Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning & Service

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive, For Students Archive

Drake International Office photo contest

Are you a Drake student who has studied abroad or are currently abroad in an amazing city? How about an international student loving their time here at Drake, or even a faculty member who has led the most awesome travel seminar? This is for you!

Drake International is hosting a photo contest for International Education Week 2018! View photo contest guidelines.

From Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Monday, Nov. 12, we will be accepting photo submissions in four different categories:

Capture the Culture: share the images that you think best represent the local culture and/or highlight your cultural experience while studying abroad or in the U.S.

Global Learning: share the academic highlights of your international experience.

The Great Outdoors: these pictures can include outdoor scenes, nature images, landscapes AND cityscapes that you have witnessed during your domestic and international travels.

Most Epic Selfie: show us your most epic selfie!

*You can earn an extra 5 votes per photo for showing off your Drake gear in any of these photos.

Photo submissions are to be sent via email to studyabroad@drake.edu.

You can see all contest submissions and vote for your favorites on our Facebook page.

Your votes will help us select 20 finalists whose photos will be displayed for in-person voting during the International Education Week events on campus. Category winners along with an overall winner will be announced on Nov. 12.

Get excited and submit your photos for a chance to win!

Questions? Email studyabroad@drake.edu.

Dina Khayrushina, Drake International

Campus Announcements Archive, For Students Archive

Bulldog Swim Challenge and Bulldog Bootcamp

The Bulldog Swim Challenge begins Nov. 5 and ends Nov. 30. Challenge yourself and your friends to sign up and record your swim mileage for the month of November. The top swimmer of the month will receive a prize. Email drakeaquatics@drake.edu to register.

Bulldog Bootcamp sign-up is now open for students. Bootcamp will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings from Jan. 29 to March 7. Email wellness@drake.edu to register.

Drake Wellness

For Students Archive

Fall Sussman Leadership Conference presents: Leading Across the Divide

The Fall 2018 Sussman Leadership Conference presents: Leading Across the Divide with featured keynote speaker Dr. Rachel Paine Caufield, professor of political science. The conference will take place Sunday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Olmsted Center.Space is limited. Register by Nov. 1.

How do you respect and work with others whose viewpoints you find disrespectful, uninformed, or hurtful to you and those you love? What can we do to ensure all perspectives are welcomed and shared as student leaders on campus? How do we move forward after sharing divisive opinions to lead, make decisions, and take action in the best interests of all in a community? The Fall 2018 Sussman conference theme, “Leading Across the Divide,” will address these themes and more, with a specific emphasis on helping students build the leadership skill of seeking to understand and communicate across diverse perspectives in a way that builds positive, collaborative, and sustainable change. Registration is free for all Drake students, and includes brunch, a keynote speaker, and three breakout sessions to build your leadership skills.

For questions, contact Kristin Economos, director of student leadership programs, at kristin.economos@drake.edu.

Kristin Economos, Office of Student Involvement and Leadership

For Students Archive

Join NASA Chief Historian for free lunch this Thursday

Drake students, join us on Thursday, Nov. 1, for an exclusive lunch with NASA Chief Historian Dr. Bill Barry. Dr. Barry joined NASA in 2001 and became the organization’s chief historian in September 2010. Before joining NASA, he spent 22 years in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and member of the faculty of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

He will be at Drake to deliver The Harkin Institute’s fall Sussman Lecture. His visit comes as NASA celebrates its 60th anniversary and Americans across the U.S. flock to theaters to see the new movie, “First Man”, about Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.

The Harkin Institute’s student luncheons offer intimate, hour-long opportunities for Drake University students to visit with an accomplished government, nonprofit, journalism, political, or public policy leader. During this event, Dr. Barry will informally discuss his career, share information, answer questions, provide advice and get to know students. Read more and apply to attend.

Emily Schettler, Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

For Students Archive

Free Movie Friday: Ant-Man and the Wasp

Come by for a free movie and snacks on Friday, Nov. 2, at 9 p.m. in Sussman Theater.

More about Ant-Man and the Wasp:
As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

Adam Koch, AS’21

Featured Events Archive, For Students Archive

Psychology and Neuroscience Research Panel

Join Psi Chi, Drake’s psychology honor society, as we hold a panel with representatives of the psychology and neuroscience department research labs on Monday, Oct. 30, from 4:30–5:30 p.m. in Olin, Room 101.

The panel is designed to bring awareness to the different types of research laboratories in the psychology and neuroscience department in order for students to have the opportunity to become involved in research, learn more about their respective faculty members, and gain overall research insight.

We will discuss current projects from each lab and talk about opportunities for student research assistants.

Each faculty member will speak about the different kinds of research occurring in his or her laboratory and there will be time at the end for an open question format.

In addition, attendees will be provided with pamphlets outlining each faculty member’s research laboratory.

Learn about the opportunities available for you!

Breya Whitefield, AS’18

For Students Archive

There’s still time to take the ITS student phishing quiz

Now through Nov. 2, ITS is holding our Student Phishing Quiz, a contest where Drake students can learn about how to identify phishing emails and fraudulent websites and learn how to keep their information safe online. The first 500 people to take the quiz will win a certificate for a free taco courtesy of Taco John’s. Everyone who completes the quiz will be entered to win one of ten additional prize packages.

There are still some tacos left, so act quickly. Visit www.drake.edu/its/phish today.

Peter Lundstedt, ITS